Whether this is your preschooler’s last summer at home before starting Kindergarten, or they will be staying with you for the year ahead, summer is a great time to have some fun together.
- Fly a kite.
- Learn to ride a bike.
- Draw chalk pictures on the sidewalk.
- Tour the parks and playgrounds in your town or city.
- Blow bubbles.
- Make and eat popsicles.
- Plant flowers and watch them grow.
- Make mud pies.
- Plant flowers and watch them grow.
- Go berry picking.
- Play hopscotch.
- Run through a sprinkler.
- Have a water balloon fight.
- Visit a petting zoo or farm.
- Use a magnifying glass to look for bugs.
- Read some summer books under a tree.
- Have a picnic.
- Paint some art outside.
- Take Dolly for a walk in her stroller or Teddy for a walk in his wagon.
- Build a sandcastle.
- Make s’mores (over a campfire or in the oven).
- Build a tent in the backyard.
- Make lemonade.
- Visit a duck pond.
- Make dandelion wishes.
- Sprinkle sugar near an anthill and watch the ants work.
- Draw a map of the neighborhood.
- Start a rock collection (or a leaf or flower collection).
- Tie-dye a T-shirt or pair of socks.
- Take lots of pictures and make a photo album or scrapbook.
Ready for More?
Find more fun ideas on our new Activities for Preschoolers Resource Page.
Also, if you’ve published a post with your own activity ideas, link it up on that resource page.
Written by Bonnie Way, 5 Minutes For Mom contributor, blogger, and mom of three girls ages 5, 3 and newborn. First published on July 8, 2013 here at 5 Minutes for Mom.
This is really a nice list of summer activities and it is really helpful for kids.