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Every time the summer comes around, I always start looking for summer activities to do with my kids.

Whether it’s something we can do together, or things they can do alone.

I have to keep them entertained so they don’t get too bored and so I can have some “me time”.

So, I created a list of a ton of things kids can do for the summer!

Here are 100+ Activities for you kids to do during the summer

20 Summer Activities for Toddlers:

1. Water play with buckets and cups
2. Sand play in a sandbox or at the beach
3. Bubble blowing
4. Picnic in the park
5. Play with balls
6. Draw with chalk on the sidewalk
7. Finger paint
8. Do some sensory play with play dough
9. Plant and care for a small garden
10. Read books outside in the shade
11. Sing and dance to music
12. Play with simple puzzles and blocks
13. Play with toy cars and trucks
14. Go on nature walks and explore outside
15. Have a tea party with stuffed animals
16. Play with a toy kitchen set
17. Ride a tricycle or push bike
18. Play dress-up
19. Visit a farm or petting zoo
20. Attend story time at your local library

20 Summer Activities for Tweens and Teens:

1. Have an outdoor movie night with a projector and screen
2. Go for a swim at a pool or lake
3. Play some beach volleyball or soccer
4. Hike in nature trails
5. Go to a theme park or water park
6. Participate in a community service project
7. Play board games like The #upsidedownchallge Game, Smart Ass, or ThrowThrow Avocado
8. Play video games or any online games with friends on Roblox.
9. Host a game night with friends
10. Play card games like “I’m bored out of my mind” or “What do you meme“
11. Have a BBQ or picnic with friends
12. Go on a bike ride
13. Play Frisbee or Ultimate Frisbee
14. Have a water balloon fight
15. Play tag or capture the flag
16. Do a scavenger hunt around the neighborhood
17. Go on a camping trip
18. Make homemade ice cream or popsicles
19. Have a talent show or karaoke night
20. Learn a new skill like cooking or coding

10 Summer games to play for pool days:

1. Marco Polo
2. Pool volleyball: set up a net and play volleyball in the pool with a beach ball or a specially designed pool volleyball
3. Cannonball contest
4. Scavenger hunt: toss various items (like toys or coins) into the pool and have the kids search for them
5. Pool noodle jousting: use pool noodles as “lances” and try to knock each other off inflatable rafts or pool floats
6. Pool basketball: set up a basketball hoop on the edge of the pool and play a game of basketball in the water
7. Relay races: race to see who can swim the fastest or dive for objects the quickest
8. Underwater tea party: have kids sit at the bottom of the pool and pretend to have a tea party with submerged plastic tea cups and saucers
9. Fish out of water: players take turns pretending to be a fish and swim across the pool while the other players try to tag them before they make it to the other side
10. Pool tag

10 fun summer games to play at the beach:

1. Beach volleyball: set up a net and play volleyball in the sand
2. Sandcastle building contest: see who can build the best sandcastle in a set amount of time
3. Frisbee toss: toss a frisbee back and forth between players or play a game of ultimate frisbee
4. Beach soccer: set up goals and play a game of soccer on the beach
5. Beach dodgeball: play dodgeball with a soft beach ball
6. Beach scavenger hunt: create a list of items to find on the beach (seashells, rocks, driftwood, etc.) and see who can find everything first
7. Beach relay races: set up a course and race to see who can complete it the fastest (running, hopping, crab walking, etc.)
8. Beach bowling: set up a few empty plastic bottles and use a beach ball as a bowling ball to see who can knock down the most pins
9. Beach bocce ball: set up a bocce ball court in the sand and play a game with friends or family
10. Beach limbo: use a beach towel or jump rope as the limbo stick and see who can limbo the lowest.

10 sport game activities for kids to play during the summer

Toddlers

1. Mini soccer: set up a mini soccer goal and have your toddler practice kicking a soft ball into the goal.
2. Softball toss: toss a soft ball back and forth with your toddler.
3. Mini golf: set up a mini golf course using plastic cups or cones and have your toddler practice hitting the ball with a plastic golf club.

