Free Summer Stuff for Kids

Free Summer Stuff for Kids

Summer can be stressful with the kids out of school and a more unstructured schedule, but these free and cheap activities can help you make memories during the next couple of months.

And if you’re a work-outside-the-home mom, no worries. You can choose a couple of special activities to do with the kids after work each week and make a photo album on your phone to remember the fun.

Out and About

Check out Summer Freebies for Kids HERE  for details on these activities.

–Bowl for free.

-Build a kid’s DIY project at Home Depot.

–Build a Lego mini model at a Lego store.

-Have a picnic in the woods.

-Hike a trail in a National Park.

-Join a summer reading challenge at a local bookstore.

–Learn to make a movie at an Apple store.

-See a free or dollar summer movie.

–Skate for free

-Throw frisbees in a park.

-Try Geocaching.

-Visit a pet store.

-Visit the library (join the summer reading program).

 

 

At Home

-Bake cookies (check out these Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies or GF Butterscotch Toffee Cookies).

-Build a huge tower using all your blocks or Legos.

-Create a city with sidewalk chalk on your driveway.

 

–Create a memory jar.

-Create sock puppets and put on a show.

-Decorate your room with paper flowers.

-Decorate paper dolls (free paper doll template printable HERE).

 

–Decoupage a jar.

-Decorate your bedroom light switch plate with stickers.

-Design your own stationery.

-Dye noodles with food coloring and string them into a necklace.

-Eat a picnic lunch in your backyard.

-Finger paint.

-Have PBJ Sushi for lunch.

-Have a pillow fight.

-Have a treasure hunt.

-Host a spa day.

 

–Make your friend a mini friendship notebook.

-Make homemade ice cream in a bag.

-Make watermelon pops for July 4th.

 

-Make ice cream sandwiches (Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe).

-Make frozen yogurt pops (blueberry frozen yogurt pops recipe here).

-Make a DIY homework center for the new school year.

 

–Make a mint tin travel kit.

-Make a door hanger for your bedroom door (free door hanger template HERE).

-Make a tent with a sheet and chairs.

-Make a puzzle.

-Make a scrapbook of your school year.

–Make your own magnets (DIY magnet directions HERE).

 

–Make a minizine (directions HERE).

-Make a mosaic with torn pieces of paper.

–Paint some food.

-Pile some cushions on the floor and jump on them.

-Play a card game.

-Play a board game with a twist (zombie Monopoly for older kids).

-Run through the sprinkler.

-Set up an obstacle course in your yard.

 

-Select or create some games for a road trip activity bag.

–Tie-dye your waffles.

-Use cardboard boxes to create a zoo for your stuffed animals.

-Use cardboard boxes and tubes to set up an obstacle course for model cars.

-Wash the car.

-Write a play and perform it.

-Write a story and create a book cover for it.

 

In Your Neighborhood

-Build a hide out.

-Camp out in the backyard.

-Climb a tree.

-Collect rocks and paint them.

-Create a skating obstacle course.

-Create a time capsule with your friends.

-Go on a scavenger hunt.

-Have a water balloon fight.

-Host a bubble blowing contest (home-made bubble recipe).

-Host a swimming olympic challenge at the pool.

-Jump rope (see who can jump the longest).

-Make a “slip-n-slide” with tarps and your garden hose.

-Plan a neighborhood bicycle race.

-Play freeze tag.

-Play Hide-and-Seek.

-Play hopscotch.

-Play kick ball.

-Set up a lemonade stand to sell drinks to your neighbors.

-Set up an obstacle course.

-Start a neighborhood club.

-Start a water gun battle.

 

Summer fun doesn’t have to cost a lot. With a little imagination, your kids can have a blast while you create happy summer memories.

 

 

What are your favorite free summer activities? Leave a link or comment below.

 

Happy Summer!