Great Ideas — 17 Summertime Kids Activities!

As summer continues on I find it harder and harder to motivate my kids to get off the couch and spend more time out in the sun.

We all get that way: we take the warm weather for granted and miss it when it’s gone!

To help inspire you and your kids to get outside the rest of this season, here are…

17 Summertime Kids Activities!

Outdoor Fun Kits @ Create. Craft. Love.

Craft Stick Photo Frames @ Club Chica Circle

Alphabet Rocks @ Balancing Home

Watermelon Fry Boxes @ Like the Cheese

Sharpie Tie Dye Shirt @ Pounds 4 Pennies

Hide & Go Word Sort Game @ The Classroom Creative

Kids’ Music Sensory Activity @ Home. Made. Interest.

Shark Donuts @ Like the Cheese

Summertime Finger Painting Ideas @ Girl Loves Glam

Wine Cork Minion Necklace @ A Creative Princess

DIY Kids’ Catapult @ 11 Things 2 Do

Sidewalk Chalk Paint @ Simply Shellie

DIY Glitter Globe Mobile @ Delineate Your Dwelling

Painted Terra Cotta Pots @ The Scrap Shoppe Blog

Backyard Movie Night @ Hello Nature

DIY Paper Mâché Cactus @ Pillar Box Blue

Art Museum Kids’ Activity @ Building Our Hive

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Don’t forget to check out all of this week’s excellent projects for a huge variety of projects, recipes, and more!

And don’t forget about this week’s giveaway!

This week, we’re giving away a “Know Your State” book to FOUR lucky winners!

These books are perfect for helping your kids have fun with something educational this summer while building a stronger understanding about the history, ecology, and unique features of where they live. Read more here!

Good luck! Here’s how to enter to win:

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What are your kids’ favorite summertime activities?

Tell me what you’ve been working on in the comments – I would love to come see YOUR ideas!!

xoxo