101 Free Things To Do With Kids This Summer (SO MUCH FUN!)

Here are 101 free things to do with kids this Summer – free activities, free food, free apps and LOTS more. Help make a memorable Summer!

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free things to do with kids

101+ Free Things To Do With Kids This Summer

Looking for a few FREE things to do with kids this summer? It's easy for kids to get bored doing the same things every day, so finding free things to keep us busy is always a welcome diversion.

Here's a peek at a few free things to do with kids to keep your kids busy this Summer . . .

Please remember that some of these activities may be restricted this Summer due to COVID-19.  Check with your local facilities to make sure! 

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  • Make homemade sidewalk chalk using what's in your pantry
  • Freeze Koolaid in ice trays to make popsicles
  • Attend Vacation Bible School in your hometown

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  • Visit a park
  • Visit a state capital
  • Lay out a blanket and watch for cloud shapes on a pretty day
  • Go on a nature hunt

  • Make a sidewalk “city” out of sidewalk chalk
  • Collect sea shells at the beach
  • Play jump rope (my kids love this chinese jump rope)
  • Have a water balloon fight

  • Paint rocks
  • Set up a car wash
  • Have a pillow fight
  • Have a movie day – close all the curtains and make popcorn
  • Go to a concert in the park

  • Build a homemade volcano
  • Play hide and seek
  • Set up indoor tents with old sheets
  • Even better, set up outdoor tents with old sheets and enjoy summer reading time outside
  • Plant a garden
  • Decorate a cake

  • Go fishing
  • Learn a new card game
  • Clean out a closet with kids and donate to local thrift store
  • Find a 4 leaf clover

  • Get a free map at a rest area and check off places you'd like to visit nearby
  • Use the Video Star app to make a silly movie
  • Have a bike race with friends
  • Go geocaching
  • Play hopscotch

  • Bake cookies to take to your local fire station
  • Bake cookies to take to your local nursing home
  • Build ice castles
  • Visit a stream and hunt for minnows
  • Set up a bike wash station
  • Dig for worms

  • Play dress up
  • Have your kids set up a yard sale to earn money
  • Find a new hiking trail
  • Host a “craft” day – give kids tons of supplies to craft with and let them have at it
  • Visit all of the local parks in your town
  • Make a pinecone bird feeder

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  • Play board games outside
  • Go birdwatching in a local park
  • Make homemade play doh
  • Make a bubble bath outside by filling an outdoor pool with bubble bath and water
  • Fly a kite

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  • Stop by the McDonald's Playplace and get $1 ice cream cones
  • Make shadow puppets
  • Have a family soccer game in your back yard
  • Let your kids play in the mud (eek!)

  • DO activities from the Summer bucket list you made
  • Make Homemade Ice Cream (This Peach Ice Cream is AMAZING!)
  • Have an outdoor movie night using a screen (or even just a white garage door! )

What other free things do you like to do with your kids? I'd love to hear them ~ leave a comment to share!

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