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Cheap or Free Activities
- Make a rug from old tshirts
- Painting rocks using crayons
- Make a Bracelet from Paper
- Dr. Seuss Printable Cootie Catcher
- Toilet Paper Roll Band
- Foam Cup Sea Crabs
- Paper Tube Racers
- Puppet Theater with Spoons
- Recycled Box Puppet Theater
- Garden Rock Caterpillar
- Marshmallow Catapult
- Guitar Crafts for Kids
- Tin Can Garden Creatures
- Twirling Ladybugs
- Tin Can Phones
- Paper Plate Frisbee
- Sand Castle Cans
- Paper Plate Jellyfish
- Peanut Butter Play dough
- Marshmallow Sculptures
- Paper Plate Ring Toss
- Nature Suncatchers
- Wrapped Sticks and Stones
- Crepe Paper Wind Catchers
- DIY Scratch Paper
- Painted Mosaic Rocks
- Straw Necklace
- Painted Rock Tic Tac Toe
- 67 Paper Plate Crafts
- Egg Carton Caterpillar
- Cardboard Tube Birds
- Upcycled Paper Beads
- DIY Paper Dolls
- Popsicle Stick Bracelets
- Egg Carton Spy Glasses
- Stamp with Okra
Learning Games and Activities
- Flat Stanley to teach Geography
- 5 Ways to Keep your Kids Learning with Crafts
- Multiplication Games
- DIY Chia Pet
- DIY Water Wall
- Homemade Ice Cream in a Can
- How to Make Root Beer
- DIY Magnetic Alphabet
- How to Make Bouncy Balls
Outdoor Games
- Beach Blanket Tic Tac Toe
- Chalk Spray Paint
- Outdoor Lawn Games
- Sandbox with a Lid
- Pool Noodle Games
- Kick the Can
- Pool Noodle Obstacle Course
- Rainbow Bubble Snakes
- Water Balloon Target Practice
- Foil River
- Kiddie Car Wash
- 5 Outdoor Activities and Games
- PVC Pipe Kid Wash
- Pool Noodle Outdoor Games
Indoor Games
- Bottle Cap Checkers
- Mod Podged Yo-yos
- Fun Car Games for Kids
- DIY Family Puzzle
- Indoor Hopscotch
- Ever Changing Maze Board
- Button Tic Tac Toe Game
- Tasty Bingo
- Seek and Find Bottle Game
- Sea Shell Matching Game
- Popsicle Stick Photo Puzzle
- Puzzle Cube
- Popsicle Stick Puppet Theater
Crafts for Kids to Make
- Styrofoam Spiders
- Children’s Canvas Art
- Easy DIY Painted Shirts
- Crayon Drip Mason Jars
- How to Draw Insects with Fingerprints
- Neon Pompom Wreath
- Embroidery Hoop Art
- Bug Magnet Bottlecaps
- Poured Paint Planter
- Button Topiary
- Personalized Art Picture Frame
- DIY Wholly Monsters
- Paper Plate Flying Saucer
- Tie Dyed Shirts
- Children’s Art into Tea Towels
- Painted Mugs
- Mod Podge Window Mosaic
- Make a Magic Picture
- Spray Dyed Tshirts
- Clay Pot Fairy Garden
- Washi Tape Arrows
- Easter Egg Caterpillars
- Melted Bead Projects
Crafts to Make for Kids
- DIY Sock Stick Horse
- Felt Story Board with Monster SVG
- Magnetic Fishing Game
- Building Block Bracelet
- Cat Puppet Finger Puppet
- Smiling Llama Finger Puppet
- Toddler Matching Game
- Car Play Mat
- Lego Travel Case
- Make Your Own Puzzle
- Monster Finger Puppets
- Photo Booth Props
- Light up Magic Wand
- 15 Minute No Sew Felt Cowboy Vest
- Ninja Finger Puppet
- Art Feature Frame
- Engraved Crayon Discs
- DIY Portable Doll House
- DIY Mini Pinata
- Laminated Grocery Store Labels
- Magnetic Fishing Game
- DIY Puffy Paint
- DIY Slime
- Orange Dreamsicle
- Make your Own Slime
- Non Toxic Bubble Mix
- Homemade Playdough Recipe
- Recycled Crown
- DIY Thaumatrope
- Hot Air Balloon Pinata
- Stenciled Name Blocks
- DIY Finger Puppets
- DIY Doctor Kit
- Mini Bow and Arrow
- Tie Dye Sharpie Tshirts
- Homemade Edible Finger Paint
Misc
- Bucket List Sticks
- Lego Activities for Kids
- Mom I’m Bored Jar
- Reusable Summer Bucket List
- 20 MORE Summer Boredom Busters for Kids
- Summer Bucket List Calendar
- 104 More Things to do with Kids this Summer
I hope you enjoy these summer activities for kids and will have a great summer playing and creating with your children!
What a great list! I am pinning this to come back to later. We’ve only been out of school one day and I already can’t count the number of times I’ve heard “I’m bored”
This is really cool! Some super fun things here. I’ve seen a couple of these, and I wanted to try them. Thanks for sharing
What a great list to keep as a reference for when my grandkids visit. Thanks for putting this together.