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Question

I need ideas - maybe we come up with 60 summer fun things to do with my kids on their vacation. One for each day, so unique ideas would be nice and especially if 60 people chip in.

or 10 points automatically if someone can name me 60 in one shot.

Sorry the kids are 7 and 11.
I need general things not things in one particular state cuz I cannot make it to all. i will be down south Georgia - Florida, but try to tell me things that anyone can do with their kids. Thanks

I like going all day without saying a word, but I would lose that one or my son, my daughter would win.

Wow guys thats great gang. I wish I could pick someone now but you know how yahoo works.

Good looking out!

Answer 1

You didn't say how old but I can try.

1. scavenger hunt
2. picnic and fun day
3. quiet toy day where everyone plays with dolls or trucks great for a rainy day
4. sports day, bring out the balls, bats, basketballs etc
5. art day, lots of coloring, drawing, picture painting
6. movie day, great for a rainy day, get a variety of movies every ones fav to watch with popcorn and drinks
7. driving day, where you take a country drive and the kids watch for different things like how many different kinds of license plates they can find or different trees, etc.
8. amusement park day, go to one and have fun
9. zoo day, go to a zoo and feed/pet the animals
10. museum day, find a neat museum, we have a butterfly one up here where it's full of butterflies that can light on you, pretty neat.
11. sports outting day, go to a special game or car race
12. craft day, make a summer project for when it's back to school time to show what you did ove rthe summer.
13. Library day, spend a day reading books that you all pick out from the library, great for those rainy days.
14. beach day, go to a beach, let the kids build sandcastles or look for seashells and treasures.
15. marine life day, go to a marineland type of place or aquarium
16. garage sale day, let them sit out with a table with things to sell and let them keep the money for a rainy day
17. Rainy day money shopping day, they can go shopping and dinner out with the money from the garage sale day
18. Concert/music day, there are different places with free concerts in the park, take them there
19. baking day, let them help make a cake or dinner
20. kids party day, let them have a little party, invite some of their friends, serve chips and snacks, order pizza, let it be a day of friendship
21. Pick something to do day, let them decide on something fun to do that they like
22. game day, good for another rainy day, bring out the monopoly and board/card games
23. camping day, you don't hav eto go somewhere else, put up a tent in the yard, sleeping bags or blankets and have a little fire to roast marshmellows and tell stories.
24. charity day, pick something to do to help someone else out, let them come up with an idea and how to do it.
25. water day, go swimming or play in the pool if you have one or go to a waterpark
26. take them to an air event like a balloon festival or airshow, teach them to fly a kite
27. do your own thing day, have bubbles, hula hoops, sidewalk chalk, different things they can do outside together or alone
28. bike or walk day, go as a family on a walk or bike ride, maybe even join a charity event and raise money for a cause
29. outside game day, make a day like hide and seek, family basket ball or volleyball, just outside family game fun.
30. visiting day, go to visit family and have a barbeque
31. letters and art day, let them write a letter or make a picture to send older family members, grandparents etc, great for a rainy day, have popcorn and snacks there while they write and draw then get a pizza or something fun for dinner.
32. go to a town festival or field day
33. go on a fishing day or boat ride, some places have canal cruises that are sorta short and fun
34. clothes shopping day, good for the last week before school, set a day aside and just shop for school clothes
35. take a little forest or wooded area tour, teach them names of trees, bugs, plants, flowers, etc, afterwards, have a barbeque
36. ice cream day, get some ingredients to make your own ice cream and let them help
37. song day, have them sing songs, play music and record it on a tape player to play back another time or to make cassette presents for family members.
38. attic day, spend a day in the attic, great for rainy days, and look at old treasures, kids can play dress up too
39. tv and snuggle day, great for a rainy day, snuggle in bed lazy or in the living room, watch tv with the kids most all day, order in food and just spend time together
40. Dollar store day, give them each a few dollars and take to a dollar store and let them pick out a few things to play with for the rest of the day
41. bingo day, take them to a firehall and let them play bingo with their own card
42. shopping grocery day, take them to the grocery store and let them pick out fun meals for dinner for a few days.
43. acting day, have them write a play then act it out complete with making costumes
44. grandparent day let them spend time with their grandparents
45. slumber party day, have them invite friends over for a sleep over and let them pick out a few things to do with friends, like movies, pizza, etc
46. picture day, get a camera and go different places and pose for pictures, let them each have a camera, they have cheap disposable ones, and take pictures of things they want to
47. collage day, when the pictures come back, have them make a summer collage of their pictures and buy a frame they can hang it on the wall
48. For July 4, take them to fireworks
49. take them to a circus or carnival
50. star day, get books about the stars and at night spend time outside letting them pick out the constellations, you can do that with clouds in the day time, find cloud shapes too.
51. pet day, go to a pet show or animal shelter and just pet and cuddle the animals
52. if the community has any crafts or fun days sign them up for one
53. park day, swings day, let them play with other kids in a park and on swingsets
54. Free day, let them go their own ways with friends
55. farm day, go to a farm that lets kids ride horses and let them ride or let them watch what farmers do like milking cows, shearing sheep, etc
56. fruit day, go to a fruit farm like strawberries or apples and let them pick their own
57. car wash day, let them have water fun washing your car and maybe put up a sign to do neighbors to earn a little fun money
58. magazine day, take them to a store and let them pick out a magazine or two and let them read them outside complete with lemonade, just relaxing day as you get some too!
59. video game day, take them to a place that has indoor games they can play, or let them play their own
60. putt putt golf day, they have mini courses for kids.

