Summer is in full swing...and if your family is like ours it
has been CRAZY busy. Its almost July...when did that happen?? Sometimes
life passes us by so quickly we forget to live in the moment. So, in order to
carpe diem....I found a blog/pinterest that gave 75 ideas for kid approved
activities. You can check out the link to the blog here. Or below I copied from her
website (warning long post and pics) After looking over the list, and
seeing how fun these ideas were I decided were going to do them! Keep checking
back as we go through these fun activities.
1: Glow sticks in the bathtub. (I had to cover the window with a blanket some days because they wanted to do it when it was still light out!).








9:Balloon tennis. We got free paint stick stirrers at Walmart and used our 'personality balloons' found below.

10: Ding Dong Ditch w/a gift. Any neighbor you choose or think needs a pick me up!

11: Teach diversity with eggs. We're all the same on the inside remember?

12: Teach about the moon phases with Oreos. Then get you each a mug-a-milk ;)

13: Hand shadows and other objects. This also helps my kids be less scared of the shadows in their room at night.

But I've found that making it dry erase is a better way to practicing the same page over and save paper and ink!



17: Play angry birds on the nook. (This was a mandatory pick, obviously by my kids)



20: (wow this picture is small). Make Japanese chain cut outs. The kids will be amazed that they're all connected. (I tried to make the people holding hands, and FAILED. The hearts were easier).


22: Floating raisins. We've all done this, but I have to be honest the kids weren't THAT into it.

23: Blow up a balloon with vinegar and Baking Soda! YES, the kids LOVED this one.


25: Helping cook. Doing grown up things is funner than kid things right? Of course be cautious in age and working around hot stoves and knives.

26: Make pony bead necklaces! My son loved this just as much as my daughter. (or pasta necklaces, tho ours always break.) And twice we've made fruit loop necklaces to bring and eat during church.



29: Dry erase marker mirror faces! She's doing kissy lips...












41: Exercise. You can be their instructor and try giving COSMIC KIDS YOGA a chance! They'll love going on a Yoga Adventure!
42: Make an obstacle coarse with crape paper streamers. I used our hallway. They crawl and step over all of it while trying not to touch the streamers.


44: Make Dino fossils out of play dough and toy dinosaurs. Imprint and then let it dry.






50: Go geocaching. My kids love 'treasure hunting' and BEG to do this EVERY single day. One of our favorite family activities.
51: Blow Wish Flowers. (AKA: dead dandelions). Or go Dandelion picking with baskets.
52: Make popsicle stick puzzles. Storing a puzzle in a rubber band is brilliant enough I think. (using a photo is fun too)
53: Make GIANT bubbles. Poke a hole in the bottom of a paper cup, or cut off the bottom of a water bottle. Dip. Blow.
54: Go swimming. My kids both did GREAT this year. We over came some MAJOR water fears.
55: Color-Trace Leaves. If you haven't done this before...get to work.
57: Ice cube paint. Freeze water and food color in ice trays. Freeze with a toothpick or popsicle stick. Go outside if it's warm and enjoy some cold painting.
58: Play Mail Man. (with the mail you wrote and decorated earlier)
60: Make homemade lava lamps. Thanks to my friend Jess who taught me.
61: Mini Marshmallow construction. Give them toothpicks and you've got a good hour of down time.
62: Make mini bun pizzas. This way your kids can decorate their own.
63: Paint and Roll Marbles. (Or in our case, hungry hippo balls)
64: Make cookies. Let them do everything but work with the oven. Make matching aprons if your ambitious! (I got the kids aprons at the dollar store;)
65: Potato stamps. (A fav)
66: Make a pinecone bird feeder. You'll enjoy the fruits of your labor all summer while bird watching.
67: Make and Play Play Dough.

68: Go through a car wash. (And if your in our family, tell scary stories:) This is a new major high-tech car wash in our area...
69: Have a water sprayer fight! recommended outdoors;) (also good to fill up with 1/4 vinegar and give your kids toothbrushes to clean the base boards...Yes I'm aware of child labor laws, but for now...it's a game to them)
70: Scavenger Hunt. (A fav)
71: A picnic. A regular one. Nothing's better than a spot of shaded grass on a hot day.
72: Build a fort! I wanted to post this one for inspiration because my blanket forts weren't picture worthy. My kids LOVE watching movies in a fort tho.
73: Write and send snail mail to loved ones. (That blue flying eagle is considered snail speed now thanks to the internet).
74: Tear drop volcanoes. Put baking soda on a tray. Fill paper cups with vinegar and food color. Use a dropper to create fizzy foam!
75: (no pic) Go Dollar Store shopping. Give them each 1-5 bucks and they're in heaven.






57: Ice cube paint. Freeze water and food color in ice trays. Freeze with a toothpick or popsicle stick. Go outside if it's warm and enjoy some cold painting.

58: Play Mail Man. (with the mail you wrote and decorated earlier)

60: Make homemade lava lamps. Thanks to my friend Jess who taught me.






66: Make a pinecone bird feeder. You'll enjoy the fruits of your labor all summer while bird watching.

67: Make and Play Play Dough.

68: Go through a car wash. (And if your in our family, tell scary stories:) This is a new major high-tech car wash in our area...

69: Have a water sprayer fight! recommended outdoors;) (also good to fill up with 1/4 vinegar and give your kids toothbrushes to clean the base boards...Yes I'm aware of child labor laws, but for now...it's a game to them)



72: Build a fort! I wanted to post this one for inspiration because my blanket forts weren't picture worthy. My kids LOVE watching movies in a fort tho.

73: Write and send snail mail to loved ones. (That blue flying eagle is considered snail speed now thanks to the internet).


Awesome stuff!
ReplyDeleteThe kids and I are very excited to try these out!
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