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50 Fun Summer Books for Kids to Read

June 23, 2020 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

Summer reading is a great way to avoid the summer “slide” with your kids.

And there’s no better way to get them into a book than to choose one that’s summer-themed!

Today I’m featuring 50 summer books for kids that feature familiar characters, funny storylines, and gorgeous illustrations.

After all, when a story is engaging, kids are more likely to feel interested in what happens.

50 Fun Summer Books for Kids

Plus, they’re more likely to reread them on their own – which is one of the best ways to build a love of reading.

These children’s books about summer make wonderful choices for an upcoming family road trip, book club, or summer reading program.

Read on to see the full list.

And, don’t miss our printable Summer Reading Challenge Bookmarks too!

Share these summer books for kids with little ones during read aloud time!

50 Summer Books for Kids

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1. To the Beach!

2. Pool

3. Summer Days and Nights

4. Should I Share My Ice Cream?

5. The Night Before Summer Vacation

6. Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag

7. Puppy Pool Party! An Underwater Dogs Adventure

8. Summer

9. Curious George and the Ice Cream Surprise

10. Penguin on Vacation

11. Bats at the Beach

12. The Whale in My Swimming Pool

13. I See Summer

14. Ice Cream: The Full Scoop

15. Peppa Pig and the Great Vacation

16. Beach House

17. McElligot’s Pool

18. Let It Shine

19. The Scoop on Ice Cream

20. The Night Before Summer Vacation

21. Daisy Dawson at the Beach

22. Down by the Cool of the Pool

23. Summer is Here

24. Ice Cream Soup

25. Arthur’s Family Vacation: An Arthur Adventure

50 Summer Books for Kids

26. Beach Bungle (Olive & Jay Book 1)

27. The Mystery of the Purple Pool (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #38)

28. A Fabumouse Vacation for Geronimo (Geronimo Stilton)

29. Mouse’s First Summer

30. Froggy Goes to Hawaii

31. Daniel’s Day at the Beach (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood)

32. Pool Party Puzzler (Nancy Drew Clue Book)

33. How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer

34. Ice Cream Summer

35. Pictures from Our Vacation

36. Corduroy Goes to the Beach

37. Leo Can Swim

38. One Crazy Summer

39. Summer Wonders

40. Last Day Blues (Mrs. Hartwell’s Classroom Adventures)

41. Dancing Dinos at the Beach

42. First Time at the Pool

43. Summer Treasure (Robin Hill School)

44. Wemberly’s Ice Cream Star

45. How I Spent My Summer Vacation

46. Biscuit’s First Beach Day

47. Martha Speaks: Pool Party

48. The Night Before Summer Camp

49. Mama, Is It Summer Yet?

50. The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vacation

Summer Books for Kids

Get ready for more summer fun with these other learning ideas!

This printable multiplication by four game is a fun way to practice times tables!

Learn about what sharks eat to live in this fun shark food chain file folder game!
These printable summer reading challenge bookmarks are a fun way to keep kids reading during summer!

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Summer Color by Shape Activity for Kids

June 9, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I used to spend hours working on color by number pictures when I was young.

I even remember a watercolor paint by number book that I ruined by using too much water on one of the pages.

So I know that kids love coloring coded pictures. And that’s why I thought it would be fun to share this summer-themed color by shape activity for early learners!

Fun Summer Color by Shape Activity

This is a perfect summer art activity for little ones who are just learning their basic 2D shapes!

Read on to see how to get your copy.

And, for more fun with coloring, don’t miss our Space Color by Sight Word Activity!

Use this Summer Color by Shape activity to help early learners practice recognizing shapes with a fun art twist!

Summer Fun Color by Shape Activity for Kids

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Summer Color by Shape Art Activity for Kids

This product includes four different summer-themed color by shape pictures.

Summer Color by Shape Activity for Kids

Each picture uses a different set of shapes and a different color scheme. So kids won’t be able to guess what each image is in advance.

If you need a visual guide, especially for younger learners, this product also includes a full answer key with all four pictures colored in and completed.

Printable Summer Color by Shape Activity

Little ones can color shapes they recognize on their own according to the code. Or they can look at the completed pages and work using them as a guide.

