30 Fun Summer Activities For Kids
Knock, knock, Summer is on the door! Yes, summer has arrived, and so has the vacation. Parents are anxious about how to entertain their kids throughout the dog days of Summer. We all know that summer is a great time to enjoy fun activities with kids and make beautiful memories of a lifetime. But how to remain active and provide nonstop fun is quite challenging.
Young children are playful and energetic, eager to learn new things and hobbies. Try to avoid kids from watching too much screen give them quality time by bringing your inner self out. Give your children the best physical and mental activities, whether indoor or outdoor. Invest your energy in building future pioneers, and be there for them on long, sunny days. Fill the book of their lives with captivating colors of family bonding.
Here are 30 Fun Summer Vacation activities to play with your kids.
15 Indoor Activities
- Play Hide and Seek
Kids love to play hide and seek. Ask them to hide somewhere in the house, and look after them by calling their names. Once you find all of them, repeat the game.
2. Charades Game
Write down the names of animals, actions, or characters on the slips of paper. All the children will get a turn to pick up one slip. A kid with a slip will act the actions without uttering a word. Others will guess those silent actions.
3. Treasure Hunt
Hide things around the house, such as toys or anything, and provide maps or hints to the kids to find the objects.
4. Hot Potato
Play the music and pass a ball to a group of kids sitting in a circle. As the music stops, a child holding the ball gets out of the game.
5. Simon Says
In this game, when you say Simon says move, the kids will move, and when you say Simon says jump, they will jump. But if you don’t say, Simon says, and they act, the game ends.
6. Pictionary Game
Draw a picture on paper and ask your kids, what is it? They will guess the character drawn on the paper.
7. Musical Chairs
Place one less chair than the kids. Play the music and move around the chairs. As the music stops sit on the chairs. One who doesn’t find a chair gets out of the game. Repeat the game until one chair remains unclaimed, play the music, and get the winner of the game.
8. Cup Games
Hold a cup with your hands on your forehead, bounce a ping pong ball on the table, and get it into the cup. While you play, the cup must stay on your forehead.
9. The Freeze Dance Game
In this game, the music plays, and kids dance. And as you say, freeze, they become statues. When you say the word release, they start dancing again.
10. Camp In-Game
Make a camp in your room, with pillows and blankets, and ask your kids to camp in and play.
11. Clean Up
Ask your kids to tidy up the rooms and do house chores. Help them clean the junk and do the dishes. It is a fun activity for kids to learn how to stay healthy and clean.
13. Baking Games
Baking with kids is a fun activity that adds a sense of creativity. You can bake cookies in different shapes or make donuts.
14. Student And Teacher
You can play teacher and student games with your kids. One becomes the teacher, and the others play the student. This way, they learn their Summer vacation homework.
15. Clay Games
You can make anything out of clay with kids. Everyone has to build something different from clay, whether a castle or a doll.
15 Outdoor Activities
1. Go On A Picnic
You can take your kids to a picnic resort or have one in your backyard. They will enjoy and make memories of beautiful Summer days.
2. Do Water Fight
You can play water fight in the backyard or garage. Spray water on each other using a water pipe, water gun, or bucket.
3. Go On a Road Trip
Take your kids on a long road trip. On the way, you can enjoy playing fun games in the car. You can play I Spy on My Little Eyes with them.
4. Go Camping
You can camp out with your kids in the backyard, where you can make food and sleepover for a night. If you camp on hills, that will be expensive but forever remarkable fun.
5. Go Out For Fishing
Fishing is a fun activity because kids love water and catching fish.
6. Running Game
Play running games with your kids in the backyard or a park.
7. Play Football
The world-famous game every kid loves watching and playing Football game. Be there in the playground and play Football with the little angels.
8. Red Light Green Light
In this game, one kid is a traffic light. Others play behind the traffic light. When the traffic light says green light, they move. But if it says red light, all the kids become statues.
9. Hop Scotch
Kids love hopping on the squares drawn on the ground. They hop around the entire chalked squares. One who fails to hop or falls gets out of the game.
10. Tug of War
All you need is a piece of rope, a mark on the ground, and two teams. Both teams will pull the rope. A team that crosses the line on the ground gets out of the game.
11. Count The Stars
Sleep under the open sky, count the stars with your kids, and tell them fun stories about the stars.
12. Do Gardening
Go to a garden with your kids and show them how to plant a tree, shrub, or a herb.
13. Go Swimming
Go swimming with your kids, and let them learn new skills during summer vacation.
14. Fly some kites
If you know how to launch a kite, pass the skill to your kids.
15. Go For A Walk
Go for a walk with your kids, and enjoy quality time with them. Walking with your kids is a priceless activity. Cherish the little moments of togetherness and build memories for a lifetime.
Summary
Summer vacation is the best time to spend quality time with your kids. Play indoor and outdoor games with them, enhance their skills, and make them live a life full of beautiful memories.
