Summer is almost here, and it’s looking a little bit more normal this year! If you’re like every other parent out there diligently looking for some fun summer activity ideas, look no further!
Defeat boredom with our best 103 summer fun ideas that will totally make this summer the best one yet. This list is packed with ideas that is suitable for all ages, including kids and adults.
There is truly endless amount of activities that you can do during the summer. Feeling adventurous? We have something for that. If you’re feeling lazy on a Sunday afternoon, there is something here for you as well! The best part of this all is that most activities here won’t cost you too much and break the bank!
Let’s dive right in.
- Turn your backyard into a water park with an inflatable pool and the sprinkler
- Let the sprinkler run for a few minutes and run through it. Whether you are 3 or 30, this is just plain fun for everyone!
- Make homemade Slip N’ Slide with a tarp, some dish soap and a garden hose
- Have a water balloon fight
- Blow bubbles. Don’t forget to use the bubble machine and set up a refill station too. If you’re up for more fun, try out this giant bubble wand!
- Go for a hike in a local park
- Feed the ducks at the park
- While you’re at the park, chase down the ice-cream truck
- Play frisbee
- Try out badminton
- Go canoeing
- Go for a walk
- Take a family bike ride
- Go camping under the stars
- Stargazing on a cloudless night
- Have a bonfire
- Make S’mores
- Bake cookies or try making a cake from scratch together. May I suggest this $250 cookie recipe?
- Hunt for bugs
- Have a picnic
- Climb trees together
- Lie on the grass and look at the clouds
- Fly a kite in the park
- Take a daytrip to a neighboring town
- Be a tourist in your own town or city
- Hang a hammock in your backyard and enjoy a lazy day
- Make a fairy garden
- Build a treehouse together if you have the space in your backyard
- Make a treasure map
- Create a scavenger hunt in your house
- Jump ropes with rope rhymes
- Try a new summer recipe like this watermelon salad
- Make homemade popsicles. The kids will love this!
- Make root beer floats
- Teach your kids how to make their favorite treat.
- Build a fort with the kids
- Create an indoor or outdoor obstacle course for your kids
- Plant some flowers or vegetables
- Preserve excess fruits or herbs from your garden. Make pickles.
- Press summer flowers
- Paint a bird house
- Make a bird feeder from pinecones dipped in peanut butter and seed
- Go bird-watching
- Paint rocks and hide your kids to find
- Wash your car with your kids
- Read together as a family
- Have a cookout in your backyard. Fire up the grill!
- Shop your local farmer’s market
- Set up a big screen in your backyard and watch a movie under the stars
- Go to a drive-in movie. Kids will find this totally fascinating.
- Watch a matinee show to save some money
- Go fishing
- Play board games
- Play hide and seek
- Take a picture a day and make an album at the end of the summer
- Do arts and crafts
- Make tie-dyed shirts
- Make a scrapbook
- Visit the local library and borrow some new books to read
- Have a tea party
- Make art outdoors
- Go to the zoo
- Go to a free outdoor musical festival
Go to a community pool- Visit a free museum
- Run a themed 5K. Younger kids can totally manage this.
- Go to the aquarium on promotion days
- Have a yard sale
- Go to a flea market after you have made some space by selling your unwanted things at a yard sale.
- Play soccer
- Make sidewalk art with sidewalk chalk
- Have a dance party
- Build a Lego City with your Lego pieces
- Learn how to hula hoop
- Play hopscotch
- Complete a puzzle
- Sing karaoke
- Learn a new instrument
- Play charades
- Have a pillow fight
- Ride on a bus or train if you haven’t done it with kids yet
- Try mini-golfing
- Make homemade dough and create all sorts of shapes
- Go to the beach
Build sandcastles- Watch sunrise and sunset
- Try paddle-boarding
- Check out local state fair
- Give back and volunteer in your local community
- Make origami. Let those creative juices flow!
- Make paper airplanes and have a competition to see whose airplane goes the furthest
- Go window-shopping
- Go bowling
- Go fruit picking at a local farm
- Go puddle jumping
- Go to an amusement park
- Learn how to crochet or sew
- Build something with recycle material. Here are some great ideas!
- Redecorate your kid’s room together. Rearrange the furniture.
- Experiment with new hairdo
- Make a time capsule and store it away so you can open it in a few years
- Write out your family history by interviewing an older relative
- Try out age-appropriate science experiments
I hope you have enjoyed my list of fun summer things that you can do with your kids for cheap. What are some of your family fun ideas for the summer that you will recommend to other parents? Leave a comment below and share with us!