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

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time.

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring.

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row.

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves.

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy.

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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