These are a wonderful way to get a little geometry practice while having a little summer fun too!

Scroll down to get your copy of this Summer Color by Shape Activity!

Think your students will like this coloring activity? Take a look at some of these other summer learning activities for kids!

These printable summer reading challenge bookmarks are a fun way to keep kids reading during summer!
This digital and print ice cream vowel sounds sorting activity is a wonderful lesson for early readers! Use it online or as a hands-on activity at centers!
These popsicle themed addition to make 12 puzzles are a fun way to practice addition facts at math centers! Perfect for early elementary math practice!

To get your copy of this Summer Fun! Color by Shape Art Activity, click the image or the link below to get it from our store!

Printable Summer Color by Shape Art Activity for Kids

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40 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids

June 8, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Share some easy crafting fun with the kids this summer with this list of simple summer crafts!

One of the things I love best about summer is that it’s such a relaxed time.

While we still continue schooling, we do so without making lesson plans or trying to meet objectives.

Unfortunately, that also leaves a lot of free time for the kids.

And it only takes a couple of days into June before they’re shouting “Mom, I’m bored!”

That makes summer a great time of year to do some crafting. And these simple summer crafts for kids are perfect!

40 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids to Make

Each of these crafts requires six or fewer supplies, so they’re awesome for quick art activities, afternoon family fun, or easy projects for the…ahem….not so crafty among us. (Myself included.)

Take a look to find some easy summer crafts you’ll love to share with the kids!

And, for more summer fun, don’t miss our list of 50 summer books to share during read-aloud time!

These simple summer crafts for kids are such a great way to spend time together!

40 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids:

1. Toilet Roll Butterfly Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Seaside Shell Windchime – Red Ted Art

3. Easy Pebble Art – Blue Bear Wood

4. Pool Noodle Shark – J Daniel 4’s Mom

5. DIY Bubble Snake Blower – Messy Little Monster

6. Paper Roll Flowers – The Best Ideas for Kids

7. Glowing Campfire Craft – Buggy and Buddy

8. Painted Seashell Craft – Moms and Crafters

9. Coffee Filter Crab Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

10. Tin Can Lanterns – Rainy Day Mum

11. Threaded Watermelon Craft – Homebound But Hopeful

12. Flower Petal Suncatcher – Messy Little Monster

13. Salt Dough Shell Pendants – Red Ted Art

14. Starfish and Sand Paper Plate Craft – J Daniel 4’s Mom

15. Egg Carton Bee – Buggy and Buddy

16. Decorated Sunglasses – Moms and Crafters

17. Coffee Filter Jellyfish Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

18. Grass Seed Art – Blue Bear Wood

19. DIY Friendship Bracelets – Red Ted Art

20. Painted Watermelon Craft – Homeschool Preschool

 

See more simple summer crafts for kids on page 2!

 

 

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Summer Fun! Printable Family Summer Bucket List

May 16, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Summertime is my very favorite time of year. I think I have that in common with most school kids. 

My kids always enjoyed summer break, too. Even though we’ve been homeschoolers for many years, we’ve always taken a break over the summer and this year will be no different.

Still, though, I never wanted my kids to just sit around being bored through June and July. 

So I thought it would be good to share a printable family summer bucket list to give you some ideas for how to keep the kids (and yourself) entertained over the summer!

Printable Family Bucket List for Summer

This is such a simple way to add fun to your summer without overloading everyone’s schedule. Plus, you can choose as many or as few activities as you like.

Read on to get your copy free! And, for more ways to have fun this summer, take a look at our list of 60 outdoor play ideas to share with the kids!

Summer Fun! Printable Family Summer Bucket List

One of my biggest regrets about childhood is that I didn’t spend much time outside. I’m a child of the 80s, so I was indoors watching television a lot.

Looking back, I think I would have liked being outside more if I’d had a better idea of what to do while I was out there.

Printable Family Summer Bucket List

So, if you’re like me and a bit…unsure about how to help the kids get outside more, this family summer bucket list is a perfect help!

Printable Summer Bucket List for Families

There are sixty-five different bucket list ideas here for kids, including ways to have fun outside, places to visit over the summer, crafts to make, and ways to help others.

