If you looking for some Summer Kids Activities at Home or away, here some of our favorite items to help keep us busy all summer long.
Summer Kids Activities at Home Ideas: Pools and floats
- Inflatable pools are great for younger kids who can’t swim yet. look for a depth that will allow them to touch the ground while still having their head above water.
- Steel Frame pools we set one up last year and it’s been great. perfect for our family who is isn’t home enough to make an in ground worth it but this year we will definitely be utilizing it more.
- Swan pool float this was our kids favorite last year. sadly a wing popped so we will be order another.
- Turtle float our kids loved this one though its a bit smaller than the swan.
- 5 pack of pool noodles
- float with squirt gun
- floating Basketball hoop
- Snorkel Gear (blue or purple )
Summer Kids Activities at Home Ideas: Sprinklers and Waterslides
- splash patrol
- splash pad sprinkler
- palm tree sprinkler
- Watersides We have had our Bonzai water slide for about 5 years now and the kids are still happy to play with it. I think we will enjoy it for one last summer.
- slip and slide
- toddler rainbow ring water center
- water balloons
- quirt guns or easy shoot water blasters
Summer Kids Activities at Home Ideas: Sports Equipment
- Trampolines Everyone I know who has trampoline loves theirs and it’s great for entertaining older kids too.
- Playgrounds
- basketball
- inground hoop
- portable hoop
- basketball
- soccer
- mini golf
- archery
Ride on Toys
Lake or River Fun
- floating platform
- 6 person floating island
- 8 person floating raft
- water trampoline
- inflatable raft
- inflate-a-bull
- 1 person inflatable kayak
- 2 person inflatable kayak
- 4 person inflatable boat
- inflatable paddle board
- float with squirt gun
- fishing poles
- Snorkel Gear (blue or purple )
Outdoor Exploration
- Fish net these are actually butter fly nets but they telescope so perfect for travel. cheap enough at the bulk price that we will have spares if we need them. these nets are simply for my son to chase around small fish and try to catch them. he has yet to catch any but its something he loves and keeps him busy on our beach trips.
- Binoculars.
- gardening set (little ones love watering cans)
- Generic go procamera’s
- Safari vest and hat set
- Wild Krat Adventure pack, u can also make your own adventure set with items they may use. It can be as simply as a fanny pack with a nice pen/pencil and small note pad for them to draw or write about their adventures, sunglasses, and a water bottle.
Sunglasses - Make your own activity sets:There to the trip: bingo cards or scavenger hunt. Pen/Pencil/colored pencils, note pad.
- kids sleeping bags
- Flashlights
- Tent
- Smores kit: Chocolate, marshmallow, graham crackers (dont forget the sticks)
- Firepit ( please check that your firecode allows for your intended use)
- Bug kits
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