No parent wants to hear “I’m bored” this Summer. Print out this list, and see if your kids can scratch off every single one before school is back in session!

1. Sidewalk Chalk
2. Bubbles
3. Play in the sprinkler
4. Plant an herb garden
5. Paint a birdhouse
6. Paint rocks & make a colorful pathway
7. Grab an old pillowcase & have a sack race
8. Jump Rope
9. Build a sand castle
10. Build a fort out of cardboard boxes
11. Go on a bug hunt
12. Camp out under the stars
13. Roast s’mores on the grill
14. Have a picnic
15. Find shapes in the clouds
16. Star Gaze
17. Learn tennis, baseball, basketball, or golf
18. Play cards games the patio
19. Hook up a bluetooth speaker & have a dance party
20. Have a water balloon fight
21. Watermelon seed spitting contest
22. Launch a bottle rocket
23. Have a hula hoop contest
24. Play oversized  checkers in your yard
25. Hopscotch
26. Plan a Picnic
27. Invite the neighbors over and grill
28. Bowl with your empty cans
29. Have a scavenger hunt
30. Read a book outside
31. Tic-Tac-Toe with rocks
32. Build and obstacle course out of pool noodles, boxes and baloons
33. Host a tea party
34. Race paper airplanes
35. Paint an oversized picture -hang a white sheet on the fence, and let the kids paint it!
36. Hide & seek
37. Capture the flag
38. Play red light green light
39. Freeze tag
40. Simon says
41. Duck duck goose
42. Water balloon catch
43. Fill a bowl with water and some toys, freeze it. Let the kids break the ice and free the treasures
44. Balance a raw egg on a spoon and pass it from person to person
45. Play a game of horseshoes
46. Fly a kite
47. Throw a frisbee
48. Backyard scrabble -write letters on sheets of paper
49. Make mud pies
50. Puddle jumping
51. Paint a flower pot
52. Start a fairy garden
53. Make a bird bath
54. Sidewalk foam paint
55. Make an oversized race track out of cardboard for you hotwheels
56. Invite your friends over for a pop up fashion show
57. Bird watch
58. Run a bike wash for a day
59. Foam contest -make shaving cream hair, beards & outfits
60. Cook an egg on the sidewalk
61. Meet the neighbors
62. Plan a puppy playdate
63. Act out your favorite play
64. Set up an outdoor movie (or just use your ipad)
65. Find every color of the rainbow in the yard
66. Try sunrise yoga
67. Draw a map of your yard
68. Journal outdoors
69. Have target practice
70. Press leaves (use a heavy book and contact paper to dry out leaves or flowers)
71. Braid a flower crown
72. Observe an ant colony
73. Tie dye a t-shirt
74. Play shadow puppets on the house
75. Watch the sunset
76. Try your hand at photojournalism in your yard
77. Learn how to juggle
78. Start an outdoor neighborhood book club
79. Have a wheelbarrow race
80. Identify all the sounds you hear
81. Try a new magic trick
82. I spy (using binoculars)
83. Swing in a hammock
84. Make a grass whistle
85. Whittle a stick
86. Decorate your bike & host a parade
87. Melt crayons in the sun
88. Catch fireflies-or butterflies
89. Set up a lemonade stand
90. Look for animal tracks
91. Put rubber bands on a watermelon until it pops
92. Make mosaic art
93. Sign up to be a dog walker
94. Have a night time glow stick party
95. Make your own wind chimes with empty bottles or cans
96. Water gun painting
97. Play with a parachute
98. Sparklers
99. Use modeling clay to make some creatures for your yard
100. Make and bury a time capsule

 

Have a happy Summer, loves!

-Anna Angenend