Some of the ideas include:

  • Going on a stargazing hike
  • Having a water balloon fight
  • Reading to others at a local nursing home
  • Going to the zoo
  • And many more!

How to Complete Your Family Summer Bucket List

So, once you have your family summer bucket list, how do you actually get around to doing the items on it?

Here’s an idea that may help.

Simple and Fun Family Summer Bucket List

Enlist your kids to make sure you actually choose one activity a day. Since there are 65 different ideas, you can try one each day and fill up the entire summer!

Laminate the bucket list and hang it on the refrigerator. As you try each one, check it off with a dry erase marker.

If you’re feeling really adventurous, let the kids plan your week by choosing seven activities themselves. They’ll be so excited to complete all the activities!

As a bonus, plan a special treat for when you’ve tried each item on your summer bucket list. You might even make some special family memories along the way!

Scroll down to get your printable family summer bucket list!

Did you like this family summer bucket list? Take a look at these other ways to spend the summer together!

These 20 fun books about ice cream for kids are so fun for summer reading!

Try some of these learning activities for summer to keep kids learning all year long!

These simple summer crafts for kids are such a great way to spend time together!

Get more ideas to try on my Summer Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

Pick up this printable family summer bucket list for some summer fun you can share with the kids!

To get your copy of our printable family summer bucket list, subscribe to our email newsletter! You’ll get this printable, plus lots of others, in our exclusive Subscriber Library!

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Free Printable Flashcards: Summer Printable Sight Word Flashcards

May 9, 2019 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

Get your early reader some fun in the sun reading practice with these printable summer printable sight word flashcards!

Summer’s on its way! And it’s a great time to start thinking about summer learning plans, especially if you follow a traditional year and take the summer off.

Unfortunately, over the summer kids can start to slack off a bit and forget what they learned during the previous year. But that doesn’t have to be the case!

Get your early learners off to a great reading start with a new set of free printable flashcards: summer printable sight word flashcards!

These are designed to help little ones get into the sunny reading mood! 🙂

Summer Sight Word Flashcards for Early Readers

If you enjoy these flashcards, be sure to check out more summer learning fun with our list of summer books for kids and summer printables for kids to use during the break!

Practice reading sight words this summer with these fun summer sight word flashcards! Great for building reading fluency before the new school year!

Summer Printable Sight Word Flashcards

To use these summer printable sight word flashcards, you’ll need the following supplies: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For more, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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Printable Summer Sight Word Flashcards

In this set of flashcards, kids can learn the following sight words:

  • ball
  • boat
  • chair
  • morning
  • sun
  • fish
  • tree
  • And water!

Printable Summer Sight Word Flashcards for Kids

You’ll find one set of cards with words and pictures and one with just pictures for memory skill-building.

Summer Sight Word Flashcards

These would be an excellent bridge to reading simple readers this fall!

Summer Sight Word Flashcards for Kids

Scroll down to get your free summer printable sight word flashcards!

Check out more summer learning ideas for kids below!

Summer Books for Kids

This fun ice cream themed shape sorting activity for kids is so cool for practicing shape recognition!

These beach themed number playdough mats are fun for practicing recognizing numbers from 0 to 9!

Plus, get more ideas for learning over the summer on my Summer Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

Printable Summer Sight Word Flashcards for Early Readers

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Work on early reading skills this summer with these fun printable summer sight word flashcards! These are perfect for building early literacy skills over summer break!

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60 Awesome Fun in the Sun Ideas for Kids

June 25, 2018 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Head outside with the kids with this list of awesome fun in the sun ideas for summer!

Summer. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for playing outside.

We live in the South and it. gets. hot. But that’s never stopped our kids from wanting to be outside playing every game imaginable.

After a while, though, the same old games just don’t do it for them anymore. And that’s why I wanted to find some awesome fun in the sun ideas for outdoor play in summer.

Summer Outdoor Play Ideas for Kids and Parents

Below, you’ll find 60, count’em, SIXTY different summer outdoor play ideas for kids. And they are awesome! They can make their own bubble wands, create slime that fizzes, build mud kitchens, and much more!

