75 Things To Do With Your Kids This Summer

Summer is my favorite time of year! I love not having too many obligations and having more time to relax and play. In honor of my favorite season I put together a list of 75 things to do with kids this summer. Most of them free too!

1. Run through the sprinklers
2. Have a picnic in the park
3. Outdoor movie nights. If you don’t have a free movie night in your area, make your own.  
4.  Make giant bubbles 
5. Go on a hike 
6.  Create your own treasure hunt
7. Take a tour. We have a few fun free tours here in SLC like Mrs. Fields Tour and Sweet's Candy Factory Tour.
8. Play bigger or better in your neighborhood
9. Have a side walk chalk contest. Recruit friends and neighbors to compete.
10. Slip and slide
11. Head to the library. Not only can you get some great books but they also have some fun activities but they also have story time.
12. Go fly a kite
13. Tour the fire department
14. Play with animals at your local pound. Some have programs where you can come and walk the dogs.
15. Make your own play dough.
16. Go camping (even if it's in the backyard)
17. Build a float for the 4th of July. If you don't have a 4th of July parade near you make one with the kids on your street.
18. Go roller skating or rollerblading
19. Go for a bike ride
20. Teach your kids the constellations
21. Collect bugs
22. Create your own play or puppet show
23. Gather the kids on your street and play kick the can
24. Have an eating contest
25. Collect and press flowers
26. Create your own garden
27. Learn a dance
28. Make a lemonade stand
29. Tie Dye some t shirts
30. Paint rocks
31. Make ice cream in a bag
32. Build a hut or tree house
33. Go to the local farmer's market. Can you say samples?
34. Make your own Popsicles
35. Start a journal
36. Write a pen pal
37. Make a family tree
38. Have a pillow fight
39. Wake up early to watch the sunrise
40. Go on a hike
41. Have a bubblegum blowing contest
42. Make your own paper bag puppets
43. Change your voicemail recording...make it fun
44. Start a kickball game
45. Feed the ducks
46. Have a toy sale. Encourage your kids to clean out their old toys and games. Let them sell what they don't need anymore.
47. Play Chinese jump rope
48. Do some face painting
49. Make potato stamps
50. Frost and decorate cookies
51. Have a theme movie night
52. Go on a train ride
53. Teach your kids how to budget
54. Visit a local farm
55. Make paper Father's Day ties
56. Go fishing
57. Have a water party
58. Take a walking tour of your town
59. Attend free concerts in the park
60. Play night games
61. Create a neighborhood Olympics
62. Do some tumbling
63. Make and decorate paper mache masks
64. Learn to skip rocks
65. Make S'Mores
66. Play tennis
67. Build little boats to race down the gutter when it rains
68. Head to the swimming pool
69. Visit a splash park
70. Have a car wash and earn a little money
71. Go on a nature walk
72. Cook in the dutch oven for dinner
73. Have a craft day
74. Visit the zoo
75. Finger paint. Use pudding if your kids are small.

For a printable version of this list click here.  

what are your favorite Summer activities?