![]() Build simple catapults and have tossing contests (you can make them as simple….tongue depressors and beans…or as complicated as your kids would like).Conduct simple science experiments (water with cornstarch, diet coke with mentos, oil+water+food coloring + alka seltzer…if you google science experiments for kids you will find a lot of fun ideas).Make greeting cards and post cards and mail them off to family and friends.Make homemade playdough…and then play with it!.Feed Ducks…find a local park with ducks and feed them.Play name that tune (on the piano…or there are tons of apps for this on your phone!).Have a lego building contest with themes…like tallest tower, only use red blocks, only use 4×4 blocks, etc.Play restaurant….plan a fancy dinner, make a menu, cook it together and set a nice table.Play volleyball inside…in the hall with a balloon…sting tape between the hall walls for the net.Cut up old magazines and make collages of things they like to hang in their rooms.Make an obstacle course in the backyard.Make giant drawings (landscapes or life-sized self portraits are always fun) on butcher paper.Give the kids a corner of a flower bed or the garden to build a city with road and their hot wheels.Grab a basketball, find a hoop and play a good old fashioned game of PIG or HORSE.Play a good old fashioned game of catch…any kind of ball will do.Let the kids loose with your fabric scraps to create a quilt pattern with the fabric and glue. Create a bean bag toss (inside or out…don’t make it hard…use things like washcloths laid on the ground for targets).Have a read-a-thon (inside or out with treats and pillows).Play hopscotch on the sidewalk (use sidewalk chalk to draw the board).(With rocks from the yard and $1 paint from the Dollar Store) Paint Pet Rocks or colorful rocks for your garden.I hope you find something here that helps you have some fun with your little ones…we only have a limited amount of summers with these people…let’s try to make the most of it! Some ideas below are messy…some take some planning…but most of them are just tried and true, good old-fashioned fun. Last person standing wins the game.Summer is on the way and today we have a list of 100 activity ideas that are free (or nearly free) to do with your kids. If you do run out of water, you are also out. If you get hit, you have to sit down, and you are out. Everybody has to try to squirt the other players without being sprayed themselves, while trying to make the water last as long as possible. Water Gun Game By: AvaGirl Each person has a water gun, and isn't allowed to refill it when it runs out. All "infected" get 1 water gun and work together as a team. If you get soaked you are "infected" too. One person starts as the "infected" you must squirt someone with water. Infected Water Gun By: m-mwang You'll need the amount of water guns for the amount of players. Hiding and you see the seeker you can spray them and win. Water Gun Hide and Seek By: Anonymous You get a water gun, one for each person.the twist is that if you are Other team (or players) as colourful as possible.Remember, you can Then, start the fight!The goal is to try and get the With paint mixed with water.You can play this being singles however isīetter with teams. You'll need a water gun for each player which is filled up Water Gun Colour Fight by: Anonymous Very simple. ![]() Whoever gets tagged becomes “It” and is given the gun. Give “It” the water gun, and on “Go” have him try to tag the other players by squirting them. Water Gun Tag – You’ll need one water-gun. Want to release a frozen teammate? Squirt them and they will “thaw” and be ready to continue playing. Tag the other team members by squirting them to “freeze” them. Each team must defend a water balloon (instead of a flag) while trying to capture (and burst) the other team’s water balloon. Water Gun Capture The Flag – You’ll need a water gun for each player and two water balloons. Hand out the guns, and let them go after each other! Pure and simple! Old-Fashioned Water Gun Fight – You’ll need a water gun for each player. Whoever gets tagged becomes frozen until another player crawls between their legs. Have players put on their necklaces and try to dissolve other player’s necklaces by spraying them with water.įreeze Water Gun Tag – You’ll need one water-gun. Make necklaces by making a small hole through an Alka-Seltzer table with a needle and putting it on a string. The first ball over the finish line wins.įizzy Necklace Targets – You’ll need a water gun and Alka-Seltzer necklace for each player. On “Go”, everyone shoots their balls with their water guns. Beach Ball Race – You’ll need an inflatable beach ball and water gun for each player.
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