200 Free Summer Activities for Kids

walk around your local farmer's market

get new free ebooks

find local free museum days

water the plants

make paper dolls

make a origami fortune teller paper game

watch a high school baseball game

play restaurant. have the kids “make” lunch

plant a garden

pick flowers

eat dinner outside

have a yard sale

watch the sun set

try a new recipe

kick the soccer ball

visit the local fire station

swing. get really high and jump out

lay in the grass

participate in story time at book store

find a local water play park

earn a free book

ice in the sun

have a water fight

play rock paper scissors

see who can spit a watermelon seed farthest

go to apple camp

make up each other's hair

take a free american girls summer class

create a memory jar

play kick ball

attend a free children's workshop at lowe's

organize a summer camp exchange

create racing tracks out of old paper towel rolls

set up play dates at different local parks

make paper boats; sail them down a stream

create a simple scrapbook

try the microsoft youthspark summer camp

freeze things in ice then break them out

attend local free evening concerts

visit on free entrance days in national parks

visit the pet store

create your own trivia game

play on kid-friendly websites like pbs kids

roll down a sledding hill

locate free art programs through regional museums

make paper airplanes

find worms after it rains

color using free online coloring pages

take in a free movie under the stars through local programs

host a neighborhood baseball game in your yard

attend a local dog show

create a dandelion chain necklace

play freeze tag

attend bass pro shops free family summer camp

create a board game night

find free tours at local food factories

visit pottery barn's free summer activities

build a marble run using household objects

flowers

check out target's free community events

visit the dog park

cereal jewelry

host your own “american idol

go on a picnic

play

draw

host a toy swap

run through the sprinkler

visit local nature preserve

find figures in the clouds

play in the kiddie pool

take a hike

make mud pies

start a nature journal

set up your tent and have a camp out in the backyard

take a family bike ride

make s'mores

visit the local pool

wash/vacuum out the car

play in the rain/mud

go on a scavenger hunt

have a pj day

search

make your own mad libs

host a movie marathon on a rainy day

fly a kite

play beach volleyball

make a craft from pinterest

create an online photo book

teach your kids to cook

go fishing

have a building challenge

go camping

build a lego castle

play in the sand

play cards

tell ghost stories

create a kid art gallery

visit the grandparents

play dress up

go

create an obstacle course

catch fireflies

read a chapter book aloud. do 20 minutes a day

rent video games from the library

put on a skit

make popsicles

learn origami

donate old books and toys

write poems

play i spy

try out geocaching

create a relay race

watch a parade

play simon says

have a sleepover

make your own book

create a chore chart

take pictures

play catch

learn different countries

have a book exchange

have a pillow fight

skip rocks

craft your own musical instruments

find figures in the clouds

learn frisbee golf

swing in a hammock

build a campfire

make a backyard aqueduct

nap

put on a fashion show

play hide and go seek

visit a lake

find a penpal

take a break

learn your family's history

visit historical landmarks

learn how to juggle

make a treasure hunt

create sensory bins

build sand castles

read stories to each other

build an outdoor fort

play name that tune

make a map of your neighborhood

make your own maze

play kick the can

learn a new dance via youtube

visit your library

stage a “war” between action figures

pick wildflowers

recreate famous artwork

check out the local parks

play tag

collect bugs

play 20 questions

paint your nails

visit a boardwalk

create a backyard obstacle course

go on a nature hunt

create your own stand-up jokes

do a science experiment

paint rocks

learn to throw a frisbee

host boardgame night

photo scavenger hunt

feed the ducks

identify the night sounds you hear

have a wheelbarrow race

make shadow puppets

play charades

thumb wrestle

watch birds

go bowling

learn to jump rope

take pictures of outside nature

watch fireworks

use cardboard boxes to create a dollhouse/playhouse

learn a magic trick

visit other town's libraries

use bank of america museums on us program

practice tying knots

get the binoculars out

dance

play hopscotch

make your own movie

stargaze

have a “frozen” sing along

create art projects using “found” objects

put on a puppet show

climb trees

draw a self portrait

rent a movie from your library

jump in puddles

play one of childhood movies

take a nature walk at night

play

race to pick up toys

volunteer