208 Activities



      1) ride bikes
      2) roller skate
      3) play basketball / shoot baskets
      4) play board games
      5) make a tent out of blankets
      6) squirt with hoses
      7) run through the sprinkler
      8) jump rope
      9) read books
      10) blow bubbles
      11) make homemade play dough
      12) play with play dough
      13) press flowers
      14) do crafts with pressed flowers
      15) write a letter to a relative, friend or pen pal
      16) clean bedroom
      17) vacuum living room
      18) clean bathroom
      19) make a craft
      20) draw
      21) color
      22) paint
      23) pull weeds
      24) watch a movie
      25) write stories
      26) use binoculars
      27) use magnifying glass
      28) use microscope
      29) bird watching
      30) write a play
      31) act out a play
      32) invent circus acts
      33) perform a circus
      34) play card games
      35) make art on the sidewalk with chalk
      36) play catch
      37) play baseball
      38) collect rocks
      39) collect leaves
      40) collect feathers
      41) make Frisbee's out of old plastic lids; decorate
      with markers
      42) play Frisbee
      43) dust the house
      44) brush the pet
      45) write "thank you" cards
      46) read a magazine
      47) play dress-up
      48) play Cowboys
      49) pick vegetables
      50) play outside with a pet
      51) build a fort in your room
      52) build a fort in the backyard
      53) do a jigsaw puzzle
      54) play on the Geosafari or other educational game
      55) play on the computer
      56) listen to a story or book on tape
      57) do extra schoolwork to get ahead
      58) do brain teasers (i.e.: crosswords, word searches,
      hidden pictures,
      mazes, etc.)
      59) cook
      60) prepare lunch
      61) surprise a neighbor with a good deed
      62) play store
      63) prepare a "restaurant" lunch with menus
      64) hold a tea party
      65) have a Teddy bear picnic
      66) play with toy cars
      67) play dolls
      68) play house
      69) chase butterflies
      70) collect caterpillars and bugs
      71) plant a garden patch or a pot of flowers
      72) collect seeds
      73) hunt for four-leaf clovers
      74) learn magic tricks
      75) put on a magic show
      76) plant a container garden
      77) sprout seeds or beans
      78) make sock puppets
      79) put on a puppet show
      80) make Christmas presents
      81) make homemade wrapping paper
      82) make homemade gift cards
      83) make picture frames from twigs glued onto sturdy
      cardboard
      84) crochet or knit
      85) make doll clothes
      86) sew buttons in designs onto old shirts
      87) run relay races
      88) make bookmarks
      89) take a quiet rest time
      90) take a shower or bath
      91) bathe a pet
      92) feed the birds or squirrels
      93) watch the clouds
      94) organize a dresser drawer
      95) clean under the bed
      96) empty the dishwasher
      97) vacuum under the couch cushions; keep any change
      found
      98) write these ideas onto pieces of paper; pick out
      one or two to do
      99) whittle a stick
      100) whittle bars of soap
      101) practice musical instruments
      102) perform a family concert
      103) teach yourself to play a musical instrument
      (recorder, harmonica,
      guitar)
      104) fold laundry
      105) sweep kitchen or bathroom floors
      106) sweep front walkway
      107) sweep or spray back patio
      108) sweep or spray driveway
      109) wash car
      110) vacuum car
      111) vacuum or dust window blinds
      112) clean bathroom mirrors
      113) clean sliding glass doors
      114) clean inside of car windows
      115) wash bicycles
      116) clean garage
      117) play in the sandbox
     118) build a sand castle
      119) work with clay
      120) copy your favorite book illustration
      121) design your own game
      122) build with blocks or Legos
      123) create a Design Box for craft supplies (copper
      wire, string,
      odds-and-ends of things destined for the garbage,
      pom-poms, thread,
      yarn,
      etc.)
      124) plan a neighborhood or family Olympics
      125) have a marble tournament
      126) paint a picture with lemon juice on white paper
      and hang it in a
      sunny
      window and see what happens in a few days
      127) finger paint with pudding
      128) make dessert
      129) make dinner
      130) give your pet a party
      131) paint the sidewalk with water
      132) start a journal of summer fun
      133) start a nature diary
      134) have a read-a-thon with a friend or sibling
      135) have a neighborhood bike wash
      136) play flashlight tag
      137) play Kick the Can
      138) check out a science book and try some experiments
      139) make up a story
      140) arrange photo albums
      141) find bugs and start a collection
      142) do some stargazing
      143) decorate bikes or wagons and have a neighborhood
      parade
      144) catch butterflies and then let them go
      145) play hide-and-seek
      146) create a symphony with bottles and pans and
      rubber bands
      147) listen to the birds sing
      148) try to imitate bird calls
      149) read a story to a younger child
      150) find shapes in the clouds
      151) string dry noodles or O-shaped cereals into a
      necklace
      152) glue noodles into a design on paper
      153) play hopscotch
      154) play jacks
      155) make up a song
      156) make a teepee out of blankets
      157) write in your journal
      158) find an ant colony and spill some food and watch
      what happens
      159) play charades
      160) make up a story by drawing pictures
      161) draw a cartoon strip
      162) make a map of your bedroom, house or neighborhood
      163) call a friend
      164) cut pictures from old magazines and write a story
      165) make a collage using pictures cut from old
      magazines
      166) do a secret service for a neighbor
      167) plan a treasure hunt
      168) make a treasure map
      169) make up a "Bored List" of things to do
      170) plan a special activity for your family
      171) search your house for items made in other
      countries and then learn
      about those countries from the encyclopedia or online
      172) plan an imaginary trip to the moon
      173) plan an imaginary trip around the world; decide
      where you would
      want to
      go
      174) write a science-fiction story
      175) find a new pen pal
      176) make up a play using old clothes as costumes
      177) make up a game for practicing math facts
      178) have a Spelling Bee
      179) make up a game for practicing spelling
      180) surprise an elderly neighbor or relative by
      weeding his/her garden
      181) finger-paint with shaving cream
      182) collect sticks and mud and build a bird's nest
      183) write newspaper articles for a pretend newspaper
      184) put together a family newsletter
      185) write reviews of movies or plays or TV shows or
      concerts you see during the summer
      186) bake a cake
      187) bake a batch of cookies
      188) decorate a shoe box to hold your summer treasures
      189) make a hideout or clubhouse
      190) make paper airplanes
      191) have paper airplane races
      192) learn origami
      193) make an obstacle course in your backyard
      194) make friendship bracelets for your friends
      195) make a wind chime out of things headed for the
      garbage
      196) paint your face
      197) braid hair
      198) play tag
      199) make a sundial
      200) make food sculptures (from pretzels, gumdrops,
      string licorice,
      raisins, cream cheese, peanuts, peanut butter, etc.)
      and then eat it
      201) make a terrarium
      202) start a club
      203) take a nap outside on your lawn
      204) produce a talent show
      205) memorize a poem
      206) recite a memorized poem for your family
      207) read the newspaper
      208) write a Letter to the Editor about an article or
      issue in the
      newspaper