Explore fun, screen-free activities for kids and families, including outdoor play, crafts, reading, games, and creative projects to keep children engaged all summer long.
Download a printable list of these screen-free activities listed below.
Quick & Easy
- Read a book
- Draw or color
- Write a story
- Journal
- Puzzle
- Word search
- Build with blocks
- Color a picture
- Make paper airplanes
- Practice handwriting
- Sort toys
- Tidy a small space
Creative
- Paint rocks
- Sidewalk chalk
- Make a collage
- Origami
- Friendship bracelets
- Clay creations
- Press flowers
- Create a comic
- Decorate a box
- Design outfits on paper
- Make greeting cards
- Play soccer, basketball, etc.
- Frisbee
- Hula hoop
Learning
- Read aloud
- Write a poem
- Learn a magic trick
- Practice math facts
- Riddles
- Build something
- Learn juggling
- Memorize a song
- Draw a map
Home Fun
- Build a fort
- Indoor camp
- Rearrange room
- Clean a drawer
- Organize toys
- Create a time capsule
- Make a treasure hunt
- Measure things around house
Outdoor
- Nature walk
- Scavenger hunt
- Cloud watching
- Plant seeds
- Water plants
- Dig in dirt
- Build a fairy house
- Collect leaves
- Watch birds
- Find insects
- Picnic
- Fly a kite
- Backyard camp
- Stargaze
- Catch fireflies
- Visit park
- Ride bikes
- Watch sunset
- Collect rocks
Active
- Jump rope
- Obstacle course
- Tag
- Race
- Dance
- Stretch
Hands-On
- Bake cookies
- Make bread
- Create pizza
- Make popsicles
- Prep snacks
- Peel fruit
- Set the table
- Help cook dinner
Connection
- Write a letter
- Draw a picture for someone
- Help a sibling or friend
- Do a kind act
- Plan a surprise
- Tell stories together
- Share highs/lows