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Summer Activities List Printable

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Summer is upon us and we are here for it! We love the summer. It is such a fun season with so many activities to do and we have made a free printable bundle with a summer activities list.

We love that our kids are all home from school, but that does mean that we, as moms, are completely in charge of routine and scheduling. This is a great thing but also sometimes difficult! How do we fit in all of the fun and not miss a thing?

Our answer is this summer bundle! This bundle contains a summer activity bucket list, destination destination list, a roll-an-activity sheet, and a summer reading chart.

Roll-An-Activity

This is a great thing to have around your house year-round, but especially in the summer. With the kids home all day, it always happens at some point — they complain they are bored.

All you need is a dice and you have a simple way for the kids to decide an activity. Even if they don’t do the activity listed, they usually pick something they think is “more fun” to do.

This sheet has 18 suggested activities. To pick an activity, you simply roll the die. Then, pick one of the 3 activities listed by that number. Complete with cute icons, kids of all ages can use this sheet. The activities are full of imaginative, open-ended play! Check out all the fun activity suggestions and grab your summer bundle here.

Three children play in the sand on an overcast day. Two girls sit near a small sand pile, with one whispering to the other, who is laughing. A boy sits beside them, extending his hand towards one of the girls while smiling. Trees and a cloudy sky are in the background.

Play in Sandbox

Two young children are lying on a bed with green and white patterned sheets. The older child is wearing glasses and reading a picture book to the younger child, who is wearing a bear-themed outfit. They are cuddled up closely, focused on the book.

Read a Book

A young girl with blond hair sits at a kitchen island, painting on small pieces of paper. She is wearing a black apron and has various painting supplies spread out on the counter, including brushes, a paint palette, and a rag with colorful paint stains.

Watercolor

A young child with short hair is sitting on a blue balance bike with white wheels. The child is wearing a beige jacket, blue jeans, and black sneakers. They appear to be outdoors on a dirt path with grass and greenery in the background.

Ride Bikes

A child with blonde hair and glasses is sitting at a table, writing in a notebook with a pink pen. The child is focused and appears to be in a well-lit room with a whiteboard and stacked cups in the background.

Write a Letter

A toddler with light-colored hair is playing with large, colorful interlocking plastic blocks on a hexagonal-patterned mat. The child is surrounded by various multi-colored blocks in a play area with bright yellow walls.

Build with Legos

A young girl with light brown hair, wearing a white shirt, is looking at a tablet on a granite countertop. The tablet screen displays a world map. The girl appears to be deeply focused on the map.

Learn New Things

A young girl with blonde hair, wearing a polka-dotted long-sleeve shirt, is seated at a table assembling a colorful jigsaw puzzle. She is concentrating on fitting the pieces together.

Do a Puzzle

Four hands are interacting with a board game that involves stacking red and pink block-shaped pieces. The game includes cards, rules pamphlet, and point tally cards on a wooden tabletop.

Play a Game

Kid-Friendly Destination Bucket List

If you are anything like us, you love a good family outing. Summer is often the perfect time to fit in all of the fun places. We especially love going to places that are only open in the summer. Water parks, splash pads, and amusement parks are among our favorites!

Whether you use this destination bucket list as a checklist or an idea list, you are sure to have a blast this summer.

Two young children stand on a sandy beach with a body of water and mountains in the background. The older child, on the left, wears a blue shirt and brown shorts, while the younger child, on the right, wears a white shirt and light-colored shorts. Both have sandy feet.

Beach Day

A young child with blonde hair, wearing a white shirt, jeans, and pink shoes, plays in a pretend grocery store. She stands in front of a wooden shelf with fake milk cartons, cheese, and cream. A small shopping basket with fake groceries is on the floor nearby.

Children's Museum

Aquarium

Two young children wearing red shirts and caps are standing next to a lion mascot dressed in a jersey, with its arms around them. They are at a soccer stadium, with a match taking place in the background. The stands are filled with spectators.

Soccer Match

A woman crouches down next to a small child among blooming tulips in a public garden. The child touches the tulips while the woman, who has long dark hair, gently holds the child. People can be seen walking and enjoying the garden in the background.

