101 Things To Do This Summer Vacation For Kids & Family Fun!
We are all very excited for summer, but it is inevitable that we will hear "I’m BORED"! The summer can be a great time for leisure activities, freedom, and fun. Don’t forget to instill some structure and stability into the long summer days, or else!
Here are 101+ summer activities for all ages to give a try and conquer this year! Try a new recipe, learn a new sport, or start a lemonade stand. This list has something for all ages and surely plenty of ideas to keep everyone very busy all summer long.
*Some of these activities are virtual online fun, but others may link you to local or national directories. Browse and decide on activities at your own discretion. I am in no way affiliated with any of these resources. These are just some great sites I found with summer fun ideas!
| Make a Summer Scrapbook | Go To A Ballgame |
| Visit A Farm: 4-H Camp Virtual Farm | Become a photographer |
| Have a Family Picnic | Write a poem |
| Make dinner for your family: Do-It-Yourself Dinner Party Project | Bake Cookies |
| Write a Letter to a Friend | Get a job (with parent permission) |
| Go To Camp | Take a boat ride |
| Make a new kind of sandwich: Types Of Sandwiches | Record Nature Sounds |
| Visit Another Country |
Go Camping:
Go Camping America [Kids Corner]
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| Keep a Summer Journal: Summer Journal Writing Prompts | |
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Find a Penpal (with parents permission!)
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Have a Family Game Night
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Create a Website
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Set Up An Obstacle Course in Your Backyard
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Learn a Foreign Language: Free Online Language Courses
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Make a Collage Using Words & Pictures
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Find Volunteer Opportunities (with parent permission)
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Discover a New Children’s Author or Book Series
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Read a Story Aloud (to a loved one? neighbor?)
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Plan a Yard Sale
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Write, Act, and Put On a Play
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Make a Bird Feeder
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Learn About Bike Safety (and ride safely!)
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Grab some white tee’s and.. Tie-dye T-shirts!
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Go Without TV For a Day: TV Turn off Network
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Jump on a Trampoline: Trampoline Safety Rules
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Start a Blog (parents permission!)
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Organize a Summer Themed Movie Family Night
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Learn How To Sew
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Visit a National Park
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Keep Your Brain Active: Brain Teasers |
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Learn How To Swim
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Adopt a Pet (with parent permission)
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Paint a Portrait of Your Friends or Family Members!
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Organize a Summer Soccer Camp with Friends
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Teach Someone How To Send Emails
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Go Bird Watching w/ Your Family!
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Learn How To Play Chess
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Order a Children’s Magazine Subscription (with parent permission)
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Visit a Tourist Spot: Tourist Information Directory
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Rent a Video & Discover: History of Ballet
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Learn New Outdoor Kids Games
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Join Your Local Library Summer Reading Program
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Learn & Go Canoeing |
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Clean up a Nature Trail
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Sketch a Picture of Your House
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Print Free Car Travel Activity & Coloring Pages |
| Learn How To Make Fortune Cookies – Insert a nice compliment and pass out to your friends and family! | Create Your Own Holiday (and maybe throw a party to show your dedicated and serious!)  |
| Create a Map of Your Neighborhood |
Learn How to Make a Terrarium
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| Organize a Dinosaur Fossil Dig! |
Check your local weather every Sunday and create a Family Weather Report to plan your weekly activities!
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Create Homemade Bubbles
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Rent or watch one of the classic Old Hollywood Films |
About Nicole
Nicole is a stay-at-home mom living on the outskirts of Manhattan with her husband and their 3-year-old son. She is also expecting a second child in January 2013.
I think I’m going to use this to make a “Summer Activity” jar and then we can draw out slips whenever the “I’m bored” bug strikes! Thanks for the ideas!
Great ideas ……plus if they make a new kind of sandwich as suggested above, encourage kids to create their own recipe file or handwritten recipe booklet. Maybe they could even take a picture to put in their booklet or file too.
thanks so much for the list–i am forwarding to my daughter for the grandchildren!
What a great list you’ve put together! I’m going to save this and try to go through each one by the end of the summer. It should be fun! Thanks for the great ideas
Very comprehensive list.
This is such a great list with so many different ideas. There is something for everyone
This post is definitely getting a bookmark from me because when you have an 11 yr old son it’s quite hard to keep them from repeating “I’m Bored”!!! He does attend camp for 2 weeks and also Boys & Girls Club most days but still that only takes up part of the summer. Thank you for sharing all these fabulous ideas and you can bet we will be checking a lot off our list this summer
I love create a map of your neighborhood because it can be used for all ages from mapping skills to drawing in and coloring ( flowers , trees, houses, cars). There are so many possibilities
Useful list! We plan to start a garden, Roast Marshmallows over a fire, go fishing and swim a lot.