Even before our oldest was in school I have loved making a Summer Fun List! We don’t always have vacations or do expensive things with our family. But when you make a list full of fun ideas it makes summer that much more fun! I love finding joy in doing little things. And when you look back over your summer your kids are so excited to see all the fun things they did. And just like Phineas and Ferb our goal is to have the best summer ever!!! Plus when my kids can help give ideas everyone wins!
Painting
Going to the Beach
Bowling
cousin movie night
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Art Projects
Movies outside with screen projector
Nerf Gun Battle
Mother/Daughter Pedicures
Photo Shoots
Sidewalk chalk
Bubble Tag
Bike rides
Picnics
Make crepes
Make ice cream
Hop Scotch
Sidewalk Paint
Pioneer trek
Marshmallow Fight
Science Experiments
sponge tag
do a puzzle
Homemade slime
Paper Airplanes
tide pools
watch musicals
Koi Pond
Shadow puppets
visit at Sunrise Home (retirement home)
Summer Reading (Our Library has a great program)
Fly a Kite
Photography Scavenger Hunt
Watermelon spitting contest
Fire pit Dinners and s’mores
Harry Potter Marathon
Library trips (Reading program)
The Lagoon with cousins
Fireworks
Water Balloon Fight
Stargazing
Reading
Build a Super fort
Playdoh creations
Pizza Party
Pokémon Night
Make Root Beer Floats
Sandcastle contest
Lego Day
Giant Board Game
Swimming
Visit the Temple
Kickball
Pen pals
Baseball Games
Give service
Rock Band
make a fort
Lemonade stand
Write to missionaries
audio books
visit dad at work and have lunch together
Concert in a park
make strawberry jam
origami
write poems
Family game night
Make popsicles
Dance Party
Make a music video
Play chess
Discovery Park
Hikes (Early before it’s crazy hot)
Ripearan
Phoenix Children’s Museum (First Friday Free)
Volunteer at Feed My Starving Children
Desert Botanical Gardens (Free 2nd Tuesday of the month)
Mom Date to children’s theater
Japanese Friendship Garden
Arizona Museum of Natural History
Arizona Science Museum
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (Free Thursdays)
Splash Pad
Cow Appreciation Day July 14th
Schnefpf Farms
Home Depot and Lowe’s Workshops
Papago’s Park
Super Farm (Saturdays Free)
Visit Temple Square
Mt. Timpanpgos caves
I found lots of great ideas Here thanks to my friend Jen.
You can also follow me here for kid activities I have pinned.
Goals for me!
organize pictures
Print up Ginger’s pictures for her 1st year
sew as much as I can.
Halloween costumes
work on family history
I love giving the boys down time and working on project myself. Summers are so great. Staying up late listening to books or swimming with friends. You can sleep in or get up early for an adventure. It’s a perfect time to read, create, play, and do nothing.
Now that I have decided what to do it’s time to start putting things on the calendar…
Happy Summer!!!
