Fun Activities to Keep Children Active and Learning this Summer

Here are some fun activities to keep children busy this summer. While having fun, they will also be engaged in learning.

-Run through the sprinkler

-Play in the rain/mud

-Make mud pies

-Find worms after it rains

-Skip rocks

-Go fishing

-Visit local nature preserve and go on a nature hunt

-Take a hike and take pictures

-Start a nature journal

-Search for animal tracks

-Watch birds

-Collect bugs

-Create art projects using “found” objects

-Catch fireflies (or butterflies)

-Pick wildflowers

-Watch the sun set

-Plant a garden (or anything)

-Go on a scavenger hunt

-Play rock paper scissors

-Play I spy

-Create an obstacle course

-Write poems

-Make your own book

-Learn about different countries

-Learn about your family’s history

-Visit historical landmarks

-Make a map of your neighborhood

-Make shadow puppets with flashlights

-Use cardboard boxes to create a dollhouse/playhouse

-Stargaze

-Find figures in the clouds

-Identify the night sounds you hear

-Fly a kite