Summer vacation will be here before we know it! Check out this list of 25 Screen-Free Activities for Kids that we have compiled, to cut down on screen time.
Why Are Screen-Free Activities for Kids Important?
When I think of summer, I remember the freedom of summer vacation as a kid. My brother and I might have squeezed in as many as two tv shows or a game on Atari before our Mom scooted us outside for the day. Then, aside from stopping home for lunch, we played at the park house in the playground, and made crafts with the park counselors, and then moved from one kid’s backyard to the next, in the neighborhood.
Clearly, we live in different times (and I majorly just dated myself), but the whole point is that while technology is amazing and can be educational, there is so much to explore out in the world beyond the screens!
Screen-Free Activities for Kids and Families
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This food dye pasta discovery bin from Fun at Home with Kids is so easy and colorful!
Brighten a loved one’s day with a homemade bouquet of paper plate roses that won’t ever die. You can also make some pretty roses with a tie-dye effect from coffee filters!
On your mark, get set, go! Race cars using balloons for a fun game that also doubles as a science experiment!
Put on some music, and clean you floor while getting some exercise, sock mopping!
Get creative, and upcycle old toys into something new with items you already have around the house, like stickers and paint.
Teach your kiddo sewing skills by sewing a pillow buddy for a friend (and then make one to keep!).
Make puppets out of toilet paper rolls and other household items, and then help your kiddos put on a puppet show for the whole family.
Take family game night and summer play dates to the next level by making giant blocks to build a tower with in your backyard!
Transform old outlet covers into play dough toys! Use large googly eyes, acrylic paint, and paint pens to create eyes, mouths, noses and more!
Use egg cartons to make airplanes! You can find this craft on page 121 of 101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever!
Gather cardboard rolls from toilet paper and paper towel, along with different sized bottle caps, yarn, and paint, and make the longest toilet paper roll train in the world! Watch little ones with the bottle caps!
The next time you go to a store that has paint chips (paint color cards), grab a handful of them and make monster puzzles! This is a free, easy, and fun craft that can be done almost anywhere! The finished puzzles are perfect for summer road trips, too.
The next time you sharpen your crayons, start saving the shavings so that you can paint with melted crayons! This craft definitely requires adult supervision.
Prank a family member with a gross yet fun craft–whip up a batch of pretend snot! This is actually a really funny craft to save for those yucky summer sick days when your little one feels gross and cranky.
Some of my best childhood memories involved building a fort with my brother and parents! This is a fun, easy activity that you can do with things around the house. Check out these epic forts made out of cardboard boxes!
I don’t know about you, but I always have a bunch of flattened cardboard boxes in my basement or garage. Pull them out, use your imagination, and play with cardboard boxes this summer. The possibilities are endless! One of my kids’ favorite box activities is turning cardboard boxes into “cars” complete with cozy pillows and blankets.Then, we set them up in the living room with their friends or cousins, and play “drive-in” while a movie plays, and they enjoy yummy movie night snacks! You can also do this outside with an outdoor movie projector.
I love when we can combine science with a fun game, such as this Q-tip blow dart game. All you need are disposable cups, narrow straws, and Q-tips! Go red, white, and blue with the colors, like we did, and this is a perfect game for your 4th of July party!
Use an old shoe box and some craft sticks to make a pinball drop for a golf ball! It’s so cool to watch kids come up with a plan and create something like this…
Pretend that you are on an archaeological dig, and make this fun dinosaur dig sensory bin!
Create kinetic sand and have fun with sand, even on rainy days.
One of my kids’ favorite summer science experiments is the magnetic mud science experiment. It’s mesmerizing!
Paper dolls are wonderful imaginative play! Check out the printable at the bottom, too!
Make a glowing sensory bottle for bedtime ,and add it to your family’s nighttime routine.
Play Kerplunk, but DIY it using a pot and pom-poms!
Make a yarn maze in a laundry basket! Your kiddos will love fishing items through the leveled web of yarn.
More Screen-Free Activities for the Whole Family
Keep the screen-free summer fun going with these fun ideas;
What are some of your family’s favorite screen-free activities? Comment below!
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