Let’s face it: it is super easy to get lax in the summer and let kids binge on television or video games. It is so much easier to turn on a tablet than prepare an activity. Planning ahead is key to successfully navigating summer break and I’m sharing 75 screen free summer activities for kids to help you out.
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This list has ideas that are fun for kids of all ages. Some require hands-on mom time and others are as easy as setting the kids loose in the backyard. Use these ideas to personalize your DIY Summer Activities Board for your family. You will enjoy these too, and couldn’t we all use a little break from out phones now and then? These activities will help you stop scrolling through Facebook and start enjoying the carefree days of summer.
75 Screen Free Summer Activities for Kids
1. Paint with Gobblies
2. Nerf War
3. Visit the Library
4. Glow Stick Tag
5. Make Journals
6. Go on a Scavenger Hunt
7. Plant a Garden
8. Make Coloring Books and Color them
9. Play a Friendly Game of Dodge Ball
10. Find a Baseball Field and Play Kickball
11. Paint Rocks
12. Go for a Hike
13. Play with Face Paint
14. Teach Kids to Hand Sew
15. Update Kid’s Clothes
17. Write and Illustrate a Storybook
18. Tell Stories Around a Camp Fire
19. Build a Fort Out of Items Found in the Yard
20. Make Your Own Wrapping Paper
21. Create Your Own Signature Mocktails
22. Have a Backyard Campout
23. Make and Fly Kites
25. Try Geocaching
26. Have a Water Fight
27. Have a Color Fight
28. Decorate Aprons
29. Make Pompom Monsters
30. Put on a Puppet Show
31. Make Perler Bead Bracelets
32. Start a Home Recycling Center
33. Make a Fairy Garden
34. Try Family Yoga
35. Have a Dance Party
36. Design Your Own Temporary Tattoos
37. Create a Dance Routine
38. Go for a Bike Ride
39. Make Snow Cones
40. Go Swimming
42. Make Friendship Bracelets
43. Design Your Own Shrinky-Dinks
44. Tell Ghost Stories by Flashlight
45. Grow Crystal Designs
46. Make and Bury a Time Capsule
47. Let Kids Be Photographers for the Day
48. Tie Dye Some Shirts
49. Make Garden Stones
50. Go on a Haunted Tour (or Make Up Your Own)
51. Create a Sidewalk Chalk Game
52. Build Lego Mazes
53. Have an Elaborate Tea Party
54. Make a Stop Motion Video
55. Play Backyard Bowling
56. Giant Backyard Tic-Tac-Toe
57. Make Soda Bottle Rockets
59. Create DIY Placemats
60. Make Homemade Ice Cream
61. Design Lego Cars and Race Them
62. Tie Dye Water Gun War
63. Craft Backpack Charms
64. Braid Flower Crowns
65. Play Giant Outdoor Glow Pong
66. Make a DIY Sprinkler and Play in It
67. Play Zip and Zoom Ball Game
68. Put on a Concert with Upcycled Instruments
69. Hang a Swing in the Backyard
70. Build a Tree House Together
71. Clear the Living Room and Go Sock Skating
72. Build Catapults
73. Play Family Charades
74. Try a Pen and Paper RPG
75. Climb a Tree
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Now you are prepared for any time the kids whine about boredom this summer. So many of these activities are simple to do and hours of fun. Which of these 75 screen free summer activities for kids is your favorite? Are there any summer activities your family loves that aren’t on here? Let me know in the comments!
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