With summer weather alive and well, we’re starting to think about how to make this summer the best summer ever. If you’re with us in trying to embrace the fun in the sun, check out some of our favorite summer activities for kids, as well as our summer activity checklist to help your kids have an awesome summer.

1. Host a lemonade stand



2. Do something you’ve never tried before



3. Make s’mores



4. Play a sport you’ve never played before



5. Walk through a garden



6. Visit a new park



7. Visit an amusement park



8. Have a dance party



9. Take a road trip



10. Learn a magic trick



11. Watch clouds pass



12. Help cook dinner



13. Visit a new city



14. Try a new food



15. Have a picnic



16. Slide on a slip n’ slide



17. Have a garage sale



18. Go roller blading



19. Have a smoothie



20. Play flashlight tag



21. Hula hoop



22. Plant flowers or a tree



23. Visit a museum



24. Play laser tag



25. Bake cookies



26. Collect seashells



27. Enjoy a sunrise



28. Stargaze



29. Feed ducks



30. Play frisbee



31. Have a water balloon fight



32. Take a walk at night



33. Go camping



34. Swim in a lake or ocean



35. Take a boat ride



36. Go to the beach



37. Host a clam bake



38. Build a sandcastle



39. Keep a summer journal



40. Read an entire book series



41. Make your own hammock in five minutes



42. Visit the zoo



43. Make awesome chalk art



44. Make your own bouncing bubbles



45. Have your own “car wash”



46. Make your own treasure hunt and complete it with friends



47. Make bubble snakes



48. Make your own kite using a plastic bag



49. Make your own light saber pool noodles



50. Freeze a GoGo squeeZ and enjoy on a hot day





Loved all of our ideas? We made them into a downloadable checklist for you.

