100 Boredom Busters Summer Activities (Free Printable)
Are you looking forward to summer? We are! I can’t wait for the days of lying on the beach and playing outside until the street lights come on. The thing that I’m not looking forward to is hearing those dreaded words. You know the ones I’m talking about. “Mommy I’m bored” or “There’s nothing to do here” – Seriously?! If you are ever in this boat no worries. I’ve got you covered. Here are 100 boredom busters, Summer activities for kids, and the best part, most of them are absolutely free.
Boredom Busters for Kids
100 Boredom Busters Summer Activities for Kids
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Inside Activities (Think Rainy Days)
2. Make a no-sew fleece blanket
3. Stack cups
4. Play Simon Says
5. Make up rules to a current game
6. Camp indoors
7. Rent a movie from the library
8. Read a book
9. Tell a story
10. Make a sock puppet
11. Bake something
12. Play library
14. Organize your dressers
15. Play vet
16. Write a poem
17. Make animal masks
18. Do a puzzle
19. Write to your grandparents
20. Have a photo shoot
21. Make a no-sew fleece pillow
22. Make play dough sculptures
Summer Activities for Kids
23. Play I Spy
24. Play dress up
Outside Activities
26. Play four-square
28. Go hiking/jogging
31. Have a squirt gun fight
32. Climb trees
33. Wash cars
34. Spray paint
35. Paint with flowers
36. Blow bubbles
37. Play in the dirt
38. Have a mini Olympics
39. Camp outdoors
41. Play baseball
42. Create fireworks in a jar
43. Melt crayons in the sun
44. Paint rocks
45. Have a relay race
46. Play Twister outdoors
48. Build a teepee
Summer Learning – Educational Activities
51. Study different types of clouds
52. Grow flowers
53. Go bird watching
54. Try geo-caching
55. Build a backyard shelter
56. Identify different trees
58. Create a sundial
59. Make a stop motion video
60. Create an animal unit study
62. Volunteer
64. Hunt animal tracks
65. Build a rubber band helicopter
66. Encourage recycling around the neighborhood
67. Make no-churn ice cream
69. Study a butterfly’s life cycle
70. Study astronomy
71. Create a sun catcher
72. Fry an egg on the cement
73. Create rain clouds in a jar
74. Grow grass in a cup
75. Create your own game
Travel Activities ~ Places to go and People to see
76. Visit the park
77. Attend an outdoor movie
78. Visit a historical museum
79. Visit grandma’s house
80. Visit a friend’s house
81. Have a one-day road trip
82. Visit a water park
83. Visit the fair
84. Visit a playground
85. Visit the library
86. Visit/dress up for a fancy restaurant
87. Visit a place you’ve never been to
88. Go on a picnic
89. Visit a children’s museum
90. Go hiking
91. Visit an art museum
92. Visit a live concert
93. Attend a community event
94. Visit a library’s event
95. Visit the beach
96. Go window shopping
97. Visit an aquarium or zoo
98. Go downtown
99. Tour your local fire station
100. Make a summertime capsule
You can find everything from fun places to go, DIY crafts, cool Science activities, outdoor games, learning activities, and ideas for rainy days, plus much more. Pin this list so you can find it later because you don’t want to lose this one!
Everything except the travel, of course 😉 Can be found on this Summer Activities Board on Pinterest!
Download your free Boredom Busters for Kids Printable below
Download Below ~ Free Printable
100 Boredom Busters Summer Activities
A must because it’s Awesome and keeps your printables looking wonderful for years: Scotch Laminator and Laminating Pouches. Laminate this printable and post it on the refrigerator. The kids will always be able to find something fun to do.
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