Exciting Summer Activities for Everyone in the Family

The summer season has arrived for many and is just around the corner for others. Are you looking for unique, free, or even discounted activities to enjoy this summer? We've got you covered! Here’s a list of ideas to keep your summer interesting and fun for the whole family.

• AMC Summer Movie Camp
• Apple Camp
• Attend a Home Depot DIY Workshops
• Attend Lowe’s DIY Workshops
• Attend free events at your local library like book readings or writers’ workshops
• Bake cookies for someone you know
• Barnes and Nobles Summer Reading Program
• Blow Bubbles
• Book It Program
• Build a LEGO set
• Build a world with your kids in Minecraft
• Build an outdoor race track
• Catch fireflies
• Check out free days at local museums or art galleries
• Check out your farmer’s market
• Chuck E Cheese Free Tokens
• Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse
• Climb a rock-climbing wall
• Dance around the house
• Decorate a plant pot
• Do a Steam project
• Do yard work for a neighbor
• Donate items no longer needed as a family
• Everyone makes their mini pizza
• Feed the ducks at a park
• Fly a kite
• Go berry picking
• Go camping
• Go cloud watching
• Go for a hike and explore nature trails near you
• Go horseback riding
• Go on a bus/trolley ride
• Go on a family bike ride
• Go on a family hike
• Go on a picnic
• Go roller blading
• Go searching for bugs, birds, wildlife
• Go stargazing in the back or front yard
• Go to a concert
• Go to a petting zoo
• Go to a splash pad
• Go to a sports game
• Go to the park
• Have a family contest/competition
• Have a family pizza party
• Have a family Pokémon card tournament
• Have a family slumber party
• Have a Four-legged race
• Have a game night at home
• Have a nature scavenger hunt
• Have a water gun/balloon fight
• Have an outdoor tea party
• Homemade lemonade
• Hoola hoops
• Host a block ice cream party
• Jump on a trampoline
• Jump rope
• Kids Bowl Free
• Kids Skate Free
• Little Bites DIY Projects
• Learn a new game
• Learn a new skill/hobby together
• Learn a new song
• Learn about your town’s history
• Learn how to repair something as a family
• Learn the names of the plants in your area
• Let the kids help make an easy dessert
• Life Skills Camp (Virtually; June 24th to June 28th 2024)
• Make a backyard fire pit, then make S’mores.
• Make a bird feeder
• Make a blanket fort
• Make a craft
• Make a family tree
• Make a sundial
• Make a wind chime
• Make an obstacle course
• Make cards for a firefighter or police officer
• Make chalk art in the driveway
• Make friendship bracelets
• Make garden stepping stones
• Make Ice Cream in a Bag
• Make ice cream sundaes
• Make paper boats
• Make pop bottle firefly
• Make popsicles
• Make Root beer Floats
• Make science experiments
• Make slime
• Make sun catchers
• Make Tie Dye Shirts
• Megaplex Kids Summer Movies
• Nap in hammock
• Paint kind messages on rocks and leave them for people to find
• Pick a bouquet of wild flowers
• Pick up litter around your neighborhood
• Planet Fitness Teen Summer Program
• Plant a garden
• Plant a succulent garden
• Plant a tree
• Play a game of freeze tag
• Play Cornhole
• Play Four square
• Play frisbee
• Play hide and seek
• Play hopscotch
• Play in the sprinklers
• Play instruments and sing together (Family Band?)
• Play kick ball
• Play Mini Golf
• Play soccer
• Play softball
• Play wall ball
• Pull weeds
• Put on an outdoor puppet show
• Read with a flashlight
• Recycle
• Regal Summer Movie Express
• Run a race with a friend or sibling
• See a drive-in movie
• Send a postcard to someone you love
• Set out bird seed
• Set up a bird bath
• Sign up for Michael’s Art Classes
• Sing Karaoke
• Spend time with someone new
• Start a family piggy bank, save for a family trip or activity!
• Start a nature journal
• Start a new family tradition
• Study the animal habitats
• Study the frog life cycle
• Sweep a porch for someone
• Take a class together (Art, exercise, cooking)
• Take a trip to the library
• Take fresh flowers to someone who is sick
• Tell spooky stories
• Visit a farm
• Visit a fish hatchery
• Visit a free public beach or the lake
• Visit a national or state park
• Visit a zoo
• Visit an orchard
• Volunteer for a local cause
• Walk to a park
• Watch an outdoor movie in the community
• Workout as a family
• Write and act out a play