If you try one of these, come back and tell me how the kids liked it! And if you need more ways to make summer fun, check out our list of 40 simple summer crafts kids can make!

Share these summer outdoor play ideas with the kids while the weather is warm!

60 Awesome Outdoor Play Ideas for Summer

1. DIY Fizzy Slime – Look! We’re Learning!

2. How to Make a Kite – Red Ted Art

3. Driveway Shape Maze – Creative Family Fun

4. Backyard Olympics – Kid World Citizen

5. DIY Rockets for Kids – Frogmom

6. Wet Chalk Color Mixing – School Time Snippets

7. Catapult Splat Painting – There’s Just One Mommy

8. Squirt Gun Painting – Fireflies and Mudpies

9. DIY Mud Kitchen – Megan Zeni

10. Sidewalk Paint Rockets – Gluesticks

11. Recycled Chalk Paint – Rhythms of Play

12. Splash the Alphabet – Days with Grey

13. Ocean Sensory Bin – Frogs and Fairies

14. DIY Obstacle Course for Kids – Buggy and Buddy

15. Outdoor Rainbow Weaving – Where Imagination Grows

16. Summer Paint Sensory Play – Mama Smiles

17. How to Make DIY Bubble Wands and Homemade Bubbles – Natural Beach Living

18. Rainbow Windsock Craft – Kids Craft Room

19. Pool Noodle Boat Racing Game – See Vanessa Craft

20. Bouncy Ball Process Art Painting – School Time Snippets

See more fun in the sun ideas on page 2!

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40 Fun Learning Activities for Summer

June 21, 2018 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

These 40 learning activities for summer are a great way to keep the learning going all during summer break!

I just love summer. It’s basically what makes life worth living. To me, anyway.

The sun is out, you can walk around in flip-flops all day, no one cares if you eat ice cream for breakfast – it’s a good time of year.

The kids and I tend to take a more relaxed approach to learning over the summer, but I still like to keep them learning as much as possible. So we found a bunch of learning activities for summer that are super fun and great for helping them explore science, math, STEM, literacy, and more!

40 Fun Learning Activities for Summer

There are 40 different summer learning ideas below, so you can try as many as you like during summer break! If you decide to do some of these, be sure to come back and tell us how you liked them!

Want to spend summer boosting your children’s literacy skills? Take a look at this list of 50 summer books you can share with them!

Try some of these learning activities for summer to keep kids learning all year long!

40 Learning Activities for Summer

1. Beach Number Playdough Mats – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Exploring Solar Heat – STEAM Powered Family

3. Summer Reading Challenge Log – KC Edventures

4. Exploring Ramps and Friction on a Slide – Buggy and Buddy

5. Human Sundial Shadow Science Experiment – Rhythms of Play

6. Paint Gun Parts of Speech Game – 123 Homeschool 4 Me

7. Ice-Pop Match Game – Dabbling Momma

8. Ocean Letter Tracing Sheets – Red Ted Art

9. Graphing Ocean Animals With LEGO – J Daniel 4’s Mom

10. Build a Nerf War Battlefield – STEAM Powered Family

11. Summer Number Names Match Printable – Wise Owl Factory

12. Tide Pool Science Experiment for Kids – Buggy and Buddy

13. Watermelon Seed Matching Game – The Mama Workshop

14. Build a Solar Oven – Mosswood Connections

15. DIY Heat Wave Crayons – Mama Smiles

16. Ice Cream Shape Sorting Activity – Look! We’re Learning!

17. How to Compost Kitchen Scraps – Kid World Citizen

18. Learn About Forces at the Water Park – From Engineer to SAHM

19. Pedal to the Numbers – Dabbling Momma

20. How to Make Ice Cream in a Bag With Recording Sheet – Buggy and Buddy

See more fun learning activities for summer on page 2!

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35 Easy PreK Beach Crafts for Kids

June 18, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Share some of these easy PreK beach crafts with little ones this summer!

I love preschool crafts. There’s just something about getting tiny hands involved in making art that is too adorable for words. Plus, PreK crafts give preschoolers a chance to work on fine motor skills, color recognition, shapes, themes, and more!

