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107 EPIC Summer Activities for Kids

July 3, 2020
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by Beth Gorden
Right now is the PERFECT time to start planning your summer bucket list for kids. Here are over 100 EPIC Summer Activities for Kids you will want to add to your vacation activities list! These fun summer activiites for kids are definitely must-try summer crafts, summer activity ideas, summer, science and so much more! Start planning to try these , fun things to do in the summer with kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade children!
Right now is the PERFECT time to start planning your summer bucket list for kids. Here are over 100 EPIC Summer Activities for Kids you will want to add to your vacation activities list! These fun summer activiites for kids are definitely must-try summer crafts, summer activity ideas, summer, science and so much more! Start planning to try these , fun things to do in the summer with kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade children!

Summer Activities for Kids

The key to having a fun, memory filled summer is to intentionally plan it! If you don’t make time for and and plan for some fun summer activities for kids, it will slip by and before you know it, its back to school time already! Here are over 107 fun summer activities for kids. You can keep track of your plan with this free printable Scoopin up Summer Scoopin Up Summer Fun Plan! Now, I’m not talking about planning every minute or over scheduling kids. What I mean is take a peak at these fun things to do in the summer and add them to your Summer Bucket List for Kids. Then grab the free printable at the bottom of the post if you like and start penciling them in on your calendar. These summer activities for preschoolers, toddlers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, and elementary age students are sure to make childhood memories of summer fun  that will last a lifetime!

Now you will make sure to actually do the things you intend to do and actually create that fun, memory filled summer you and your kids are longing for. We have so many EPIC summer activities for kids of all ages!

Things to do in the Summer

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Summer Activities for Toddlers

Whether you have a toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, or other age child – you will love all these fun, memorable kids activities for summer!

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Summer Activities for Preschoolers

These activities to do in summer vacation is your family go to list for ideas to fill your summer vacation with. We have enough ideas for June, July and August and make you wish you didn’t have to go back to school so you could get to everything on your kids activities list.

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Summer Bucket List for Kids

This HUGE list of activities for kids has ideas for kids of all ages whether they like active ideas, cute crafts, educational learning activities, easy science experiments, or anything in between!

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Summer Crafts for Kids

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Summer Science

DIY Lava Lamp - super easy way to make your own lava lamp with simple things you have around your house. This homemade lava lamp is such a fun science project for kids of all ages to sneak in some summer learning. This science experiment is for toddlers, preschoolers, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and kids of all ages at home, homeschool, summer camps, classroom, etc. Looking for a really fun and memorable science experiment for kids? You will love these EPIC pop rocks experiment. Try this pop rocks science experiment with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students to try a simple chemical reaction. This Whether you try this pop rocks science experiments for homeschool science, at a science birthday party, or as part of a summer science project - this is a MUST try,  really cool science experimentkids will LOVE. Take your homemade playdough to a whole new level of FUN with this amazing Color Changing Playdough recipe. This is sure to be a hit with toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade children alike.  These super EASY to make marshmallow shooters are a must for your summer bucket list. This summer activity for kids is not only fun, but it is actually a STEM activity for kids too! Students assemble, tweak, and design this simple marshmallow cannon to try to get the most distance they can. THis is such a simple, but fun summer activities your preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and elementary age students in first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grdae, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students will want to try over summer break!

Summer Fun

Looking for more outdoor activities for kids and things to do in the summer? Your toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and elementary age kids will love these fun ideas to keep them busy all summer long:

If you are looking for a fun unique activity using eggs, you will love this silly egg head craft. This egg shell diy chia pet is cute, simple and silly spring activities for kids. This egg shell craft is fun for toddler, prsechool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too! bleeding tissue paper fireworks craft Spring is the time for field trips to the local zoo. In an attempt to make our homeschool field trips extra fun (and educational) I created these super cute, zoo scavenger hunt templates. We have lots of choices with these zoo scavenger hunt printable pack to accomidate kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten to elementary age students in first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. Whether you use the simple animal scavenger hunt or learn about endagered animals or animal habitats in one of these zoo scavenger hunt ideas - kids will have fun learning about zoology in science. Simply download free printable scavenger hunt pdf file and you are ready to learn about animals with this printable scavenger hunt at your local zoo. EPIC Bubble Painting - kids of all ages will love this fun summer art project where they will make a bubble craft by blowing bubbles. Recipe included for this fun to make, easy, summer activity for kids!

Summer Activities for Kids

Edible Ice Cream Playdough Recipe - amazing 2 ingredient playdough recipe perfect for toddler, preschool, kindergarten and kids of all ages for an ice cream thing, kids activity, or summer bucket list #playdough #playdoughrecipes #icecream This vinegar and baking soda rocket is an out-of-this-world fun AND educational summer activity for kids! Preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students will enjoy making the baking soda rocket. This how to make a bottle rocket project is one of those really cool science projects your kids will remember forever!  EASY Stained Glass Craft for Kids - this fun art project is great for kids of all ages from toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, elementary age age and families to make to bright their front door or a window up with a spring craft for kids. You will love this art project

Fun Summer Activities for Kids

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Beth Gorden

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! She has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids ABCs, science, English grammar, history, math, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables - www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com

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