Fun & Frugal Summer Activites for Kids

If your little peeps are anything like mine, they can tend to get a little boooored when most of the school books have been put down. This year I am being proactive, in other words I a gotta plan!

I am scoping out some fun summer activities {hopefully the kind that lasts for more than 10 minutes} for them to do. 

Here are my requirements:
1) frugal
2) simple
3) fun!

Here's 10 great ideas that I found.....

I am soooo doing this one! Just the other day my kids went through 4 bottles of bubbles in about 5 minutes flat. These recipes look super easy, easy enough for the kids to even mix up on their own.

 

Sidewalk paint sounds like a winner! My kids ALWAYS want to paint - what better way to fill that desire than outside on the patio or sidewalk!!

My kids love to play with pool noodles, and I don't even mean in the pool. They have used them for jousting when we studied knight and they can frequently be seen playing with them on our trampoline. I think this would be a huge hit!

These little babies look like they would kids the kids off the couch! Sponge Bombs would be great to add into backyard water play. Simple, cheap and fun, fun, fun!

 

I am not normally a fan of my husband's soda habit but this week... drink up honey! These are soda bottle bowling pins are awesome and I am definitely making them! The kids have already seen them and approve : )

 

A great way to get out and about would be a Nature Scavenger Hunt! I plan to take the kids to a local park to do this.

I think that a Backyard Twister Game would win me a Best Mom of the Year Award for sure!

 

For the Angry Bird fans.... Angry Bird Water Balloon Game. This looks so fun that I believe I will be playing this one too!

 

My boys will LOVE this! All you do is grab some masking tape and your imagination and get to it! I am saving this one for a rainy day.

 

I found several backyard water play ideas on Family Fun Magazine's website.

 

What plans do you have for summer fun?