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Summer Fun for Kids

summer crafts and summer coloring for kids

Updated on 20 March 2010

Make

Pom-pom ice cream craft NEW! 
http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/summer/ice-cream-cone.asp

Some nice ideas for summertime crafts and a recipe for flubber too! NEW! http://www.mainstreetmom.com/craft/summer.htm

Beach themed frame craft NEW!
http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/picture-frames/beach-frame.asp

Decorate your own beach bucket (video link)
http://www.activitytv.com/activity.aspx?actID=290&actTitle=290_Sounds_Fishy_Sand_Pail&catID=27

A page full of butterfly crafts – mobiles, puppets and more!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/butterfly/

Lots of summer crafts for kids here (some printable)
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/summer/crafts.htm

Wonderful summer craft ideas
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/summer/ 

More super craft ideas for summer
http://www.makingfriends.com/summer.htm 

There are some really original summer craft ideas here
http://www.creativekidsathome.com/summerkidsactivities.html

Print

Printable summer reading plan NEW!
http://abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/June/SummerReading.htm

Here’s a printable Vacation Journal – great way to encourage children to write during the summer holidays 
http://www.tlsbooks.com/myvacationjournal.pdf

"Reading Is Cool" bookmarks to print with an ice cream cone them
http://www.clipartandcrafts.com/papercrafts/bookmarks/
cool-reading-bookmarks.pdf

Gorgeous scarecrow printable. We printed him, laminated him, attached him to a stick, and used him to brighten up our runner beans!
http://h71036.www7.hp.com/hho/downloads/pdfs_apronscarecrow.pdf

An ice-cream handwriting sheet to cool you down!
http://www.primarygames.com/print_zone/stationery/ice_cream.htm

A sweet bookmark for summer
http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/summer/sumbmark.htm

Lovely summer sun writing paper
http://www.akidsheart.com/threer/writesun.htm

Print and make (play)

Beach ball streamers NEW!                                                    http://familyfun.go.com/printables/craft-templates/
printable/beachball-streamers/

There are two super travel bingo games here to print and play – one with things to spot out of the window, and one with road signs to look for (American)http://www.billybear4kids.com/graduation/summer/bingo/game.html

Don’t say “I’m bored” game to print and play! http://www.billybear4kids.com/graduation/summer/not-bored.html

Dora the Explorer’s car bingo – for the younger members of the family
http://www.nickjr.com/parenting/activity_finder/printables/
dora/stw_printables/dora_car_bingo.jhtml

Have fun with a foldable Rugrats fortune teller
http://www.nickjr.com/travel/car_games/shows/rugrats_fortuneteller.jhtml

Do

Summer themed word search NEW!                                                   http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/summer.gif

Here’s a summer time word fill-in puzzle
http://www.billybear4kids.com/graduation/summer/puzzle/PrintSummer.html

Unscramble the kite strings on this puzzle
http://www.billybear4kids.com/graduation/summer/kite/kite-maze.html

A fun secret code message to decipher
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/PencilPuzzles/Summer/SecretCode1.html

And another
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/PencilPuzzles/Summer/SecretCode2.html

Learn

Summer scramble worksheet NEW! http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachingtools/
worksheetgenerator/archive/963087722.html

Big collection of worksheets to print and do NEW! http://www.tlsbooks.com/miscellaneousworksheets.htm

A huge collection of summer themed worksheets here 
http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/summer.htm

Here’s a fun idea to practise some math skills – grocery cart maths 
http://printables4kids.com/grocery-cart-math/

This is a “must-see” page for all those looking for ways to keep the kids occupied during the long summer holidays. There are literally hundreds of ideas here, many of them designed to stop the children forgetting everything they have been learning at school!
http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,21-7229,00.html?etc_h06112

An excellent page full of summer "flip flop" ideas for the classroom or home, including some fun printable activities
http://www.thevirtualvine.com/flipflops.html 

Scroll down for a sweet printable booklet for early readers on "Summer"
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/printable_booklets.html#SightWordBooklets

Some fun summer vocabulary word and picture cards http://www.abcteach.com/free/s/summer_vocab.pdf

Enjoy

A selection of summer poems NEW! 
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems6.html

Enjoy this summer clipart and use it in your projects or diaries http://www.kidsturncentral.com/clipart/summerclipart.htm

This is a fantastic site with everything to do with gardening for kids, including, in the Parents Primer, an excellent summary of appropriate activities for different ages of children and a wealth of ideas on how to get them involved and enjoying the garden.
http://www.kidsgardening.com/

There are more fun gardening ideas here 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/

Play

99 Summer games to play and instructions NEW!http://familyfun.go.com/games/indoor-outdoor-games/specialfeature/summer-games-june/

Have fun blowing bubbles to catch bugs! 
http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/summer/bbug.htm

Try these fun on-line games with an ice cream theme
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/games/icecreamgames.htm

Build a sandcastle on-line
http://www.resort-guide.co.uk/castle/castle.html

Help Clifford the Big Red Dog in a Summer Lost and Found on-line game
http://www.scholastic.com/Clifford/play/lostandfound/backyardgame_play.htm

Recipes

Ice cream sandwiches NEW! http://kidsactivities.suite101.com/article.cfm/make_ice_cream_sandwiches_

Some nice recipes here including butterfly salad NEW! http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/901761/
cool_summertime_treats_to_make_with.html

Summertime lemonade (video) NEW! 
NB: Please do not allow your children to browse video sharing sites unsupervised.

Color

Activity Village's summer coloring pages are here

Our summer coloring links are here 

 

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