Make Your Summer Epic: 101 Things to do!

So I showed you our super cute activity calendar in which each day the girls get to pluck a ray of sunshine to find a fun activity, craft, outing for us to do.  And I already showed you one of our super simple activities here, and I plan to show lots more but I thought I'd just share the big ol' list with links in case you're coming up short on ideas (which I definitely was, this list is the result of many a night pinteresting and blog hopping!)

• Make Tennis Ball Puppets

• Picnic Lunch

• Bubble Stations (including giant bubble, bouncy bubbles, bubble snakes, etc.)

• Strawberry Picking (need help finding U-pick farms in your area: www.pickyourown.org has a large listing by county/state)

• Make and Can Strawberry Jam

• Local Hikes

• Drive-In Movie

• "Drive-In" movie at home with cardboard cars

• Make Ice Cream

• Local Pool/Aquatic Center

• Baseball Game

• Mentos + Coke experiment

• Nature Scavenger Hunt

• Mini Golf

• Living Room Camp out with A-Frame Tents

• Kids Concert

• Storytime @ the Library

• Cloud Dough Sand Castles

• Sharpie Tie Dye

• Lemonade Stand

• Make Ice Cream Sandwiches

• Sponge Splash Balls

• Bottle Fireflies

• Farmers Markets

• Snail Mail Fun: Send silly packages to friends/family that live far away

• Ice Excavating

• Decorate Book bags for the Library

• Make Ice Pops

• Trampoline + Sprinkler

• Camper/Sleeping Bag Craft

• Backyard Tent Camp out

• Nearby Amusement Park

• Blueberry Picking

• Footprint Painting

• Cornstarch Goop

• Rainbow Pasta Play

• Jellyfish Craft

• Birdseed Wreath

• Mani/Pedi's

• Chalk Hair and take silly photos

• Visit new playgrounds or ones you don't usually frequent (there's one at a local school that my daughters been waiting anxiously for summer so we could go try it out)

• Read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Make this snack

• Local Concerts

• Honu Cupcakes

• Make Watermelon Shapes with Cookie Cutters

• Outdoor Movie (most areas show family friendly movies at some point in the summer)

• Watch Fireworks on 4th of July

• Children's Museum

• Splash Park (if your area has 'em)

• Water Balloon Fight

• Make a marshmallow popper

• Make Crayons

• Ivory Soap Cloud

• Footprint Lobster

• Egg Carton Crab

• Glitter Playdough

• Write a letter to a Disney Character
(rumor has it you'll get a reply, although I don't know how fast)

• Write a letter to the President
or a favorite celebrity (same rumor, not sure if it's true, I remember getting a stock "autographed" picture from Elijah Wood when I was a kid and being over the moon excited :P had it taped to my walls for YEARS haha)

• Make fancy mocktails and serve in plastic margarita or other fancy cups with paper umbrellas

• Water Balloons filled with kids safe washable paint (for the brave!)

• Night swimming with glowsticks/necklaces/rings (can be done in the bathtub if your wee one can't stay up till it's dark enough)

• Handprint Sun Craft

• Decorate Flip Flops

• Pool Noodle Racetrack

• Home Depot Kids Workshops

• Bowling (with bumpers)

• Paint with Bubbles

• Run through the Sprinklers

• Make Toilet Paper Roll Binoculars and go for a hike

• Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

• Bring a pile of books to the park or back yard for outdoor story time

• Magazine cut out collages

• Visit local pizzeria see if they have any tour/ build your own pizza programs for kids (call ahead)

• Gather up stuffed animals and host a teddy bear picnic outside

• Celebrate Christmas in July with holiday snacks and movies

• Make an All-About-Me book

• Dig for buried treasure in Sandbox

• Take a bag full of quarters and find all the ride-on toys around town

• Ice Cube Boats

• Make an Under The Sea lunch

• Paint with Fruits & Veggies

• Slip-n-slide

• Be a tourist in your own town, take photos at local landmarks!

• Visit a drive-thru carwash

• Make I-Spy Bottle

• Make Pretzels

• Fruit Loop Necklaces

• Bike Rides

• Visit a Beach

• Sidewalk Chalk Masterpieces

• Build a blanket fort in the living room/back yard

• Make this "magic potion" drink using kool aid ice cubes and clear soda

• Ride a Carousel and Make these adorable snacks

• Make Plant Pals

• Buy Ice Cream from the Ice Cream Truck

• Build a Worm Hotel  and maybe find this book at the bookstore or library

• Set off Black Snake Fireworks (we used to call these "poop snakes" when I was a kid)

• Use M&Ms to make these adorable fish cupcakes

• Make a beach for your little people or other plastic toys

• Balloon Rockets

• Track down a large appliance box per child and let them at it (might be the most fun of all!)

Happy Summer!


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