Things to do this summer with four and five year olds

We break up soon for the summer holidays. I cant wait for nursery/school runs to be done with and no rushing out in the morning.

We can’t wait for long days in the garden that turn in to impromptu barbecues and long evenings with no strict bedtime routine. I love spending the day out the garden in the paddling pool with ice creams ! This year I have my eye on a slushy machine for the summer fun factor.

I do need to have a plan of action though as my two like to be busy and are used to being in nursery four days a week. I’ve come up with a list of free or cheap things to do.

1. Find a local spot and go blackberry picking and make a pie
2. Play good old chalk games like hopscotch
3. Make a fairy garden or plant seeds
4. Toast marshmallows for desert on the BBQ one eve
5. Bake a cake
6. Make paper mache masks and paint them
7. Make slime
8. Go to the library and choose some books/learn something new
9. Have a teddy bears picnic
10. Make some hand print art
11. Make a mud pie
12. Have a movie night with tickets and popcorn
13. Camp indoors one night
14. Go on a nature walk with a checklist of things to tick off
15. Have a play date
16. Climb a mountain
17. Paddle in a stream
18. Make play doh
19. Make ice lollies or frozen yogurt pops
20. Make some recycled crayons with an ice mold
21. Take your paper outdoors and paint what you see
22. Go on a road trip
23. Have a PJ day (several)
24. Visit a museum
25. Get the littes to help buy and cook dinner
26. Act of kindness – make cards or collages for the neighbours or bake them some biscuits
27. Visit a castle
28. Have a screen free day
29. Have a water balloon fight
30. Make a bird feeder out of a milk carton
31. Go and see a movie (Mini mornings are on every day in the summer £2.50 per person)
32. Collect sea shells on the beach and make jewelry with them
33. Make sock puppets with googly eyes and wool for hair
34. Write/send letters or postcards and mail them to family members or friends
35. Have a hula hoop contest
36. Make tie die t shirts
37. Make pizzas
38. Make sun catchers
39. Do a science experiment (mentos and cola is an easy one)
40. Make a house and furniture out of recycling for dolls or figures
41. Make a time capsule and bury it in the garden
42. Finger paint
43. Freeze toys in ice
44. Bubble wrap stamp painting
45. Sort out toys you no longer play with a donate them
46. Go camping
47. Make a tin foil river in the garden
48. Make a bug house
49. Make a summer scrap book
50. Fly a kite

Do you have anything I can add to the list? Would love to hear more – hope you all have a fab summer 2019!

*Collaborative post