And that’s why I thought it would be cool to find some easy PreK beach crafts for kids that would be perfect for summer arts and crafts. After all, you only get a couple of summers to enjoy with your preschoolers before they become…gasp…kindergartners.

35 Easy PreK Beach Crafts for Kids to Make

There are 35 different preschool beach crafts below, so you’ll have to plenty to choose from this summer. If you make a few, let me know which ones your kids loved the most!

By the way, if you’d like to share even more beachy preschool fun with the kids, be sure to check out our Beach Number Playdough Mats to help little ones practice forming the numbers 0 to 9 with playdough!

These easy PreK beach crafts are perfect for summer art fun!

35 Easy PreK Beach Crafts for Kids

1. Beach Shoebox Diorama – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Shell Critters Art Projects for Kids – Mosswood Connections

3. 3-D Sandcastle Craft for Kids – Buggy and Buddy

4. Beach Drift Wood and Broken Shell Rattles – Red Ted Art

5. Invitation to Play: A Beach Themed Mud Kitchen – The Gingerbread House

6. DIY Sea Shells Sensory Bottle Calm Down Jar – Rhythms of Play

7. Easy Sea Shell Crafts – Teach Me Mommy

8. Clay Boat and Underwater Craft – Messy Little Monster

9. Beach-In-A-Jar Keepsake – Moms and Crafters

10. Shell Sunflower Craft – Rhythms of Play

11. Beach Holiday Keepsake – Teach Me Mommy

12. Seashell Memory Game for Kids – Growing Up Gabel

13. Summer Beach Themed Sand and Shell Art – Happiness is Homemade

14. Sea Glass Sun Catcher Jar – The Gingerbread House

15. Easy Salt Dough Keepsakes – Red Ted Art

16. Shell Daisy Nature Craft – Rhythms of Play

17. How to Make Adorable Jellyfish Crafts Preschool Activity – Natural Beach Living

18. Shell Frames With Handprint Keepsake Gift – Rhythms of Play

See more simple PreK beach crafts on the next page!

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How to Prevent the Summer Slide

June 11, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

When I started to write this post about how to prevent the summer slide, I realized that this may not be an issue that affects homeschoolers as much as public schoolers. If you’ve ever had a child in public school, you might have heard of the “summer slide”. Basically, it’s the brain drain that occurs when kids follow a traditional school year and take summers off from structured learning.

I don’t necessarily follow a traditional school year, because we have school lessons during the summer, but we do take breaks from our homeschool during the year. And, trust me, that’s enough time for my kids to start forgetting things.

If you’re nervous about how to prevent the summer slide, don’t worry! There are plenty of things that your kids can be doing to continue their education while also having fun.

10 Easy Ways to Avoid the Summer Slide

If you take an actual summer break, you don’t want to make these activities too “schooly”. You can keep them fun and engaging, while using them to help kids remember some of their skills. If you homeschool year-round, these are nice, low-pressure ways to keep them learning.

Need more ways to make summer educational? Don’t miss our list of 50 summer books you can share with the kids!

Avoid the summer slide by keeping the kids learning all summer. Here are 10 ways to learn over summer break!

10 Ways to Keep Kids Learning During Summer Break

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Garden.

Gardening is a great way to teach your kids responsibility. Not only will they learn about how to grow foods and plants, but you may also get some free fruits, vegetables, and flowers in the process!

Go theatrical.

Have your kids write a short play to put on for the neighborhood. Or, if they are shy, they can just perform it for the family. Tell them to get their friends involved. The other parents will love that you’re providing something fun for their children to take part in.

Birdwatch.

Put a bird feeder, bird bath, and a lot of strings and nest building products in your yard by a window. Hopefully, you will attract some different birds that your kids can study. You may even see the entire process from nesting to baby birds flying for the first time!

Create a summer reading list.

Take your kids to the local library and have them pick a book that interests them. After each book, have them give you a little presentation or just talk to you about the story. You can even let them dress up as one of the characters from the book.

Learn another language.

Summer is a wonderful time to explore a new language! Choose a few simple illustrated books from the local library that are written in Spanish, French, or another language and see how many vocabulary words you and the kids can learn together. Find some videos for learning American Sign Language and try to practice a full signed conversation with our ASL2U curriculum!

