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Screen-free activities in heavy rotation so far this summer.
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items Screen-free activities that have filled our summer days so far.
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Crafts
Outdoor
Books, Games and Other Things
Indoor Movement
Pretend Play
Music
Crafts
My 5 year old can do this with minimal assistance. She has been making bracelets non-stop. They can also be taken apart and remade. They also sell expansion packs.
Cool Maker, PopStyle Bracelet Making Kit with 170 Beads, Make & Remake 10 (Packaging May Vary), Arts and Crafts Kids Toys for Ages 7 and up
My 5 year old has spent a ton of time doing these. They come in tons of different themed sets.
Foil Fun Unicorns & Princesses
These have both a lined section and an area to draw a picture. My daughter loves making up stories and writing them in there.
Hilroy Recycled Exercise Books, 72 Pages, 1/2 interlined and 1/2 Plain, 9-1/8 X 7-1/8, 72 Pages
I always make sure to keep stocked up on the basics of craft supplies.
Crayola Construction Paper, 200 Count
Glitter glue was one of the three things my daughter asked for for her birthday.
TINY HANDS Unicorn Glitter Glue, 10 Colours, 9.5 mL (0.32 oz) each, Age 6+, Kids, Crafts, 10 pcs
Always popular in my house
Crayola Washable Window Writers Markers, 10 Count
Part of our crafting basics
Elmer's Washable School Glue, White, Great for Making Slime, 225 mL
Crafting basics.
Elmer's All-Purpose Glue Sticks, Washable, Non-Toxic, 15 g, 2 Count
We've made so many of these cute little crafts. Most can be made with things you have around the house such as paper towel rolls. I'd much prefer that we flip through this together instead of me scrolling through pinterest trying to find something to...
Fun and Easy Crafting with Recycled Materials: 60 Cool Projects that Reimagine Paper Rolls, Egg Cartons, Jars and More!
Outdoor
This is a great pool for learning to swim. It's deep enough for kids to actually swim but shallow enough that kids can manage on their own without needing a life jacket or to be held. We spend so much time in this!
Hydro Force Pro Max Round Steel Frame Swimming Pool 10 ft x 30 in - Canadian Tire
We always have an assortment of tubes and noodles.
Clearance:Inflatable Pool Float 35", Clear Float Tubes, Glitter Swimming Ring, Pool Toys for Summer Swim Pool，Beach Toy, Water Fun Party Toy
For practicing swimming under water.
Colorful Kids Swimming Pool Dive Sticks Set 4 Underwater Diving Toys Children Training Safe PVC Material Buoyancy Hand Eye Coordination Skills
We always take a life jacket on a boat or to the beach. I look for it to be red or neon yellow, green, orange, or pink for visibility.
Spider-Man Kids Life Jacket PFD USCG Approved Child Water Safety Vest Lightweight Nylon
A small piece of the 90's. My daughter has been learning how to do this.
Wham-O Hula Hoop Flexi-Skipper
My 5-year-old has now mastered the hula hoop. If only I could revert to my childhood skill level because I am now terrible at it.
Kess Ice Hoop
These are currently sold out on the Walmart site but I did find a few on Poshmark. It's actually a nice, heavier skipping rope and my daughter has enjoyed the dice game as well.
Jump Around Set KIDS
This has a solid skipping rope and my daughter enjoys the dice game.
GoZone Kids Dino Jump Around Set – Blue/Green - Walmart.ca
My 5-year-old has really gotten back into soccer as we've watched some world cup games.
Umbro Soccer Ball Pink Diamond Viper
We've spent a lot of time with the one my daughter got in her Easter basket.
X-Kites Sky Delta Nylon Flying Kite for Kids, Multi-Coloured ...
I like that these fold up really small.
Umbro 3x2 Foot Soccer Pop up Net
Books, Games and Other Things
My daughter has really enjoyed the first two books of this series. I just realized that there is now a third and I will order it and put it away for Christmas.
Beam Queen (Gymnastics Diaries #1)
We're big on princesses right now.
Disney Princess Chapter Book Collection
We have a few of these sets and they have been incredible for building confidence in reading for my 5-year-old.
Bob Books - Set 1: Beginning Readers Hardcover Collection of 12 Stories | Decodable Phonics Stories, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 1: Starting to Read) (Hardcover)
This was available at a cottage we rented and my daughter loved it so much! I immediately ordered it to put away for a “rainy day”.
Disney Jr Guess Who? Game
We're in our Yahtzee era! We've spent so much time playing it this summer already.
Yahtzee Classic
BARBIE STORIES FOR BIG DREAMERS by Barbie, (Hardcover)
Indoor Movement
Between the ultra hot weather and wildfire smoke we've needed to find lots of ways to move around inside.
Lots of dancing and twirling with these.
Justice 2PK Dance Ribbons, 6.6FT Length, Color Pink, Ages 6+
This is in our living room and has gotten near daily use for over 4 years.
MERACH Mini Trampoline, 40 inch Foldable Trampoline for Kids & Adult, Exercise Rebounder, Round Small Trampoline Gift, 330lbs Capacity - Walmart.ca
This also gets heavy use
GymPro Gymnastics Bar, Gymnastics Bar for Kids for Home Training, Adjustable Height Gymnastics Training Bars, Expandable Horizontal Bar Foldable Kip Bar Monkey Bars, Pink
We make a lot of obstacle courses using a mix of a kit similar to this and other stuff from around the house.
6 Pack Traffic Cones Outdoor Soccer Training Marker Cones with 10 Rings for Kids
Beach balls are such an underrated indoor toy. You can practice kicking, catching, throwing and bouncing all without worrying about loosing your TV in the process!
Mikilon Beach Balls Water Ball Pool Toys Glow Balls Beach Water Ball
For my kid who can't sit still!
Justice 6' Three Folding Gymnastics Mat with Carry Handles, Multi Color, Pink
My daughter was very excited to get her very own yoga mat for Christmas last year. We do a lot of Cosmic Kids Yoga together.
Gaiam 3MM Kids Yoga Mat Ballerina
Pretend Play
We have a selection on costumes that are used almost daily. Many are thrifted or bought on sale after Halloween each year.
Moana 2 - Moana's Adventure Outfit
My 5-year-old has pretty consistently played with her “babies” since early toddlerhood.
My Sweet Baby 13-inch Baby Doll with Carrier and Handle Play Set, 4 Pieces Included, Dark Skin Tone, Pink Theme
My 5-year-old is newly into Barbies and this mermaid has been a hit.
Barbie Flower Magic Mermaid Toy Doll with Surprise Blooming Flowers Feature & Pearl Headband Accessory
Music
I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with this thing but it's probably my daughter's most used Birthday present.
Spark Karaoke Microphone
We bought this in the early toddler years and it still gets a lot of use.
Musical instrument set for kids
This is another one of those things that I didn't expect this kind of longevity from. My 5 year old still plays with it frequently.
Kid Connection Electronic Puppy Guitar