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Activities for Kids on a Hot Day

July 24, 2014 22 Comments

Thought it might be timely to share some Activities for Kids on A Hot Day. Screen-free, no admission type of activities the kids can do around the house. Keep the kids busy my friends – it will save your sanity!…

From the Parent Club archives but always  timely

20 Activities for kids on a hot day

Activities for Kids on a Hot Day

  1. run through the sprinkler
  2. read a book
  3. draw a picture
  4. listen to music
  5. dance in the living room
  6. play with your toys *insert kid groan here*
  7. draw a hopscotch game outside
  8. swing (we have the swingset outside remember)
  9. Paint the sidewalks with a paint brush and water
  10. play in the shade
  11. swim in the pool
  12. play soccer
  13. play hopscotch
  14. build a fort
  15. make popsicles
  16. stamp
  17. colour
  18. play a card game
  19. Clean your room *insert another kid groan*
  20. hula hoop

Summer is the season to disconnect from screens  *she hypocritically typed from her laptop* (C’est la vie).

You might also want to pick up a copy of my book Boredom Busters  which has 50+ activities, recipes, science experiments, crafts, and more to bust boredom at home, in the classroom, on on the go. All of the activities use items easily found around the home or classroom making it a fun and frugal. Boredom Busters by Caroline Fernandez

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  1. Stephanie LaPlante says

    July 29, 2013 at 11:17 am

    I remember all these activities! Oh to be a kid again.

    Reply
    • parentcl says

      July 29, 2013 at 1:25 pm

      I know right? Childhood is wasted on the young 😉

      Reply
  2. mrdisco says

    July 29, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    those were the best days – reading and colouring all day long

    Reply
    • parentcl says

      July 29, 2013 at 1:24 pm

      Absolutely the best days…now I get to relive them…in between loads of laundry.

      Reply
  3. Anne Taylor says

    July 29, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    one of my favourite things to do when I was a kid was to run through the sprinkler and drink water from the hose (which I don’t think is very good for you) Thanks for a list that brought back lots of good memories!

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    • parentcl says

      July 29, 2013 at 1:51 pm

      we did a “toddler spray the big kids with water” activity and it was beyond fun. Sometimes the easiest things are the best fun.

      Reply
  4. Heidi C. says

    July 31, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    Great list! Love the Second Number Nine! Definitely groan-worthy!

    Reply
  5. Judy Cowan says

    August 16, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    Great list! Mind you I don’t think #19 would get the best reception…lol

    Reply
  6. DARLENE W says

    August 17, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    Besides bringing out the sprinkler, colouring and reading are my favourites

    Reply
  7. loucheryl says

    August 20, 2014 at 10:16 pm

    I used to run through the sprinkler all the time as a kid. Good times!

    Reply
  8. katt12 says

    September 22, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    Loved running back and forth under the sprinkler Those were the days!! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Stacy Scott says

    April 4, 2015 at 10:33 am

    Omgosh Memory lane, with a couple New ones, Can’t wait to do some with my Babies =) Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  10. kandi h says

    April 18, 2015 at 11:05 pm

    Great ideas for those “I’m bored” days

    Reply
  11. Dixie says

    June 13, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    These are great! It will get them away from their tv and phone for a bit.

    Reply
  12. Leslie Crosbie says

    May 11, 2016 at 11:54 pm

    My kids look forward to just being outside!
    Living in Manitoba the winters are chilly so it seems like locked up half the year!!

    Reply
  13. Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    June 17, 2016 at 12:35 am

    Loved your comment ‘I know right? Childhood is wasted on the young ?’ Some great ideas here to keep the kids happy 🙂

    Reply
  14. Darlene W says

    June 19, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    the good old days, no screens to look into all day

    Reply
  15. Darlene W says

    July 1, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    and these things to do don’t have an extra cost

    Reply
  16. Krista Miller says

    July 14, 2016 at 11:19 am

    My daughter has already done a ton of these things on the list & summer break is 1/4 over! She loves to be outside with her friends & they get pretty creative to beat the boredom.

    Reply
  17. ChaosAndSilence says

    July 12, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    As of right now they have been limited as much as possible to screen time…hoping to make a jar of suggestions that they can pick from for boredom days!

    Reply
    • Parent Club says

      July 14, 2017 at 2:43 pm

      that’s a great idea

      Reply
  18. Debbie White Beattie says

    November 14, 2017 at 3:12 am

    You’ve got so many great ideas here but my favorite is “draw a hopscotch game outside” because I used to play hopscotch when I was a kid

    Reply

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