Answer 2

Ask them what they would like to do, one fun thing a week.
Have a Christmas Party in July
Go to the zoo.
Take a ride on a train somewhere. Depends on how many kids you have.
Go camping, swimming
Learn one new sport, soccer, badminton, golf driving range.
Write a story, write a poem
Go on a ferry boat ride.
Play twister.
Have a day when you go all day without saying a word. There can be time out, but they have to get special permission.
Go one whole day without television.
Go one day where you have to sing everything you say instead of talking.
Go to a park or field. Take a large paper and some pencils and draw a scene or flower or trees. Somewhere where there is not a lot of people.
Learn an old ballad and all the lyrics, Puff the Magic Dragon or The Unicorn.

Answer 3

Lets see,

1. Some theaters do free movies early during the week to get people in to buy pop corn and drinks.
2. Putt Putt.
3. Visit Zoo.
4. Visit Art Museum (air conditioned and a lot have mideval rooms with armor for the boys)
5. Natural History Museum.
6. Trip to local beach if there is a local beach.
7. Tent Camping.
8. Hikking using a identified trail with sites to identify along the way.
9. Go to a cave with guides.
10. Check local library for events depending on child age.
11. Live theaters often do special shows for children.
12. Build a model car or plane
13. Find a book on making paper air planes and see how many you can make.
14. Find a farm that does tours and see all the farm animals and how a farm works.
15. Go horse back ridding.
16. Go to a go cart track.
17. Visit an car museum or motor cycle museum.
18. Rent all the Star Wars movies and have a Star Wars day.
19. Go to a pro base ball game or minor league.
20. Look for Karate School and take a class (usually give a week away for free to see if you like it).

or just buy a vidio game system let'em loose.

Good luck

Answer 4

Don't do something each day!! For one, they probably won't be too grateful, they'll be tired, and they'll learn to appreciate the few fun times you share, but I have no right to tell you what to do so:
1) ride bikes

2) roller blade

3) basketball

4) play board games

5) make a tent out of blankets

6) squirt with hoses

7) run through the sprinkler

8) jump rope

9) read books

10) blow bubbles

11) make homemade play dough

12) play with play dough

13) press flowers

14) do crafts with pressed flowers

15) write a letter to a relative, friend or pen pal

16) clean bedroom

17) vacuum living room

18) clean bathroom

19) make a craft

20) draw

21) color

22) paint

23) pull weeds

24) watch a movie

25) write stories

26) use binoculars

27) use magnifying glass

28) use microscope

29) bird watching

30) write a play

31) act out a play

32) invent circus acts

33) perform a circus

34) play card games

35) make art on the front walkway with sidewalk chalk

36) play catch

37) play baseball

38) collect rocks

39) collect leaves

40) collect feathers

41) play Frisbee

42) make Frisbee's out of old plastic lids, decorate with markers

43) dust the house

44) brush the pet

45) write letters

46) read a magazine

47) play dress-up

48) play Cowboys

49) pick vegetables

50) play outside with the pet

51) build a fort in your rooms

52) build a fort in the backyard

53) do a jigsaw puzzle

54) play on the Geosafari

55) play on the computer

56) listen to a story or book on tape

57) do extra schoolwork to get ahead

58) do brain teasers (ie: crosswords, word searches, hidden pictures, mazes, etc.)

