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10 Summer Activities for Kids

fun and easy activities

Fun and easy Summer Activities to keep kids engaged and learning at home! This collection of hands-on summer activities includes water balloon games, DIY play-dough recipe, moon sand recipes, rainbow themed science experiments and more! 

summer activities for kids

1. Rainbow Rain Science Experiment

colorful rainbow, hands-on, STEM experiment

summer activities for kids

2. Bubble Painting

DIY bubble painting recipe

summer activities for kids

3. Sidewalk Chalk Ice

outdoor, DIY sidewalk chalk recipe

summer activities for kids

4. Water Balloon Math Facts

outdoor, math facts water balloon game

summer activities for kids

5. Spray the Number

outdoor, math facts game for kids

summer activities for kids

6. Water Balloon Sight Words

outdoor, sight word reading game

summer activities for kids

7. Lemon Volcano Science Experiment

colorful, summer STEM activity for kids

summer activities for kids

8. Erupting Rainbow Volcanoes

summer rainbow STEM experiment

summer activities for kids

9. Kool-aid Playdough Recipe

homemade colorful, scented, playdough recipe

summer activities for kids

10. Sugar Beach Moon Sand

DIY summer moon recipe for kids

Hello there! I'm Sarah Britton and I am so excited you stopped by! Join me as we explore simple yet effective ways to create purposeful play opportunities for your child.

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