Little Yellow Barn: 125 Summer Activities for Kids

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I had to share with you some fun summer activities for the kids. Several of these I wrote down in my personal planner so that I would be sure to do them with my little one this summer.

Whatever you choose to do this summer remember to take advantage of every moment you share with your kid or kids. Childhood is so magical and I love watching as my daughter consumes the world around her, exploring and imagining her own fairytale. Take lots of pictures and save a few snapshots for your own memory book. Write down what you love about summer and what you love about your child, specific to the age they are at and please don't let the summer pass you by without a few memories stored up for winter.

Activities #1-#50 can be found over at Kids Activities Blog. My personal favorites from this summer bucket list are...

#1. Catch some bugs via Repeat After Me

#2 Watch a butterfly hatch

#7. Make your own bouncy ball via momto2poshlildivias

#9. Be an excavator via Healthy Mama Info. Freeze toys in a giant block of ice and chip away!

#18. Sensory tub via Kids Activities Blog. Fill a kiddie pool with treasure to hunt for.

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#28. Explore the colors of the rainbow with ice via Things to Share and Remember

#33. Make a KEEPSAKES jar via Kids Activities Blog. Collect keepsakes to remember your summer.

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#45. Homemade splash pad using PVC pipes via Home Spun Threads
#49 Use rice crispie treat to mold sculptures

#50. Compile items to make a bird's nest. via Curly Birds. This was such a great idea, I can just imagine the birds flying up to your child's collection of NEST MATERIALS and thinking, "Hot dog I hit the jackpot".

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#51 Make your own puff paint via Healthy Mama Info

#52 Use terra-cotta pots, lined with tin foil and filled with charcoal to make individual marshmallow toasters for S'mores. I saw this on Pinterest today and thought, "Yeah that's safe for kids, right?"

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#54 -#60 are from Katherine Maries. Wow, Katherine is a seriously talented photographer. Loved her ideas for summer outdoor fun including...

#54 Make a cardboard box ice cream stand via Katherine Maries and

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#55 Treat dollies to lunch via Katherine Maries

#56 Breakfast Picnic via Katherine Maries

#60 Make an outdoor fish bowel. via Katherine Maries

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#61 Alphabet Hunt via Play Dr Hutch

#62 Bee Craft via Easy Child Crafts

#63. Pool Noodle Obstacle Course via Train Up a Child Learn as We Go

#64. Color Hop via Train Up a Child Learn As We Go

#65. Bean Bag Toss via One More Moore

#66. Soggy Jog Relay race via Spoonful . This is a relay game in which the kids dunk a pair of sweatpants in water, put them on then race across the yard to tag their teammate and pass the soggy jog pants along.

#67. Speedboat Relay via Spoonful

#68 - #69. Back Yard Dart Game and Gigantic Game Board via The 36th Avenue

#70. Flashlight Tag! via NWF.org I love the summer nights in which kids flood the streets running from house to house gathering more friends to join in on the outdoor fun. Flashlight tag is the perfect game to play on a cool summer night.

#71. Kiddy Car Wash via Spoonful

#72. Mud Pie Kitchen via Rhythm of the Home

#73. Music Wall via Filth Wizardry. This wall of instruments is amazing. So creative and perfect for kids that just want to make some noise. Try materials such as wind chimes, old kitchen materials, hub caps, muffin tins, PVC pipes etc.

#74. Waterfall Water Wall via Playing by the Book.

Using old plastic containers this family drilled their collectables onto a wooden board. The flow of water was directed to fill large basins at the bottom of the waterfall. These kids look like they are having fun dumping water down this gizmo.

#75. Crazy Art via Artful Parents. Hang up an old sheet and let your kids create their masterpiece using squirt bottles filled with water tinted with food coloring.