I had come up with some things to keep the kids busy for one of my moms group, so I thought that I would post the ideas here. Some of the ideas are for local places but I am sure that there are comparable places everywhere. Enjoy!
100 Summer Boredom Busters
- Check for cheap or free movie showings at local theaters
- library story time or go to library in morning and spend afternoon outside reading under a tree
- join the summer reading program at the library
- plant a small garden (maybe veggies in containers)
- spend a day at the beach
- make a fun lunch (everyone be in charge of part of it (i.e. dessert, drinks, etc.) and take it to the park
- tie dye or decorate some t-shirts (you can dye shirts that have stains on them instead of throwing them out)
- plan a block party
- slip-n-slide
- family bike rides (ride on new trails instead of in your neighborhood)
- make lemonade from lemons
- make juicy ices ( w/ paper cups and sticks)
- go get ice cream
- make your own ice cream
- paint on the sidewalk or driveway with ice/water
- use sidewalk chalk
- try to catch butterflies or fireflies
- make a pie with berries after going berry picking
- have a water balloon fight
- host a teddy bear or favorite stuffed toy themed picnic
- go bowling (very cheap rates during the day)
- play miniature golf (I think that Craig’s cruisers is the only place around here)
- make snow cones (the snoopy snow cone maker is back)
- pick and eat peaches
- play with the garden hose
- set up the baby pool, put it at the bottom of a slide
- blow bubbles (can make your own bubbly solution)
- have a bonfire (and eat some sores)
- dress up flip flops (tie pieces of fabric or ribbon around the strap)
- feed the ducks at a pond
- have a tea party
- have a watermelon seed spitting contest
- teach the kids how to bake a recipe of moms or grandmas (or if they are younger just bake with them)
- make a fairy village
- make homemade play dough
- tint some shaving cream, spread it in a baking pan, and doodle or write words
- buy a kids arts and crafts book and try a new activity each week
- play a tourist in
- learn about a new place and have a meal based on that area
- go on a nature hike/photo exploration
- go geocaching
- picnic w/ a blanket on the kitchen floor on a rainy day
- make silly putty or slime (Instructions online)
- let the kids stay up late and star gaze
- Plan a week long camp for your kids at home (plan tradition camp activities like arts and crafts, swimming, nature hikes, bonfires, etc.) You could come up with a camp name, song, and flag. This could be something that you do every summer.
- have a spa day at home
- run through the sprinklers
- cloud watch
- build a sandcastle ( if you have a sandbox or gr township park has a big sand area)
- Start your own club with your kids. It could be whatever interests you (i.e. dinosaur club, etc.). Plan a fun activity related to the club each week (decorate t-shirts, make bookmarks, read books about the topic, paint figurines, make up skits, etc.)
- dance in the rain
- create a blog
- have a root beer float dessert night
- make homemade ice cream sandwiches (bake cookies or use chewy chips ahoy, scoop ice cream onto cookies, wrap in wax paper, let them freeze for an hour and enjoy)
- make a step stone for your garden or yard
- play with big boxes, turn them into a car or a fort (can call around to stores and get boxes for free from them if you don’t have any)
- pack up lunch and explore local state parks
- host a neighborhood bike wash
- set up a popsicle stand (or lemonade stand)
60. Paint faces
61. Have a pillow fight
62. Set up an obstacle course in your backyard
63. Bring a trash bag to a local park and help clean up (or just do this around your neighborhood).
64. Visit the humane society (they even have camps for the older kids and they can volunteer there).
65. Adopt a webkinz
66. Learn a new word and use it
67. Play dress up
68. Play a board game
69. Use binoculars to watch birds
70. Cut flowers and make a bouquet
71. Pop popcorn and watch a movie (check out a movie from red box)
72. Choreograph a dance in the living room
73. Make a scrapbook
74. Make origami
75. Write your own story and illustrate
76. Make hats (and pants and shoes) from aluminum foil
77. Play with squirt guns
78. Make stilts from empty coffee cans
79. Make a kite and fly it
80. Build a volcano
81. Make people out of marshmallows, raisins, and toothpicks
82. Climb a tree
83. Tie streamers on the ceiling fan
84. Kick the soccer ball/ shoot some hoops
85. Make life size portraits, trace around body lying on sidewalk w/ chalk and draw in body parts
86. Catch bugs
87. Organize a summer playgroup
88. Plan a treasure hunt
89. Start a neighborhood business (if your kids are older let them start a pet walking business or be a mothers helper)
90. Puzzles
91. Hold a carnival (if kids are older let them plan and organize)
92. Go swimming
93. Visit local fairs and festivals (see west
94. Rent a projector and hang up a sheet in your backyard or project onto your garage door, instant drive in movie
95. Go through toys and have kids pick toys to donate to charity
96. Ice and decorate cookies or cupcakes
97. Paint with pudding (can even let the kids body paint w/ it and then hose them off)
98. volunteer somewhere with your kids (even if it is just helping an elderly neighbor)
99. Make animals out of clay or pom poms
100. Go roller skating
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