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
Activities for Kids on a Hot Day
- run through the sprinkler
- read a book
- draw a picture
- listen to music
- dance in the living room
- play with your toys *insert kid groan here*
- draw a hopscotch game outside
- swing (we have the swingset outside remember)
- Paint the sidewalks with a paint brush and water
- play in the shade
- swim in the pool
- play soccer
- play hopscotch
- build a fort
- make popsicles
- stamp
- colour
- play a card game
- Clean your room *insert another kid groan*
- 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. 
Stephanie LaPlante says
July 29, 2013 at 11:17 amI remember all these activities! Oh to be a kid again.
parentcl says
July 29, 2013 at 1:25 pmI know right? Childhood is wasted on the young 😉
mrdisco says
July 29, 2013 at 12:52 pmthose were the best days – reading and colouring all day long
parentcl says
July 29, 2013 at 1:24 pmAbsolutely the best days…now I get to relive them…in between loads of laundry.
Anne Taylor says
July 29, 2013 at 1:39 pmone 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!
parentcl says
July 29, 2013 at 1:51 pmwe did a “toddler spray the big kids with water” activity and it was beyond fun. Sometimes the easiest things are the best fun.
Heidi C. says
July 31, 2013 at 7:49 pmGreat list! Love the Second Number Nine! Definitely groan-worthy!
Judy Cowan says
August 16, 2014 at 1:47 pmGreat list! Mind you I don’t think #19 would get the best reception…lol
DARLENE W says
August 17, 2014 at 1:10 pmBesides bringing out the sprinkler, colouring and reading are my favourites
loucheryl says
August 20, 2014 at 10:16 pmI used to run through the sprinkler all the time as a kid. Good times!
katt12 says
September 22, 2014 at 1:38 pmLoved running back and forth under the sprinkler Those were the days!! 🙂
Stacy Scott says
April 4, 2015 at 10:33 amOmgosh Memory lane, with a couple New ones, Can’t wait to do some with my Babies =) Thank you for sharing
kandi h says
April 18, 2015 at 11:05 pmGreat ideas for those “I’m bored” days
Dixie says
June 13, 2015 at 7:22 pmThese are great! It will get them away from their tv and phone for a bit.
Leslie Crosbie says
May 11, 2016 at 11:54 pmMy kids look forward to just being outside!
Living in Manitoba the winters are chilly so it seems like locked up half the year!!
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
June 17, 2016 at 12:35 amLoved your comment ‘I know right? Childhood is wasted on the young ?’ Some great ideas here to keep the kids happy 🙂
Darlene W says
June 19, 2016 at 5:58 pmthe good old days, no screens to look into all day
Darlene W says
July 1, 2016 at 3:29 pmand these things to do don’t have an extra cost
Krista Miller says
July 14, 2016 at 11:19 amMy 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.
ChaosAndSilence says
July 12, 2017 at 12:42 pmAs 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!
Parent Club says
July 14, 2017 at 2:43 pmthat’s a great idea
Debbie White Beattie says
November 14, 2017 at 3:12 amYou’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