Try some educational apps.

Take a virtual spin through an app store and let the kids pick out an educational app they’d like to try. If you limit screen time (like we do), give them a set amount of time to play it each day. Try to choose one that works on a skill your child needs help with, such as reading fluency, multiplication tables, or history facts.

Create musical instruments.

Find items from around the house and see who can make the best musical instrument! Good materials include toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, oatmeal containers, cereal boxes, plastic spoons, and jars filled with water. This is especially fun for little ones!

Write and illustrate a book.

Your kids need an outlet for creativity. Have them work on a story all summer and let them draw all of the pictures. Older kids can try a photo editing program to design cover art on their own!

Start a rock collection.

There’s no better way to learn about Geology than to start a rock collection. Challenge your kids to see who can find the most unusual rock in the neighborhood, then do some research to find out what kind of rock it is and how it is formed.

Study the stars.

If you have a telescope, put it to good use! Learn about a few constellations, such as the Big Dipper or Orion the Hunter, and take the kids outside to see if they can spot them!

Wondering how to prevent the summer slide? There are plenty of things you can do for and with your kids this summer to help them continue learning. Which one of these seems like the most fun and helpful to you? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Need more fun summer ideas? Don’t miss these posts!

This fun summer bucket list for kids is full of hands-on activities your children will love!

Learn about the science of beaches, plus get fun math, language, and geography practice, in this printable beach unit study!

This fun ice cream themed shape sorting activity for kids is so cool for practicing shape recognition!

And for more summer activities, follow my Summer Activities for Kids board on Pinterest!

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25 Summer Bucket List Activities for Kids

June 4, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Keep the little ones entertained this summer with this simple summer bucket list for kids! Plenty of hands-on activities to try during summer break!

Can you believe summer is almost here? Before you know it, your kids will be out of school and looking for ways to pass their summer days.

We don’t usually take an actual “summer break” in our homeschool, but we do slow down drastically during the summer months. We’re still working on some of our concepts, but we try to include plenty of hands-on fun and unstructured play. Which is why I wanted to come up with a summer bucket list for kids that would be perfect for those lazy summer afternoons.

Fun Summer Bucket List for Kids

To make sure your kids (and mine) never get bored, try some of these summer bucket list activities! From crafts to outdoor play, activities, and even indoor activities, there are 25 different crafts and projects to make below.

Looking to add more reading to your child’s summer? Don’t miss our list of 50 summer books for kids to read!

This fun summer bucket list for kids is full of hands-on activities your children will love!

25 Summer Bucket List Activities for Kids

1. Make Solar System Edible Playdough

2. Make a Cupcake Liner Crab Craft

3. Make DIY Sidewalk Foam Paint

4. Build a Mini Mason Jar Aquariums

5. Make A Sand Handprint Keepsake

6. Go On a Color Scavenger Hunt

7. Make Ice Cream in a Bag

8. Craft Bubble Snakes

9. Put Together a Squirt Gun Race Obstacle Course

10. Try Outdoor Cardboard Painting

11. Mix Up Fluffy Slime

12. Try Frozen Dinosaur Eggs Sensory Play

13. Make A Cupcake Liner Octopus Ocean Craft

14. Craft Suncatcher Mosaics

15. Paint With Ice

16. Play Car Wash

17. Make a Pop Bottle Firefly

18. Make Edible Candy Slime

19. Try a Rainbow Walking Water Science Experiment

20. Make Pineapple Thumbprint Art

21. Craft A Round Suncatcher

22. Make DIY Flubber

23. Dye Seashells

24. Create a Suncatcher Jellyfish

25. Build A Stick Raft

Simple Summer Bucket List for Kids

Want to add even more to your summer bucket list for kids? Take a look at these other fun activities for summer break!

These fun moon sand recipe ideas are so easy to make and share for some quick sensory play!

This easy DIY flubber recipe is one of our favorite sensory play activities!

This super easy coffee filter butterfly craft is an adorable project for little ones!

Plus, follow our Summer Activities for Kids board on Pinterest for more fun ways to learn during the warmer months!

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