59) cook

60) prepare lunch

61) surprise a neighbor with a good deed

62) play store

63) prepare a "restaurant" lunch with menus

64) hold a tea party

65) have a Teddy bear picnic

66) play with toy cars

67) play dolls

68) play house

69) chase butterflies

70) collect caterpillars and bugs

71) plant a garden or a pot

72) collect seeds

73) hunt for four-leaf clovers

74) learn magic tricks

75) put on a magic show

76) plant a container garden

77) sprout seeds or beans

78) make sock puppets

79) put on a puppet show


81) make homemade wrapping paper

82) make homemade gift cards

83) make picture frames from twigs glued onto sturdy cardboard

84) crochet or knit

85) make doll clothes

86) sew buttons in designs on old shirts

87) run relay races

88) make bookmarks

89) take a quiet rest time

90) take a shower or bath

91) bathe a pet

92) feed the birds or squirrels

93) watch the clouds

94) organize a dresser drawer

95) clean under the bed

96) empty dishwasher

97) vacuum under the couch cushions and keep any change found


101) practice musical instruments

102) perform a family concert

103) teach yourself to play musical instrument (recorder, harmonica, guitar)

104) fold laundry

105) sweep kitchen or bathroom floors

106) sweep front walkway

107) sweep or spray back patio

108) sweep or spray driveway

109) wash car

110) vacuum car

111) vacuum or dust window blinds

112) clean bathroom mirrors

113) clean sliding glass doors

114) clean inside of car windows

115) wash bicycles

116) clean garage

117) play in the sandbox

118) build a sandcastle

119) work with clay

120) copy your favorite book illustration

121) design your own game

122) build with blocks or Legos

123) create a design box (copper wire, string, odds-and-ends of things destined for the garbage, pom-poms, thread, yarn, etc.)

124) plan a neighborhood or family Olympics

125) have a marble tournament

126) paint a picture with lemon juice on white paper and hang it in a sunny window and see what happens in a few days

127) finger paint with pudding

128) make dessert

129) make dinner

130) give your pet a party

131) paint the sidewalk with water

132) start a journal of summer fun

133) start a nature diary

134) have a read-a-thon with a friend or sibling

135) have a neighborhood bike wash

136) play flashlight tag

137) play Kick the Can

138) check out a science book and try some experiments

139) make up a story

140) arrange photo albums

141) find bugs and start a collection

142) do some stargazing

143) decorate bikes or wagons and have a neighborhood parade

144) catch butterflies and then let them go

145) play hide-and-seek

146) create a symphony with bottles and pans and rubber bands

147) listen to the birds sing

148) try to imitate bird calls

149) read a story to a younger child

150) find shapes in the clouds

151) string dry noodles or O-shaped cereals into a necklace

152) glue noodles into a design on paper

153) play hopscotch

154) play jacks

155) make up a song

156) make a teepee out of blankets

157) write in your journal

158) find an ant colony and spill some food and watch what happens

159) play charades

160) make up a story by drawing pictures

161) draw a cartoon strip

162) make a map of your bedroom, house or neighborhood

163) call a friend

164) cut pictures from old magazines and write a story

165) make a collage using pictures cut from old magazines

166) do a secret service for a neighbor

167) plan a treasure hunt

168) make a treasure map

170) plan a special activity for your family

171) search your house for items made in other countries and then learn about those countries from the encyclopedia or online

172) plan an imaginary trip to the moon

173) plan an imaginary trip around the world, where would you want to go

174) write a science-fiction story

175) find a new pen pal

176) make up a play using old clothes as costumes

177) make up a game for practicing math facts

178) have a Spelling Bee

179) make up a game for practicing spelling

180) surprise an elderly neighbor or relative by weeding his/her garden

181) finger paint with shaving cream

182) collect sticks and mud and build a bird's nest

183) write newspaper articles for a pretend newspaper

184) put together a family newsletter

185) write reviews of movies or plays or tv shows or concerts you see during the summer

