Make this summer one to remember! This family-friendly bucket list is filled with screen-free adventures, outdoor fun, easy crafts, delicious recipes, local outings, and memory-making traditions for kids of all ages. Whether you're looking for free a...
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Outdoor Adventures
Water Fun
Arts and Crafts
Kitchen Fun
Learning Adventures
Local Adventures
Outdoor Adventures
Exploring nature together is a great way to enjoy your day as a family
These are SO fun!
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Our town has many splash pads that are a lot of fun to invite friends to and bring a bucket or other small toy to play with
Splash Pads
These can be fun to pitch a tent or some kind of shade under the trees
Backyard picnic ideas, food & decorations for summertime fun!
Use a trampoline or a tent in the yard and a comfortable blanket.
Go Stargazing
This can be a fun project you can use for decoupage, card making and as gifts
Press Wildflowers
Biking can be exercise and a fun adventure just don't forget safety
Family Biking
Some libraries provide a state park pass to check out. This can be super fun. Kids can join a Jr. Ranger program
Visit a state park
This can be a fun adventure for big and little kids
How to Make a Fairy Garden - Life in Mini
Water Fun
Just don't forget the sunscreen. And look for places that are covered if possible
I love the magnetic reusable balloons
water balloon fight
We have been doing this this summer and providing a little money to the kids
Family Washing Car Together
Hit a target with a water gun as a a fun game
Water Balloon Target practice
This can be a fun activity to keep them busy a while
How Much Weight Can Aluminum Foil Boats Float? | STEM Activity
Arts and Crafts
This can be fun indoor activities when summer swelters
My kids love this activity and we hide them around the neighborhood
Rocks For Painting - Amazon.com
Fun until the rain comes :)
Meet the artist turning sidewalk cracks into masterpieces - YouTube
This is fun with thread or beads. And can be sold at a lemonade stand
How to Make a Friendship Bracelet - Instructables
Get these from the nature walk and write a journal entry about the walk
Crayon Leaf Rubbing - YouTube
Fun to race these and see who wins
Fold 'N Fly » Paper Airplane Folding Instructions
Kitchen Fun
Making food fun can be an entertaining and serve a purpose
These can be simple or elaborate. But definitely fun to check out tea party books from the library and try to make the delish dishes
Fun Tea Party Ideas - Pinterest
I love my pampered chef popcicle maker and it does a great job especially in summer
Homemade Fruit Popsicles
We recently made home made dairy free ice cream with our cuisine art ice cream maker and it was delish
Make Ice cream at home
This can be easy, by using english muffins or tortillas. Or go all out and make dough at home. But it is full of fun
Make pizza together
Learning Adventures
The summer library usually has entertainment for free and a reading program with incentives.
This has my kids reading more than ever! It has been fun to earn prizes for reading.
Summer Challenge at the library
Keep this simple. We have grown sweet potatos in Amazon boxes
Start a Vegetable garden
We love the merlin app and using google or chat gpt to id birds. It can be fun and educational
Learn to identify birds
Get out those old hand held cameras and practice this skill, use home made back drops and dress up. Or practice with scenes in nature.
Practice Photography at home
Local Adventures
These are fun ways to get out but plan to go early to beat the heat and crowds
Encourage the kids to ask vendors questions and learn about running a business
Visit your local farmers market
We did this already this summer and the blueberries were delish. We preserved them in the freezer and by canning some.
Pick-your-own berries
Check our your local or a near by city's childrens museum
Check out your local children's museum
This can be fun when you invite friends and bring snacks
Discover a New Playground for Outdoor Family Fun
At Home
Plan special nights to anchor your week and to create expectations of something fun coming.
Cuddle up , get out the blankets, air mattresses and snacks! Mom and Dad try not to fall asleep
Family Movie night
There is a lego game called brick this, the goal is to build what is on the card the quickest you can do that too!
Lets Build Together | Building challenges | Official LEGO® Shop US
We love it when my husband reads the Chronicles of Narnia out loud
Read Together
This can be a fun way to show off skills or just have fun. Youtube has a lot of songs with words
a noob trying to host karaoke night at home - Reddit
Kindness Activities
Helping others can instill strong values in your children and makes you feel good too
Bonus points if you grew them yourself
Deliver flowers to a friend
We volunteer together at my church
Volunteer Together
We have done the coastal clean up in my family. Picking up trash at the beach
Litter Getters - Adventures in Learning - California State Parks
Simple Summer Traditions
Bonus!
Pajama Day! Everyone can wear PJs and camp out in the living room
Pajama Day
Have you seen the movie? It can be inspiration
Why You Should Have a Yes Day and How to Do It Well
A fun tradition to start if your kids are glued to electronics
No screen day!
It has protein!
Ice cream for dinner
Change up bath time. It can be fun!
Make a Fun Glow Stick Bath - Busy Toddler
This can be fun with some solar lights or lanterns
Dinner under the stars
family photos can be fun and you can make a little album at the end of summer
