8 Summer Activities Your Kids Will Love

We’re about halfway through the Summer vacation. Have you started hearing those dreaded words “Mom, we’re bored!” ? If so, you may want to try out some of these ideas. If not, they may be worth the effort just to give those kids something to do.

I suggest making a summer list of ideas and items you need to complete the activities then keep the list on you for when you may be near a store for some supplies. Plan ahead your summer activities so you are organized and know what summer outdoor activity or indoor activity you are going to do with your child.

You may like to use the activities as a reward incentive, finish your chores and we will make a summer slip and slide for example. So many fun summer ideas in this list you are sure to find something your child will want to do this summer.

Looking for more summer resources? Check out these Summertime Activity books. A great way to keep the children’s minds busy whilst having a little creative seasonal fun too.

1- Pool Noodle Race Track from Ramblings from Utopia

2- PVC Water Shooter from Frugal Fun 4 Boys

3- Sand Foam from Paging Fun Moms

4- Giant Bubbles from Dollar Store Crafts

5- Kiddie Car Wash from Mom Endeavors

6- Frisbee Tic Tac Toe from A Turtles Life For Me

7- Glow Stick Swimming from Frugal Coupon Living

8- Pool Noodle Water Wall from Teaching Mama

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You probably know by now if you’re a regular reader (and if you’re not, welcome!) that I love a knitting pattern that’s a little silly or a little different from the usual. Classic patterns are great, too, but sometimes you just want to make something with a bit of whimsy. And when it’s super functional, too, that’s even better.

That’s the case with the Bananen-Socken pattern from Susanne Shahin. These banana socks are one of those patterns no one seems to be totally sure where it came from, and this free pattern on Ravelry explains how she makes them based on how she learned it.

It’s a sock that’s curved and when not on a foot it looks rather like a banana. There’s no heel, and you can use whatever number of stitches you need to make it fit your foot. If you’ve knit enough socks to know how many stitches you like you can just use that number, or the pattern notes include sizing charts to help. (It needs to be multiples of 2 for the ribbing.)

After working a traditional cuff, the body is made with ribbing on the back and welts (or what the pattern calls horizontal ribbing) on the front, which is what gives it the curved shape. There’s no heel, but there is toe shaping, but for the leg and the foot you just keep working the same pattern as long as you like.

I’m a little skeptical about how these socks will feel with ribbing on the bottom of the foot, but I’m definitely intrigued and will probably give them a try.

The pattern notes are available on Ravelry in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. If you head to the pattern page you can see a photo of what it looks like on a foot, and it just looks like a normal sock.

Have you ever knit banana socks or do you want to now? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Susanne Shahin]

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