This is a follow up post to the post I did in January about Winter “Bored Sticks” Jar, but with ideas tailored for summer.
I will add to this, as and when I come up with more ideas!
Summer “Bored Sticks” Jar
- Make Gloop with buttons
- Getting the plastic balls and the tent out
- Make cookies
- Do some painting
- Do some glueing and sticking
- Make some birthday cards
- Feed the ducks (Black Dam Pond is the best place for this I believe)
- Build an obstacle course in the garden (Ikea have some great things for this. We bought one of these tunnels at Christmas and it’s great as it folds away but can be used inside and outside. Great with loads of plastic balls inside on a wet day and great as part of an obstacle course outside on a nice day.)
- Build a tent
- Have a picnic with pretend food
- Have an outdoor picnic with real food. Basing Wood is great for Picnics. Or click on the links HERE and HERE for more picnic suggestions.
- Draw something
- Read a book
- Make a gift for someone
- Go to the park. Dinton Pastures, California Country Park,
- Go to the beach
- Make a musical instrument
- Find something in your house that starts with every letter of the alphabet
- Learn ten words or count to 10 in a different language
- Play with or make play dough
- Let Dad choose something to do
- Let Mum choose something to do
- Play a board game
- Dance to some music
- Make cupcakes or fairy cakes
- Do a craft project or google one to make with empty plastic bottles, toilet roll holders, old christmas cards
- Make coloured spaghetti
- Do some dried food cooking
- Watch a film
- Make some DIY coloured sand
- Create a village from any toys that you have
- Design a memory board
- Make a scrapbook of a recent event
- Visit a castle. Odiham Castle is the closest castle
- Go to the kids club cinema at Odeon or Vue
- Go out for dinner somewhere. Check out these posts HERE and HERE for suggestions. Or check out my recent review on Giraffe.
- Take your toys out into the garden
- Listen to an Audio Book
- Go Swimming. Check out the post HERE for details of local swimming pool
- Find a local splash pool.
- Get the paddling pool out
- Play pooh sticks at your local stream or brook
- Organise a play date with friends