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Fun Things to do for Kids - Summertime


Backyard
Olympics - Set up a series of events or obstacles courses. Only limited by your ability and imagination. Take it the extra step and arrange some medals for the awards ceremony.

Jump Rope

Have a Water Gun Fight

Have a Wheelbarrow Race

Play Kick the Can - There is a can set up in an open central area. One person is "It" and all the other players go hide. The "It" person goes
and looks for them and when he sees one they run back to the can. Whoever kicks the can first is not "It" and the person who didn't is.

Blueberries up Your Nose - - Ok this one does sound weird but it is still pretty fun. This is a contest where you stick a blueberry up your nose
and try to blast it the farhtest.

Play Hackeysack

Do a Headstand

Play Hide-and-Go-Seek

Play Some Boccie Ball

Have a Bonfire and Roast Marshmallows

Take Some Photo Action Shots

Photo Shoot for Friends - Take a series of photographs that you can send to friends or family that live far far away.

Piggy Back Rides

Have a Scavenger Hunt

Skip Rope

Have a Water Balloon Fight

Kiddy Pools

Get as many kiddy pools as possible and whether it is kids or adults - it is going to be a good time.

Hammock Time

Hang a Bird Feeder

Start a Herb Garden

Play Hop Scotch

Musical Chairs

Silly Body Poses - Take some phots and email them to friends.

Hula - Hooping Contest

Have a Water Fight with the Garden Hose

Run Though the Sprinkler

Afternoon Tea Party

Backyard Party

Play Twister

Play Marbles

Play Paddleball

Have a Limbo Contest

Have a Paper Airplane Distance Contest

Have a Talent Show

Plant a Time Capsule

Slip and Slide

Plant a Window Box

Have a Play - Act out a play with costumes and make up

Karaoke

Cloud Evaluation - Look for shapes in the clouds

Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest

Try Stilt Walking

Badminton

Build a Tree House


Camp out in the Backyard

Have Christmas in July

Draw with Chalk on the Sidewalk

Have an Egg Toss

Bounce on a Trampoline (If you have one)

At the Park
Play Softball

Get Some Ice Cream at the Park

Walk Barefoot in the Park

Play Some Frisbee - Get a glow in the dark Frisbee and play at night. Play Frisbee golf. Play Frisbee with a dog. Get a nerf frisbee and play
inside.

Walk the Dog - or somebodies dog

Roll Down a Hill

Play Soccer

Go Fly A Kite

Swing on a Swing

Baseball - catch

Play Baseball

Feed the Ducks

Water

Bike off a Dock Right into the Lake!

Skip Stones

Go Puddle Jumping

Sandcastle

Go Snorkelling

Wade for Minnows

Play Frisbee in the water

Go Swimming

Go to the Beach - with sandwiches

Beach Collection - Collect sand dollars and shells at a beach

Buried - Bury a friends in the sand.

Learn a New Dive

Creative
Finger painting

Take Photos of Pets in funny hats, glasses or whatever

Make a Movie

Paint a Canvas

Photography - try to get some candid shots of the people you are with.

Photography - Get everyone dressed up for some pictures. Try different outfits.

Photography - Get everyone to express the same emotion in a picture. Anger, confusion, glee, uneasiness, seduction etc..

Make Same Paper Mache

Make a Lip Sync Video

Make Fake Commercials on Video

Start a Sketchbook

Start a Collection of Some Kind

Start a Diary Full of Dreams

Favorite Tunes - Music Make a list of your favorite songs then make a CD

Food
Make a Banana Split

No Silverware - Eat a meal with just your hands, spaghetti is especially fun.

Food Fight

Make Fresh Juice

Make a Root Beer Float

Have a Lemonade Stand

Fitness

Dance to Some Music - Get everybody involved

Shoot Some Hoops

In-line Skating

Skateboarding

Go for a Bike Ride


Adventures

Go to a Waterslide

Summer Snowball Fight - If there is an indoor ice rink nearby you can get as much snow as you can handle. Usually somewhere by the back door there is a giant pile of snow. Take a cooler and fill it up. The hotter the day the more confused your targets will be when they figure out what just hit them.

Mini Golf

Go to Summer Camp

Go to a Corn Maze

Go Paddle Boating

Traditional Picnic

Watch the Sunrise or the Sunset

Go for a Hayride

Geocaching GPS
Check online. Using a GPS you can search for treasure boxes that are hidden all over the world. Lots of fun and a great way to discover nooks and crannies of where you live.

Go to the Fair

Go to a Football Game

Aquarium - - Go watch the fishees. If there are no aquariums - then have some fish and chips.

Hiking - Try and find some nature but if you can't any hike will do.

Go to an Afternoon Baseball Game

Visit a Farm

Go to a Skating Rink

Go Shopping at a Spy Store

Take a Tour - Maybe a TV studio tour or any kind of big manufacturing company.

Go to the Closest Science Center

Go to the Zoo

Go to an Arcade

Go Bowling

Go to a petting zoo

Watch Some Street performers

Go to Your Nearest National Forest

Go to Your Nearest National Park

Go on a Photo Safari out in Nature

Go to the Library


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