Summer Loving: Activities for kids all summer long

I have been hopping around the internet looking at different ideas to do with my kids this summer.  There are lots of lists out there.  I compiled my own list and decided to share it on this blog.  The links on here are definitely worth checking out.  There are some creative, fun moms out there.  This list included 70 different activities to keep you and your children having fun this summer.

Crafts/Things to Make:

1. Cereal necklace
2. Write a Book
3. Tin Foil Robots
4. Recycle old crayons
5. BouncingBubbles
6. Sensory Balloons
7. Ice cubepaint
8. HomemadeDoodle Paint
9. Make pinwheels
10. NameMobiles
11. Rattle SnakeBuddy
12. Marshmallows and toothpick creations
13. Buildsponge towers
14. Volcanoesin a cup
15. MarbleMazes
16. Toy Truckpainting
17. SpongePainting
18. Kool-AidPainting
19. Make Your Own Bouncy Ball
20. DIY Sharpie Dyed Clothes
21. DIY Bleach T-Shirt

Water Activities

1. Water fightwith sponge balls
2. Boats andtin foil
3. Water SprayFight
4. SpongeRelay
5. WaterTable- diy 
6. Chalk andWater

Games/Other Activities

1. Read 15 minutes each day
2. Treasure hunt
3. Blow bubbles
4. Bean Bag Toss
5. Picnic
6. Obstacle course
7. Write using salt or sugar
8. ShapeMuncher game 
9. Make old pennies shiny with salt and vinegar
10. Family GoFish Card Games
11. ParachuteGames
12. PipeCleaner and strainer games
13. Oil andwater activities
14. SwirlingColors Milk
15. SoapExplosion
16. Play board games and puzzles
17. Play with Trio Blocks
18. Play with trains/tracks
19. Play with dinosaurs
20. Play with Mr. Potato Head Stuff
21. Play with Little People Stuff
22. Ice Balloons
23. Skylander Preschool Activities

Places to Go 

(Many are local to Utah)

1. Library
2. Bowling
3. Gilgal Sculpture Garden 
4. Cheap movie
5. Park- feed ducks
6. Antelope Island
7. Cherry Hill 
8. Hill Aerospace Museum 
9. Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum
10. Hogle Zoo
11. Syracuse Family Fun Center
12. Temple Square- scavenger hunt
13. The Living Planet Aquarium
14. Utah Botanical Center
15. Wheeler Historic Farm 
16. Clark Planetarium 
17. Utah Field House of Natural History State ParkMuseum 
18. Firefighter Museum (Tooele)
19. Tooele Railroad Museum
20. Eccles Dinosaur Park