Botanical Gardens

A young boy in a dark blue shirt and checkered shorts stands under a cascade of water, squinting his eyes and making a playful scrunched-up face as the water splashes over him. The backdrop is a textured surface, creating a fun and refreshing scene.

Splash Pad

A young child with blonde hair, wearing a green shirt, smiles joyfully while standing on a pathway. Behind him is a wooden fence and a scenic view of a red rock canyon, suggesting a location in a national park or natural area.

Hike

A young boy wearing a red shirt and denim shorts is feeding two goats through the wire fence of an enclosure. The boy is holding a leaf out to the goats, who eagerly reach for it. The enclosure is shaded and contains hay scattered on the ground.

Farm Exploration

Two young boys are sitting on a large, detailed sculpture of a rhinoceros in an outdoor play area. The older boy is perched on the front, smiling and holding onto the sculpture's horns, while the younger one is sitting towards the back. Trees and a wooden fence surround them.

Zoo

Summer Books

It’s no secret that here at DIY Family Time, we love reading! We love to encourage our kids to read as well.

For summer, we want to keep reading, so we use this reading chart. It has 60 books to cross off. They can be picture books or chapter books or a combination!

We have a few ways that can make reading extra fun for the family this summer.

Here are some ideas:

Pick a family read-aloud book. Read it every night before bed!
Read a book that has a movie. Read the book as a family. When everyone has finished it, watch the movie and compare them!
Organize a book club for your kids! This is something we love to do! You can check out the book clubs we have done here!

However you choose to read, you can make it fun for the whole family! We also have some lists of books we love you can check out. You can find our favorite kindness books here.

Summer Activities Bucket List

Before summer starts, we like to list out all of the fun we want to have for the summer. This helps us focus as we plan out our summer activities!

We created this Summer Activity Bucket List to share. Hopefully, it has all of your favorite summer activities too. Some of our favorite activities to enjoy for the summer are on this list.

Two children play together in a sandy area, building a sandcastle. The boy on the left uses a blue scoop to add sand, while the girl on the right sits smiling and holding a smaller scoop. The sandcastle is tiered and detailed with brick-like features.

Build a Sandcastle

A smiling young girl with two braids holds a water balloon. She is in a sunny outdoor setting with a colorful inflatable slide in the background and other people nearby. She is wearing a white swimsuit.

Have a Water Fight

A silhouette of a person looking through a telescope under a starry night sky. Several stars are visible in the background, and the scene is dark, emphasizing the outline of the observer and the telescope on a tripod.

Stargaze

A young boy wearing a beige striped shirt, khaki shorts, and blue sneakers holds a mini golf club while preparing to putt on a mini golf course. He stands on a green turf surrounded by rocks and a tree in the background.

Go Minigolfing

Four children are sitting on the grass outside, engaged in a tie-dye activity. A large piece of white fabric is spread out in front of them with various bottles of dye around it. They are wearing gloves and smiling at the camera, with a rock holding down the fabric.

Tie-Dye Shirts

Two young girls sit on blue folding chairs next to a backyard fire pit. One girl holds a marshmallow sandwich while the other looks away with her marshmallow on a stick. Playground equipment and a white fence are visible in the background.

Roast Marshmallows

Three children dressed in camping attire sit in front of an orange tent. They are holding binoculars and smiling. Two are sitting in camping chairs, and one is in front of the tent entrance. They are in a grassy outdoor area with trees and a house in the background.

Camp in the Backyard

A person with light pink nail polish holds a green, leaf-shaped gummy candy in front of a brown silicone mold with other leaf-shaped gummies.

Make Recycled Crayons

Several children sit on blankets and watch a movie on an outdoor inflatable screen at dusk. Trees and houses are visible in the background. The scene is set in a grassy yard with a clear evening sky.

Outdoor Movie

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Other Ideas

As you can tell, we think summer is a fun season. What’s on your summer bucket list?

Looking for a unique hands-on learning experience? Try these cyanotypes. It’s probably not like anything you’ve done before!

If you are looking for other summer bucket list items check out Camping With Kids or Homemade Crayons!

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