115 Fun Summer Activities for Kids

Whether you are teaching Summer school, homeschooling, or a stay-at-home parent, you will love this list of fun Summer activities for kids! Not only will they keep your kids entertained, and help limit screen time, you, too, will also have fun!

Below, you will find fun activities that are local, for your backyard, challenges, baking, crafts, and even a list of free Summer resources. Don’t forget to pin and share this post to your favorite platform for easy access all Summer long. Enjoy!

Local Summer Activities for Kids

Visit a local pool
Go hiking in the National Parks
Visit a local kids museum
Visit a botanical garden
Go to a baseball game
Berry Picking
Putt Putt Golfing
Bowling
Take the whole family to a local park for a picnic and play on the playground.
Summer programs at your local rec center.
Summer Reading program at a local library
Fishing
Nature scavenger hunt
Visit free museums
Visit a zoo
Drive-in movie or visit a new movie theater.
Go on a hike. Even young children appreciate a nature walk in local trails.
Visit a local fruit farm
Play in a creek
Go night swimming
Go to a free concert

Backyard Summer Fun for Kids

Outdoor activities are so fun for little kids. But, the best outdoor activities are the ones you can do in your own backyard. Here is a list of fun things for you and your kids to enjoy in the yard:

Water Tables – Water play is a good time in the warm weather.
Water Sprinklers – If you can’t make it to the local water parks, a simple sprinkler is so much fun!
Plant a garden
Water balloons for the best water balloon fight ever – if your kid is into water games, of course.
A backyard obstacle course is a great way to set up outdoor games. The entire family will have a great time.
Giant Bubble Balls
Splash Pad Pool
Flashlight Tag
Shaving Cream Slide
Fill a kiddie pool with water beads
Climb trees
Have a picnic
Balloon Tennis
Glow in the Dark Water Bottle Ring Toss
Kickball
Sponge Ball Water Toss
Make glow in the dark water bottles – drop a glow stick into a water bottle and set them around the yard at night. Do not drink!
Backyard Soccer
Play Frisbee
Backyard baseball
Blow Up Water Slide
Slip and Slide
Catch Fireflies
Make a pin-wheel display in your back yard
Bubble Fest in the backyard
Outdoor Dominoes
Camp in the back yard. Backyard camping is the perfect way to disconnect and play games with the family. Even the older kids love this.
Water Balloon Baseball
Outdoor Jenga
Go on a color hunt in your backyard, or around the house.
Create an outdoor book nook
Fly or make your own kite

At Home Summer Activities for Kids

Wash a Car, or wash a bike
Hopscotch
Learn how to yo-yo
Have a family movie night with FREE movies on Amazon Prime
Become Color Scientist
Beach themed movie day
Toy Washing Station
Go for a bike ride
Lemonade stand
Family slumber party
Play in the rain
Spray Chalk
Spa Day at home or a local salon
Have a match-car race
Make your own word search
Sink or Float Activity Tub
Digital Puzzles at I’m a Puzzle
Learn to Hula Hoop
Make friendship bracelets
Throw an indoor beach party sleepover
Have a bike parade with neighbor kids
Bake and take firefighters and police officers a batch of cookies
Have a summer themed sleepover
Pouring Station: Set up water tables, plastic pitchers, cups, and anything that pours.
Shadow Tracing
Build a camping lego set
Make a time capsule

Recipes for Kids to Make During Summer

Make your own playdoh
Peanut butter apple nachos
Make homemade pizza
Make smores – if you don’t have access to a bonfire, you can get a smores maker to take anywhere – even inside the house.
Snow cones
Bake Cookies
Let the kids create their own healthy snacks restaurant.
Make popsicles
Make Ice Cream in a Bag. Kids love making their own ice cream in a plastic bag

Summer Challenges for Kids

Children of all ages love challenges. Turn off the video games, and let them do some popular challenges that make great summer activities:

Head Dunking Challenge
No Laughing Water Challenge
Popsicle Challenge
Outdoor Mystery Wheel Slime Challenge
Build a Fort Challenge
Sleepbag Sack Race Challenge
Bean Boozled Challenge
Oreo Cookie Challenge
Cupcake Artwork Challenge
Blindfold Drawing Challenge

Summer Crafts for Kids

Do you need fun craft for a summer camp? Or, maybe you need crafts for kids of all ages to do over Summer break. Get your list of summer activities together, and take a trip to the dollar store. There, you can find craft supplies, such as paper plates, tissue paper, cardboard boxes, and cheap outdoor toys.

Paint the sky – stand outside and let the kids paint what they see in the sky.
Paint Seashells
Make a Bird Bath
Make paper-plate yarn suncatchers
Washi Tape Legos
Driveway Graffiti – use masking tape to tape off any design you’d like, then color in with sidewalk chalk
Squirt Gun Painting
Shaving Cream Art
Glow in the Dark Slime
Make a pool noodle racetrack
Colored ice-cube painting
Puffy Sidewalk Paint
Paint Flower Pots
Fireworks Salt Painting
Outdoor Name Art
Stained Glass Sidewalk Chalk Art
Grow a Rainbow
Make tie-dye shirts
Get a Rock Painting Kit and leave kindness rocks around town