Summer Activities

Art

Use a shower curtain to paint on.

Fingerpaint or use Qtips or cotton balls

add beads/cheerios to string to make a necklace

Use playdoh with cookie cutters

use air drying clay to create garden sculptures

make things out of recyclables (get creative)

Dye eggs (it’s not just for Easter

draw pictures on the sidewalk with chalk

create garden signs on wood

make slime:

1 4-6 oz bottle of white liquid all-purpose glue

1/2 teaspoon Arm & Hammer baking soda

1 1/2 tablespoons multipurpose contact lens solution

add food coloring if desired

add 2 tbsp up to 1/2 cup warm water to make stenchier slime

Music

play the music loud and dance, dance, dance.

play musical chairs

P.E.

have races

set up an obstacle course

play basketball by throwing a ball into a tub

make and blow bubbles:

2 cups warm water

1/3 cup dish soap

1/4 cup corn syrup

mix and enjoy

Academics:

bake a tasty treat, measure ingredients

use a shopping list and find items in the store and on the shelf

Act out a story in book

Animals

read to a shelter animal

plant a butterfly garden/veggies etc. Dig, plant, weed and water