Tweens and Teens:

1. Basketball: set up a basketball hoop and play a game of one-on-one or horse.
2. Flag football: divide into teams and play a game of flag football.
3. Tennis: set up a net and play a game of tennis with friends or family.
4. Baseball: set up a baseball diamond and play a game of baseball or just practice throwing and catching.
5. Soccer: play a game of soccer on a field or set up a mini soccer field.
6. Croquet: set up a croquet course and play a game with friends or family.
7. Hula hoop contest: see who can keep their hula hoop going the longest.

10 Outdoor Games For Kids To Play During The Summer:

1. Giant outdoor Twister
2. Lawn bowling
3. Tug of war
4. Cornhole or beanbag toss
5. Frisbee golf
6. Bocce ball
7. Badminton or croquet
8. Soccer golf
9. Horseshoes
10. Giant Jenga

5 Water Activities To Try During The Summer

1. Kayaking or canoeing
2. Water skiing or wakeboarding
3. Snorkeling or scuba diving
4. Surfing or boogie boarding
5. Stand-up paddle boarding

5 Super Fun Classic Games To Play During The Summer

1. Simon Says
2. Duck, Duck, Goose
3. Red Rover
4. Hangman
5. Charades

10 “OG” Summer Games with a Twist:

1. Have relay race with a pool noodle instead of a baton
2. Play dodgeball with water balloons
3. Slip-n-slide kickball
4. Create a sidewalk chalk, obstacle course
5. Play giant board games like Jenga or Connect Four
6. Get a group of friends to play a Human Knot team building game
7. Create “Minute To Win It” style challenges
8. Play capture the flag in the dark with glow sticks
9. Have a giant bubble making contest
10. Backyard laser tag

5 Hide and Seek Games (with a Twist) For Summer Activities

1. Sardines (one person hides and everyone else tries to find them, but when they do, they join the hider until everyone is squished in one spot)
2. Ghost in the Graveyard (one person is “it” and hides while everyone else counts, then everyone tries to find the “ghost” and the last person to find them becomes “it” for the next round)
3. Kick the Can (a variation of Hide and Seek where one person is “it” and tries to find everyone else, but if someone kicks the can before they are caught, everyone gets to go free)
4. Flashlight Tag (a version of tag played at night with flashlights)
5. Manhunt (similar to Hide and Seek, but played in teams)

10 Creative Games To Play During The Summer

1. Pillow fort building competition
2. Balloon tennis
3. Spoons (a card game where you try to get four of a kind without getting caught by other players)
4. “The Floor is Lava” game (where you pretend the floor is lava and have to jump from furniture to furniture to avoid touching the “lava”)
5. “What’s in the bag?” game (where you blindfold one person and have them guess what’s in a bag by feeling it)
6. Hot Potato with a stuffed animal
7. Freeze Dance (where you dance to music, but have to freeze when the music stops)
8. Red Light, Green Light (where one person is “it” and calls out “red light” or “green light” to control the other players’ movements)
9. “Telephone” game (where one person whispers a message to someone else, who then passes it along until it reaches the last person, who says the message out loud)
10. Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course games

10 Creative Summer Activity Ideas:

1. Make some DIY tie-dye shirts
2. Make homemade pizza
3. Paint with watercolors or acrylics
4. Create a scrapbook or memory box
5. Write and perform a play or skit
6. Make friendship bracelets
7. Decorate a picture frame
8. Build a birdhouse or bird feeder
9. Make homemade slime
10. Do a science experiment or building a volcano

I plan on adding more to this list as time goes on.

But it’s loaded with different summer games for some good ol’ summer fun!

I hope you find a few things you can do this summer with your kids to limit any boredom this year!

Have fun! & please share this list to give other parents some fun ideas they can do this summer too.