10 Fun Summer Activities for Kids
Summer weather is here in San Diego even though there is still more than a month of spring left on the calendar. Whether you’re basking in sunshine or dreaming of warmer days, these 10 fun summer activities for kids will get you ready for summer break.
Painting with Nature
What can you do with all those pinecones and leaves your child collects while playing outside? Use them as natural paintbrushes to create art!
Painting with Ice Cubes
Winter and summer are a great time to use ice in sensory projects. Today we’re combining a sensory art activity with color science in this ice cube painting craft for kids. It also makes a great last minute boredom buster for kids because you probably already have the supplies you need for this project in your kitchen!
Tin Can Basketball Game
Play a game of basketball in your own backyard with recycled and found materials. Kids not only get to play the game, but they also get to build their basketball hoop and paint the basketball!
Traveling Water Science
Rainbows always make me think of spring but this activity can be done year round. Make a pretty rainbow with this fun science experiment.
Tin Can Golf Game
Play a game of golf in your own backyard with recycled and found materials. Kids not only get to play the game, but they also get to build their golf course and clubs from scratch! Tin can golf is a good activity for a playdate, siblings, or have a family golf tournament. Use smaller tin cans for a higher level of difficulty and larger tin cans for an easier game of golf.
Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk
“It’s so hot we could fry an egg on the sidewalk!” I know I’ve heard this growing up but guess what? I’ve never tried to fry an egg on the sidewalk on a hot summer day. Not only have I not tried this summer science experiment, I haven’t seen anyone else try it either. Which got me thinking…can you really fry an egg on a sidewalk with only the heat from the sun?
Sunshine Crayon Melting
Broken crayons happen. You can melt them into something new using the heat from the sun! The sun during a hot summer day has the power to fry an egg on the sidewalk, change solid water into liquid, and even melt pieces of crayons. Using just a few tool you can recycle the old unused crayons into new shapes. The shapes can be a rainbow of colors or solid, and make great new crayons. Use this diy project as a lesson in how the sun heats the earth!
Sand Castle City
Designing and building a sand castle city while playing at the beach makes a fun learning activity on a warm afternoon. Together, kids can decide what they want their city to look like, which buildings will be included, and where roads will lead. They can draw a plan on paper or just head to the beach and design as they build!
Hobbit House Mini-Garden
Growing seeds with kiddos can be so much fun. In this activity, the chia seeds grow so quickly that children stay involved in the process and don’t lose interest. Adding a little magic and whimsy by making it into a hobbit hole ignites the imaginations of tiny gardeners.
Caution Cone Zone Craft
Easy recycled bottle craft for indoor or outdoor play. Kids can use these cones when they’re outside riding their bicycles or scooters. Make an obstacle course, create a one-way riding circle, or warn others of areas they can’t ride. This is a great recycled craft for anytime you’d like to show kids that they need to watch out for a cone zone!
Be on the look out for our summer science subscription box series. Details to come! Have a fun summer!
