Fun Things to Do In The Summer

School is almost over!

That means no more tests, homework, last-minute

project that you forgot about all week, and studying.

And when schools out, summer is in!

Swimming, sleepovers, trips, and so much fun!

For the first week its all playing, exploring, having a blast, then it comes.

The two words that every parent cringes when they hear it

"I'm bored"

Well I'm only 14 years old so I don't have any kids, but when you have

4 younger siblings you hear it a lot.

That's why I put together this list. It's perfect for your kids or

if you have siblings (like me) that can keep them busy and

stop saying I'm bored and there's nothing to do.

• Solve a puzzle
• Build a pillow fort

Pintrest is a good one for this one. You make one out of chairs, a table, or my favorite an umbrella

• Play a card game

Crazy Eights, Spoons, Go Fish, and Uno are some good ones

• Make an animation video

I love making these. You can use Legos and toys or just use yourself

• Swimming

Even if you don’t have a pool you still can see if there is a public pool near you

• Play a bored game
• Slide n' Slide
• Make a bored jar

A bored jar is a jar that has slips of paper with stuff to do when you are bored. You pick a slip and do what is says so if it says read a book, read a book

•  Paint the sidewalk with chalk paint

The paint is washable and super easy to make here is the link: Spray chalk Recipe

• Make a air fort

All you need is a sheet and a fan

• Watch a movie at the drive-in movies
• Learn a magic trick
• Jump through the sprinkler
• Build a treehouse
• Have a silly string fight
• Go on a road trip
• Visit the library

If you're like me and you love to read, check out a book or see if there is a reading contest. Libraries usual have lots of events from toddlers to adults

• Blow bubbles
• Learn to sew
• Plant a tree
• Go outside
• Ride your bike
• Make a 100 miles chart

A 100 mile chart is throughout the summer your goal is to bike, swim, or run a 100 miles. Every time you do a mile you mark it off. Once you reach 100 you get a reward like ice cream

• Make a science experiment
• Go to the park
• Learn something new
• Play with Legos
• Jump on a trampoline

This one is kind of hard if you don't have one

• Write a summer bucket list
• Go on a mother daughter date
• Go on a father daughter date
• Have a family movie night

I love doing family movie nights! You make a dinner or a snack based off a movie, watch it and play some games

• Plant a garden
• Make cookies for your neighbors
• Make a summer passport

Once a week or twice a month you "visit" a country, eat traditional food, play some traditional games, try a dance, learn some facts, and sing some traditional songs

• See a free movie at the movie theater

There is a movie theater near my house that shows free movies all summer. Some theaters show free or $1 movies

• Climb a tree
• Build a clubhouse
• Explore
• Learn origami
• Go to an aquarium
• Visit a fair
• Make a kite
• Cook
• Cross stitch
• Go see a movie at the theaters
• Visit an amusement park
• Learn a new language
• Hang out with mom or dad
• Go to the beach
• Have an outdoor movie night

Set up a white sheet and a projector, make some snacks, lay out some blankets, and enjoy!

• Have a bonfire
• Bake
• Have a movie marathon
• Read a book
• Go to a museum
• Host a sleepover
• Make popsicles
• Wash the car
• Do some chores
• Camp out in the backyard
•  Adopt a pet
• Have a scavenger hunt
• Go to an amusment park
• Watch a movie
• Play a video game
• Plan a party
• Make some s'mores
• Ride your bike somewhere
• Go camping
• Kids cook dinner
• Bake something new
• Make play dough
• Make homemade pizza
• Play Frisbee
• Go bowling
• Throw a water balloon fight
• Try to stay up all night (or just as long as they can)
• Meet someone new
• Play mini golf
• Go to a water park
• Have ice cream for dinner
• Try a new food
• Go to the zoo
• Play hide and seek
• Have breakfast in bed (or make it for mom or dad)
• Celebrate a new holiday

There are lots of fun holidays like National French Fry Day

• Make a craft
• Go get ice cream
• Have a friend over
• Make a snow cone
• Volunteer
• Visit a farm
• Go to a farmers market
• Go to camp
• Go play catch
• Go on a mini road trip
• Tie dye a shirt
• Learn to play a new instrument
• Paint
• Keep a summer journal
• Go fishing
• Catch fireflies
• Go hiking
• Take pictures
• Make a comic
• Send a letter to a pen pal
• Learn a song on an instrument
• Take a picture with a chalk drawn background
• Make homemade donuts
• Host a lemonade stand
• Listen to music
• Come up with a dance
• Take a class in something

Pottery, art, cooking

• Go shopping
• Go on a photo scavenger hunt
• Have a mall scavenger hunt
• Start a hose fight in the backyard
• Go stargazing
• Make soft pretzels

  Have fun!

Notes from Naomi