Directions:
- Print out the following file and cut out all of the “prompts.”
- Put the prompts into a jar….draw one out anytime you would like some “inspiration.”
- This is a great way to spend a lazy summer day.
- Follow the activity prompt, pull out your camera, and just have fun!!!
- Both you and your kiddos will have a blast.
- Play a card game. (uno, go fish, etc.)
- Play a board game. (candyland, monopoly, checkers)
- Go to the beach.
- Start back to school supply shopping.
- Visit a state park.
- Build a sand castle.
- Visit a local museum
- Grow some flowers.
- Grow vegetables.
- Have a sleepover.
- Go to a carnival or state fair.
- Have a sidewalk chalk art show.
- Take a hike.
- Make fresh lemonade.
- Read a chapter book.
- Make ice cream.
- Go on a bike ride.
- Go fishing.
- Take a boat ride.
- Blow bubbles.
- Eat a watermelon.
- Build a fort out of sheets.
- Press summer flowers.
- Build a lego castle together.
- Fly a kite.
- Go to an outdoor concert.
- Make fairy and leprechaun houses.
- Make them out of bark, moss, leaves and sticks.
- Watch the fireworks.
- Light some sparklers.
- Pick your own fruits/veggies
- Play outside in the rain
- Play in the sprinkler and hose
- Quiet time…reading
- Cook out
- Make s’mores
- Camp out in the backyard
- Create a nature journal of what you find in your yard.
- Plant a garden.
- Visit a petting zoo (or regular zoo or a working farm)
- Go to the park.
- Rearrange your bedroom
- Visit the local farmer’s market.
- Have a picnic.
- Write and draw a comic book.
- Collect rocks or seashells.
- Make homemade playdough.
- Make paper airplanes
- Visit the library.
- Learn how to skip stones.
- Go climb a tree.
- Eat a popsicle
- Go to a garage sale.
- Read a book of riddles.
- Make a puppet show.
- Create a scavenger hunt.
- Play hide and seek.
- Have a garage sale.
- Watch all your old family movies on a rainy day.
- Write a letter to a loved one far away
- Write a letter to a soldier serving overseas.
- Bake cookies.
- Make jell-o
- Keep a journal.
- Have a playdate at your house.
- Tie dye t-shirts.
- Catch frogs.
- Stare at the clouds.
- Make banana splits.
- Go on a nature walk and collect cool treasures.
- Play catch.
- Paint a watercolor self portrait.
- Go swimming.
- Ride on public transportation.
- Go feed the ducks.
- Watch the stars at night.
- Collect fireflies in a jar.
- Make a hanging mobile out of sticks, string and other treasures you find.
- Make sun tea.
- Play musical chairs.
- Play hopscotch
- Have a water balloon fight.
- Fill a kiddie pool up in the back yard and play!
- Host a block party potluck.
- Play tag.
- Go to the local golf course and ride on a golf cart and hit some balls.
- Look for the rainbow after a rainstorm.
- Go watch a baseball game.
- Write a fan letter to your favorite celebrity.
- Watch the planes take off and land at the airport.
- Get an ice cream from the ice cream truck.
- Learn how to make braided friendship bracelets.
- Wash the car in your bathing suits.
- Make a fort out of a big box. Decorate it.
- Make a home video.
- Create life size portraits…lay on the ground and trace each other, then decorate.
- Go to story time at the local book store or library.