186) bake a cake

187) bake a batch of cookies

188) decorate a shoe box to hold your summer treasures

189) make a hideout or clubhouse

190) make paper airplanes

191) have paper airplane races

192) learn origami

193) make an obstacle course in your backyard

194) make friendship bracelets for your friends

195) make a wind chime out of things headed for the garbage

196) paint your face

197) braid hair

198) play tag

199) make a sundial

200) make food sculptures (from pretzels, gumdrops, string licorice, raisins, cream cheese, peanuts, peanut butter, etc.) and then eat it

202) start a club

203) take a nap outside on your lawn

204) produce a talent show

205) memorize a poem

206) recite a memorized poem for your family

Answer 5

Reading day at the local library. A trip to the Zoo. A day (or 12) at the beach. Picnic day (each child decides what to make/bring). Craft day with lunch bags, crayons, markers and felt pieces to make puppets. Quiet day so Mom can unwind from running all over finding them things to do (at least 5 or them). Berry picking. Horse back riding.

There's a few of the things I did on summer vacations. Sorry it's not 60, but some days, my Mom just left us to our own devices and let us play outside.

Answer 6

1. have a picnic
2. go camping
3. mini-putt
4. movie marathon
5. mini-olympics day
6. cottage weekend
7. water park
8. amusement park
9. have a friend over
10. shopping
11. road trip somewhere interesting
12. stay overnight in a hotel
13. beach
14. go out for supper somewhere fancy
15. sleep in until 2PM
16. water balloon fight
17. build a fort
18. bonfire w/ marshmallows - or even better - s'mores!!! yum!
19. go through old family pictures/home movies
20. watch for shooting stars
21. go swimming with all your clothes on
22. strawberry (or any berry) picking
23. make apple crisp (my favourite)
24. fill a kiddy pool and put it at the end of a slide w/ a hose running down it (DIY waterslide!)
25. make a meal together
26. eat ice cream for supper
27. bowling
28. see an air show
29. go to the fair
30. draw a life-size family portrait w/ sidewalk chalk!
halfway there...
31. go for a long walk
32. baseball game
33. have a party for no reason
34. bake a cake for no reason
35. go to an interactive museum
36. second hand stores
37. hang out at the library
38. go fishing
39. go golfing
40. visit family
41. try waterskiing
42. rope swing
43. have a craft day
44. repaint kids' rooms
45. plant a garden
46. get them disposible cameras and set them loose
47. volunteer for a local charity
48. sleep in a tent in your backyard
49. go grocery shopping and buy what they want
50. take your kids to work
51. treasure hunt
52. get a dog
53. go somewhere historical
54. drive by school and make faces
55. horseshoes
56. make a scrapbook
57. play volleyball in the lake
58. have a neighbourhood BBQ
59. tie dye t-shirts
60. be spontaneous!!!!!!!!!!!

HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

1.arts and crafts
2.water parks
3.hiking
4.summer library programs
5. Spend an afternoon at a public swimming pool.
6. Go to a movie matinee.
7. Take the dog for a walk.
8. Feed the ducks in the park or the birds in your own backyard.
9. Eat dinner together.
10. Watch TV together.
11. Listen to a variety of music together.
12. Go to the library.
13. Build and fly kites.
14. Collect aluminum cans, saving the money for a special treat.
15. Go for a bike ride.
16. Go roller-skating or roller blading together.
17. Play tennis together.
18. Paint a room.
19. Plant a flower garden in planter boxes or empty milk containers.
20. Help a neighbor.
21. Teach your child(ren) to iron or sew.
22. Go for a drive.
23. Take a bus ride, subway or train to the end of the line and explore a new neighborhood.
24. Visit a museum or art gallery.
25. Learn and play chess or checkers.
26. Go on a picnic.
27. Go for a hike.
28. Go to church or Sunday school.
29. Build something.
30. Act out a fairy tale or Bible story.
31. Paint a mural on an unsightly wall.
32. Play computer games (at home or at the library).
33. Read a newspaper together.
34. Keep a scrapbook or photo album.
35. Take turns reading a book or magazine together.
36. Talk and tell jokes to each other.
37. Build an ant farm.
38. Cook a meal together.
39. Visit a fire station.
40. Start or join a neighborhood clean-up club.
41. Help the homeless.
42. Go to a high school ball game.
43. Go fishing.
44. Write and perform a play for your friends and/or family.
45. Hold a garage sale.
46. Clean out your kid's closet.
47. Read the comic pages together.
48. Hold a neighborhood amateur talent show.
49. Develop a Bible study group that is kid-friendly.
50. Write a never-ending story.
51. Rent a video and watch it together.
52. Have a pillow fight.
53. Keep a family journal.
54. Write a letter to a distant family member or friend.
55. Finger-paint an old lampshade.
56. Build a treasure chest out of a sturdy lidded cardboard box and collect mementos to put in it.
57. Paint over and draw a mural on a neighborhood wall or fence.
58. Form a Saturday car wash club and save the money for a special treat for all the kids.
59. Hold a pie or ice cream eating contest.
60. Use permanent fabric markers to transform plain cotton napkins, place mats and tablecloth into personalized table accessories.
61. Form a weekend school or neighborhood clean up task force.
62. Create birthday, Christmas and other commemorative cards together.
63. Have a picnic in the house on a rainy day.
64. Start a family genealogy by interviewing the oldest members in your family.
65. Cut up old magazine photos and ads to make a doorframe collage.
66. Look in the Sunday paper for free things to do.
67. Start a neighborhood flower and vegetable garden.
68. Hold neighborhood graffiti paint-out or clean up.
69. Collect old usable toys, clothes and shoes and donate them to a shelter.
70. Write and mail letters to shut-ins.
71. Open a bank account for family-fun activities.
72. Use glitter, sequins and old photos to put a new face on an old clock.
73. Play "Simon Says."
74. Take out a book on Astronomy from the library and trace the constellations in the night sky.
75. Make and store Christmas decorations for the holiday season.
76. Decorate old hats with buttons, bows and yarn. Hold a funny hat contest.
77. Finger paint or decorate the inside of a closet.
78. Create a wire coat hanger sculpture.
79. Build a snowman or a family of mud people.
80. Teach each other new songs and dances.
81. Build a sand castle at the beach.
82. Fashion old socks into puppets and host a puppet show.
83. Get a book on birds from the library and go bird watching.
84. Use melted crayons and candle wax in an old coffee tin to create a colorful candle.
85. Adopt and assist a senior citizen in your building or on your block.
86. Do a crossword puzzle together.
87. Make funny or scary masks out of brown paper bags.
88. Make a cake or bake brownies together.
89. Get a book on magic from the library and hold a magic show.
90. Serve meals to the homeless.
91. Learn a foreign language and practice speaking to each other.
92. Visit an historic home, monument or site in your area.
93. Play "Charades."
94. Play "Hopscotch."
95. Hold a giant neighborhood garage sale, saving some of the money for kids' play equipment.
96. Use colored markers and old tennis shoes to create weird sneakers.
97. Enjoy a cookout or campout in your own backyard.
98. Cuddle.
99. Play a round of miniature golf.
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Answer 8

We like to go camping in our yard. Pitch a tent, make some hot dogs and hamburgers and tell ghost stories. If you don't have a yard just use the living room! This is fun to do in the middle of the week just to make things interesting.

Answer 9

It would help if we knew where you lived, I'm originally from Montana so when I was a kid I loved it when we went horseback riding, horseback riding through Makoshika park and going on a dinasaur dig, going fishing, picking through rocks for agates, boating, tubing going to intake and paddlefishing, swimming at the pool going to a petting zoo, going to the dinasaur museum, going to the other museum, going to ghost towns, going to the different old military forts, playing tennis,Good Luck

Answer 10

First, where are you going on your vacation?
1. fishing and frying the fish
2. name the famous person
3. horse riding
4. kick ball
5. tasting exotic fruits
6. visiting an Amish farm
that's all I can come up with. sometimes it helps to find out what you kids really want to do. try the web you might find some interesting things.

Answer 11

When I was younger me and my mom would take a day to go to a movie. Or sometimes she would just tell me and sisters that each of us got to pick one thing for us to do that day. Or the beach, or as silly as it sounds she would show me how to cook. Or we would just play board games and watch movies.