100 Things To Do This Summer

Last Updated on July 21, 2025

If you want to help your kids stay busy this summer you will want to grab this printable 100 things to do this summer list.

Summer will fly by when you keep active with family friendly ideas. There are indoor and outdoor activities so your kids will have something to do whether it’s nice enough to be outside or too hot and they have to be indoors.

There’s also a good variety of activities for different types of kids-whether they’re more outgoing or more introverted. Your kids will enjoy looking over the list and seeing lots of activities that seem like they were made just for them.

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• Why Use a Summer Activities List?
• Creative Ways to Use the Summer Activities List
• Types of Things Included in This 100 Things to do This Summer List
• Mom Life - Made Easier
• Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools for Printables
• Download the Printable 100 Things to do This Summer List
• Printable FAQs
• Additional Summer Fun Ideas

Why Use a Summer Activities List?

You may wonder why I wanted to have a printable 100 things to do this summer list. I guess it’s because I’ve been a parent for a long time and have “endured” a lot of summer breaks.

Our summer vacations from school always start great. We are all busy working on all the things we have been itching to do all spring.

BUT then time keeps clicking by and a few weeks into summer I hear those dreaded words-I am bored. This short sentence will be spoken by one of my children before the first month of summer is over-it always happens.

Well this summer I am going to be prepared when I hear those words because I won’t have to try to grab some ideas out of thin air. This printable 100 things to do this summer list will already be printed and ready to hand out to anyone who is needing some fun filled ideas to add to their summer.

Creative Ways to Use the Summer Activities List

Here are some creative ways to use this printable activities list to keep it fun, engaging, and visible throughout the season:

• Go through the list with highlighters to color-code the items by theme: outdoors, creativity, family, solo, free, travel, etc. This will help with planning and making sure the kids are completing a variety of activities.
• Mount the list on a corkboard or poster board. Add pushpins or checkboxes to mark off completed items.
• Since the items are numbered, each morning the kids can roll two dice to randomly choose which activities to do for the day.
• Take a photo for each activity and make a summer scrapbook or Instagram series, or write the date and a memory on a sticky note next to the photo (or just write on the back) and add it to a wall collage.
• Create small rewards for milestones-for example, for every 10 activities completed, you get to go on an ice cream outing.

Types of Things Included in This 100 Things to do This Summer List

This list of 100 things to do this summer includes individual activities and group or family activities. There are times when the whole family is bored and you can do some group activities or other times maybe just one child is bored and they can pick some items off the list that they can do themselves to stay busy.

Individual Activity Ideas

Here are some of the items that work great for individuals for summer fun:

• read a book
• sidewalk chalk
• write a story
• write a thank you note
• color pictures
• fly a kite
• play hopscotch
• blow bubbles
• research a new topic
• make cookies
• clean out your closet
• start learning a new language
• watch the clouds float by
• play dress up
• put a puzzle together
• jump on a pogo stick
• ride bikes
• eat popsicles
• wash the car
• eat a snow cone

Group Activity Ideas

Group summer fun is a great way to pass the time during break. There are lots of ideas that can last from hours to even days when you are with a group of people.

Here are some of the fun group summer activities listed:

• have a pajama party
• visit the library
• go bowling
• have a pillow fight
• go to the drive-in movie theater
• have a talent show
• plant a garden
• play charades
• have a garage sale
• visit relatives
• go on a vacation
• learn a new card game
• have a puppet show
• have family game night
• go to a baseball game
• go camping
• take a canoe trip
• have a water balloon fight
• go on a scavenger hunt
• play mini golf

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Printer paper or cardstock: If you're printing for one-time, quick use, print on regular printer paper. If you need the printout to hold up to being handled often or if you plan to laminate it to use it multiple times, choose cardstock.

Laminator: Laminating your printable is an inexpensive way to use it multiple times. Just use dry erase markers and wipe off when you're done so you can use it again!  Alternately, you can cover the printable with clear contact paper to achieve the same thing or place the printable in clear page protectors.

Binder or Folder: If you’re using page protectors for your printables, binders are such an easy way to keep them together and organized. I love this colorful set. If you prefer to stick with standard white though, this set is highly rated and very affordable. And if you need larger binders, this set is terrific. If you go with folders, I like these.

Storage boxes: I like to keep a collection of coloring pages and activity sheets for kids in these plastic storage boxes that I pull out whenever I need to keep kids occupied. I like to keep my printable checklists and packing lists in this file organizer.

Hole punch: If you don’t use page protectors but want to use binders to organize your printables, a hole puncher will be your best friend. This is the one you want if you’ll be punching holes in several pages at a time and want to do so easily. And this bargain option is ideal if you don’t mind limiting your hole punching to 2-3 pages at a time.

Markers and Pens: The right writing instrument makes a big difference! Depending on what I’m writing, I have different preferences. Here are my favorites for each type:

• Ball point pens – These are the ones I use for regular note taking
• Gel pens – My favorites for journaling
• Erasable gel pens – I use these for my calendar so I still have pretty colors but can easily change things if my schedule changes
• Fine point permanent markers – These are my favorite for coloring
• Felt tip pens – I use these on Post-It notes for my own reminders or notes for my family
• Markers – These are my favorites for kids since there are no caps to lose and the kids can easily open and close them on their own

Clipboard: I love this clipboard for on-the-go with the kids. It has built in storage for both printables and markers or pencils.

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Additional Summer Fun Ideas

Keep the summer fun going strong for you and your family with these other free ideas, recipes and printables.

• Teen Scavenger Hunt: A teen scavenger hunt is a great activity to keep teens busy and having fun. This printable scavenger hunt makes it quick and easy to organize
• Printable Road Trip Bingo Cards: This is a fun and easy way to keep kids occupied during long car rides.
• Summer Reading Bucket List: Keep kids reading all summer with this fun Summer Reading Bucket List! This free printable encourages kids to explore different books and reading spots for a reading adventure.
• 10 Fun, Affordable Summer Activities for Families: There's no need to spend a fortune to have a fun and memorable summer with your family. Check out this list of 10 activities everyone in your family will enjoy.
• Easy Homemade Mint Chip Ice Cream Recipe: This easy homemade mint chip ice cream recipe has only 5 ingredients and is so quick to make. A sweetened condensed ice cream recipe the family will love.
• Orange Milkshake: This Orange Milkshake is so delicious and refreshing. It's perfect for summertime or any time you need a little pick-me-up!

Does your family have any summer activities that aren’t on the list? Be sure to leave a comment and give us your ideas!