With summer quickly approaching many of us (grandparents included) are racking our brains for ideas of things to do.
Do you remember the simple things you did as a child? I certainly do. It was always great to have some easy go-to activities that didn’t require much set up. Here is a list of some of those with a few more in-depth fun ideas as well.
- Bug hunt – check under rocks and logs
- Look for pictures in the clouds
- Play with shaving cream
- Play on the preschool playground
Make catapults- Make a wish on a dandelion
- Necklace of clover – just tie stem around the head of the next one and continue on until you have the length you want
- Car trails and tracks in the dirt
- Chalk on the sidewalk or on the wood fence
Make a bubble station- I spy
- Follow the leader
- Write letters in the dirt
- Squirt guns
- Blanket fort – inside or out
- Watercolor painting outside
- Collect rocks
Make paper and straw rockets- Animal hunt – hide plastic or stuffed animals around the yard
- Sun bleach prints – lay objects on a colored paper and check it later to see if the sun has faded the parts not covered
- Water play in tubs – paint brushes, dish soap bubbles in tubs, bike or trike wash, baby bath, wash plastic toys, plastic tarp and water for a slip and slide, turkey baster and other kitchen gadget play, wood or Styrofoam pieces for boats, lego boats, spray bottles and/or sponges (yes, this means the players will also most likely get wet), add some ice cubes (colored ones are even better)
- Make sand or mud pies
Make wood roads and ramps- Make paper airplanes
- Play hide and seek
- Make up “knock knock” jokes
- Sand tunnels for matchbox cars
- Read books in the shade of a tree
- Create an obstacle course
Chalk and water painting letters- Play tic tac toe with nature items
- Catch fire flies
- Sprinkler fun – try dancing through it, jumping, crawling under the spray . . .
- Visit all the parks within 5 miles of your home
- Paint rocks or sticks
- Play in the rain – it’s a GREAT time to let the kids enjoy some puddle jumping!
- Have some fun!!!!
Aldersgate Preschool 