99 TV-Free Summer Activities for Kids - a huge mix of indoor, outddor, quiet and boisterous play ideas!
Fun-in-the-Sun Activities: from Scholastic, a page filled with links to ideas to help your child explore, learn, and play all summer long!
Summer Reading Bucket List: fun, silly and educational ideas for summer reading!
20 Summer Science Ideas for Kids: plants, magnetics, water play, make your own snow and much more!
Kids Garden Activities that Dig Into Reading: Fun ways to combine books with outdoor gardening activities.
Summer Reading Bingo: printable BINGO card to encourage kids to read a variety of materials in fun ways.
Reading Confetti -
Link to ideas for crafts and other activities to do after reading.
Many, many fun, popular titles of pictures books are
included in this list. Make a fly-catching frog with supplies you probably have at home after reading Big Wide-Mouth Frog by Ana Martin Larranaga. Or, make glow-in-the-dark fireflies after reading Eric Carle's Very Lonely Firefly.
60 Ways to Make Reading Fun - simple ideas for how, where, why and what to read this summer.
Summer Reading Adventure - (grades PreK and K) links to activities to accompany 66 different picture book titles. Crafts, games, recipes and more!
Ten Reading Games to Make Learning Fun from Kids Activities Blog. Ideas for making a story-starting bin, sight word soccer, a variation of Scrabble, a phonics flip chart and more.
Kids Summer Reading in Libraries - Pinterest Board loaded with book related activities and more! (Must sign in to Pinterest to view)
Kids a Cookin' - what is more fun than combining a good story and a tasty recipe? This is one of my favorite websites. Check it out and you will be sure to cook up some fun this summer!
Simple Bites - Easy Recipes That Kids Can Make
Summer Home Learning Recipes Grades K-3
Zisboombah: Where It Is OK to Play With Your Food! - Recipes kids can make, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, smoothies and more.
Kids Recipes A to Z - Ice Cream in a Bag, Banana Hot Dogs and Worm Burgers are just a few of the recipes you can find here!
Activities for Summer Learning Ages 6-10 from ImaginationSoup
Kid Fun Craft Recipes - recipes for various types of clay, paint, sidewalk chalk bubbles, etc.
Funology: The Science of Having Fun - science experiments, magic tricks, games, arts & crafts, jokes & riddles, recipes and weird trivia.
40+ Seuss Inspired Crafts in 15 Minutes or Less: Recipes, games, jewelry and more!
Rainy Day Reading Fun: Read the book, then watch it on Netflix!
Summer Library Challenge: Each of these challenges will take you to the library to discover new books to read over the summer. Great family activity!
Reading Scavenger Hunt: Start at any point on the map and let the adventure begin. :)
Simple Bites - Easy Recipes That Kids Can Make
Summer Home Learning Recipes Grades K-3
Zisboombah: Where It Is OK to Play With Your Food! - Recipes kids can make, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, smoothies and more.Kids Recipes A to Z - Ice Cream in a Bag, Banana Hot Dogs and Worm Burgers are just a few of the recipes you can find here!
Activities for Summer Learning Ages 6-10 from ImaginationSoup
Kid Fun Craft Recipes - recipes for various types of clay, paint, sidewalk chalk bubbles, etc.
Funology: The Science of Having Fun - science experiments, magic tricks, games, arts & crafts, jokes & riddles, recipes and weird trivia.
40+ Seuss Inspired Crafts in 15 Minutes or Less: Recipes, games, jewelry and more!
Rainy Day Reading Fun: Read the book, then watch it on Netflix!
Summer Library Challenge: Each of these challenges will take you to the library to discover new books to read over the summer. Great family activity!
Reading Scavenger Hunt: Start at any point on the map and let the adventure begin. :)
