Fun Summer Activities Kids Will Love

Sure the intrinsic nature of a pool noodle is fun and games. But how about without using water!? Here are a few Pool Noodle Games that don’t call for a pool! These games are great for inside OR outside during the hot summer months!

Kids love sidewalk chalk because it’s a fun activity for kids (and adults) of all ages to do outside. This puffy sidewalk paint recipe only requires a few materials and it’s such a clever spin on the traditional store-bought sidewalk chalk. Kids will love painting with this DIY sidewalk paint this summer!

This bubble painting activity is amazing for kids of all ages. It’s super easy to set up and costs very little to create. You can also do it with groups of kids so it would make a great craft for parties or playdates.

A new favorite summer activity is making a sidewalk chalk obstacle course. It’s a great low prep gross motor activity that toddlers and preschoolers love to do over and over. You can continue to keep it fresh and fun every time you do it. Of course, if you have older kids you can make it harder and they’ll still want to do it. They might have fun designing it!

This is a super fun (and silly!) activity to get kids thinking about the problem-solving skills needed to code. Teaching kids to code starts with the very basics. Preschoolers and early elementary school kids can start to apply the basic concepts of programming. This activity is great for kids age 4+!

This blue and glittery, borax-free, under the sea ocean slime is a fun DIY sensory activity perfect for the summer months. You know those rainy summer days when all the kids want to do it go outside and play. This ocean slime activity is great to keep the children entertained while stuck inside.

Need a fun idea to keep your kids busy in the backyard? This giant outdoor chalkboard is the perfect addition to your back fence, and the kids are guaranteed to love it! If you have a kid, you’ll know that chalk is always a huge hit.

Wondering how to keep the kids occupied all summer long? Swing Painting is super fun and the perfect summer activity for kids of all ages. This actually ends up being good exercise for the kids, too! They’ll have to control how hard they’re swinging.

Squirt gun painting is a thrilling summer art experience for kids and is the ultimate boredom buster! If squirt guns aren’t your thing, use plastic spray bottles! They work just as well.

Balloon Tennis is a fun and easy activity for all ages. It only takes a couple of supplies to create the rackets and then you can let the fun begin!

If you have ever wanted to make a giant Jenga style yard game, you’re in the right place! Giant jenga (or as some might call it life size jenga) is the perfect yard game to play outside at BBQs, picnics or family get togethers! It’s a great beginner woodworking project and it’s super affordable, too (less than 10!). It also makes a great gift for outdoor, BBQ and tail gating enthusiasts.

And you can see the best outdoor Jenga games here

Now that spring is finally here and the pollen is (somewhat) subsiding, most kids kids have been itching to get outdoors! With this easy sidewalk chalk outdoor math game, your active kids can get some arithmetic practice done while moving!