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8 Summer Activities Your Kids Will Love

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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.

racetrack

1- Pool Noodle Race Track from Ramblings from Utopia

watershooter

2- PVC Water Shooter from Frugal Fun 4 Boys

sandfoam

3- Sand Foam from Paging Fun Moms

bubbles

4- Giant Bubbles from Dollar Store Crafts

carwash

5- Kiddie Car Wash from Mom Endeavors

frisbee

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

glowsticks

7- Glow Stick Swimming from Frugal Coupon Living

waterwall

8- Pool Noodle Water Wall from Teaching Mama

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.