Four Essential Items for Frugal Kids Summer Activities

Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be re-sharing some posts that I had last year as part of a series called Spring Into Summer. My blog has grown much, thanks to all of you, in the past year, so many may not have seen these posts. I hope to give you some tools to prepare ahead of time for a fun, creative and relaxing summer. 

I am so excited to have another great guest post, this one brought to you by my friend Stacie at Motherhood on a Dime! 

Summer will be here before you know it…and along with it, kids who need something to do! As the mom of three little girls (ages 4 to 7), I understand the need to keep them occupied and engaged during the long, hot summer days. Here are four inexpensive items I keep in my “summer activity box”.

1) Sidewalk Chalk

Here are a few of our favorite ways to use chalk:

• Build a chalk city (this keeps them entertained for so long!!)
• Practice letters and numbers
• Draw and play hopscotch
• Review spelling words

2) Bubbles

Bubbles and summer days just seem to go together. Here are a few bubble-blowing variations you might try:

• Body Part Bubble Pop
• Use pipe cleaners or experiment with other items to make bubble wands
• Make a huge bubble wand from a hula hoop
• Have a bubble-blowing contest (Who can make the largest? Who can make the smallest?)

3) Foil

You can pick up a roll of foil fairly inexpensively at a dollar-type store or use a coupon to get a good deal. Here are just a few ideas for foil:

• Make boats
• Make a foil river
• Use foil (and the sun) to make s’mores
• Tinfoil dinners
• Use foil to make sculptures 

4) Water

Well, I can’t actually store water in my activity box, but there are so many fun activities to do with water during the summer!

• Make your own slipe-and-slide
• Water balloon toss (classic!)
• Make your own soaker balls
• Scooping and pouring water in a kiddie pool
• “Paint” outside with a bucket of water and large paintbrush

Do you have any inexpensive summer fun ideas?

Stacie is the mom of three little girls and wife to her college sweetheart. A former teacher, she blogs about kid’s activities, bargains, faith, and life over at Motherhood on a Dime. She also loves skimming through Pinterest to find favorite crafts for kids, homeschooling, and organizational ideas.

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