15 Summer Activities Kids Will Love

With the weather warming up and kids home from school you are probably looking for some fun activities to keep them busy. Here is a collection of 15 Summer Activities Kids Will Love. There is a little of everything here, with some activities taking place outside and others in the air conditioning. Some of these activities include learning concepts, while others are more art focused. If your kid loves getting messy or wet, I've got you covered!

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❤Why These Are Summer Activities Kids Will Love
🌞15 Summer Activities Kids Will Love
👀I Spy Games for Summer
🤷🏻‍♀️FAQs
☀Related Activities

❤Why These Are Summer Activities Kids Will Love

Many of them take place outdoors and involved water which will help them cool off.
Can be done again and again without kids getting bored.
Help kids get moving and using their creativity while learning new skills.

🌞15 Summer Activities Kids Will Love

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Number Hunt

My kids love this activity because it gets them moving. I love it because of the learning involved. When kids are learning through movement, they are having more fun than they would learning passively and their motivation to learn increases.

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Playing with Mud

Do you remember playing with mud as a kid? This idea takes mud play up a notch! We often add water to our soil to create mud. Kids love exploring with soil and water, and playing with mud is a perfect way to stimulate their natural curiosity.

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Garden Sensory Bin

Kids love planting and getting their hands dirty and this activity combines both fun activities. Kids can practice planting and have fun playing in dirt. They can play with this sensory bin again and again resulting in hours of imaginative play

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Squirt Bottle Painting

A new and exciting way to paint with squirt bottles that is perfect for a hot summer day. Those condiment bottles that you probably already have at home can be used for painting. Painting with condiment bottles is an outdoor activity, as it can get messy. Wear play clothes and get ready for fun!

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Slide Painting Activity

We decided to use our slide to watch our paint drip. Slide painting is a great way for kids to explore the effect of gravity on paint.

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Kids Window Art

Kids will have so much fun painting a window and they will to learn and practice valuable skills while doing it. You don't need a large sliding glass door like we have to do this. Any low window will suffice.

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Panning for Gold Activity

Recently, we collected some rocks, painted them and incorporated them in our sand play. This panning for gold activity is a fun way to brighten up some rocks (literally) and add new life to a sand table.

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Water Balloon Phonics

If you are looking for a way to practice phonics that doesn't involve worksheets and you want to beat the heat as well, then you need to try water balloon phonics.

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Water Balloon Hunt

I wanted to do a water balloon hunt. I decided to assign each child a shape and then draw that shape on some of the balloons. The kids could only pick up balloons that had their shape on it.

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Sea Shell Craft

A fun craft to do with kids after a trip to the beach. They will love this pretty way to decorate shells using colored sand!

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Suncatcher Craft

You'll love this colorful kids Suncatcher Craft that not only looks pretty outdoors, but serves as a deterrent to any birds and small animals that might be trying to dig up your seeds and garden.

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Bubbling Shell Craft

If you have been doing some beach trips this summer, it is time to break out your bag of shells and paint them in a new and exciting way. I found that flat, porous (not shiny) shells work better for this Bubbling Shell Craft. This kids activity combines craft with science as kids get to explore what happens when vinegar is added to baking soda.

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Duck Tape® Boat Races

Use tape to make colorful boats which float perfectly on water. Add some straws and have the kids compete in a boat race!

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Sand Playdough Recipe

If you have a kid who loves to play in the sand, you can now bring the beach to them with this easy Sand Playdough Recipe.

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Outdoor Math Game

I created this outdoor math game which disguises learning with some fun physical activity and good old friendly competition. This math game requires just a few basic supplies and is easy to set up.

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👀I Spy Games for Summer

Enjoy the summer with these printable I Spy Games for Kids. Kids will have so much fun with this printable I Spy. They will look and find each item and then write down how many of each item they find. This helps them with visual discrimination skills as well as writing and counting. So many skills to practice with these summer activity sheets. You can get these printables at my Etsy shop.

🤷🏻‍♀️FAQs

What are the best summer supplies for kids?

Check out these reusable water balloons, this fun splash pad, and this toss and catch ball set which is great for working on gross motor skills.

What about the summer slide?

By all means have fun with your kids during the summer. Take time to relax and play. But don’t forget about academics completely. My kids enjoy working in the Summerbridge books and Kumon Summer Review.