50 Screen Free Summer Activities For Kids

How I long for Summer in the cold days of winter and then when it gets here I struggle to find meaningful activities for my kids! Am I alone?  I don’t think so.  Here is the much-asked-for list of, 50 Screen-Free Summer Activities For Kids.   These recipes for family fun are all tested by my very own kids.  It is my sincerest wish that you have as much fun with your family this summer as we have had with our kids over the years!

Excessive screen usage can lead to problems in social-emotional development, including obesity, sleep disturbances, depression, and anxiety.   It also inhibits a child’s ability to observe and experience typical everyday activities they need to participate in, to learn about the world around them.  Essentially too much screen time stunts growth.

50 Screen-Free Summer Activities For Kids

1. dig a hole to China (kept my kids busy all Summer long!)
2. water balloons
3. build a log cabin village out of twigs and sticks
4. play baseball or a game of croquet
5. play in the creek
6. read in a hammock
7. plant seeds in a flowerpot
8. go swimming in the lake or pool
9. have a “Who can build the biggest sandcastle” contest
10. nature walk
11. break rocks with a hammer (with adult supervision)
12. sidewalk chalk
13. grow a vegetable garden
14. have a family bake-off
15. make homemade ice cream
16. have a “kid craft” a day
17. pick wildflowers
18. jump rope
19. explore your town on a bike ride
20. make a water play station in your backyard
21. play dress up in a particular time period
22. have a Summer board game tournament with your family
23. read a book together and then have the kids make a puppet show of the book
24. make juice popsicles
25. pick berries
26. decorate your bikes for the Fourth of July
27. go fishing
28. learn how to build a birdhouse
29. go camping in the backyard
30. play marbles in the dirt
31. make family t-shirts
32. string seashells and beads
33. start a nature collection
34. listen to books online
35. run through the sprinkler
36. have a tea party
37. act out a play
38. stay up late to stargaze
39. work together on a puzzle
40. have a scavenger hunt
41. catch fireflies
42. play in the rain
43. make mud pies
44. build a fort
45. have a picnic
46. bake a cake for your neighbor
47. play flashlight tag
48. make a Summer Fun photo album
49. break out the binoculars and make a list of the birds you see in your yard
50. write or tell a story

Here’s to a long summer filled with fun for the whole family!

YOUR TURN…

What is your favorite Screen-Free Summer activity?

Blessings,