We've got some great summer printables here at Activity Village, including gorgeous summer reward charts that will get the kids really excited about doing their chores! We've also got planning sheets and other bits and pieces to enjoy with the kids.
We all love a day at the beach, and this draw, cut and paste activity is almost as much fun! Draw yourself, plus two friends or family members (try to keep inside the rectangles). Then cut out the people and stick them onto the beach towels on the other page, ready to enjoy the beach...
Give the children some sorting practice from smallest to largest (or vice versa) with these colourful beach balls. You can laminate the beach balls to make them a bit stronger and for repeated use if you prefer...
This bumble bee reward chart printable is a fun way to inspire the kids to get their chores or tasks done, or to reward good behaviour. Print out one of 4 versions (colour and black and white) and then fill in the honeycomb. When all 10 honeycomb have been filled in, it's time for a treat!
Our build your own ice cream printable has multiple uses. You could ask children to cut out the pieces and then glue them to together for some cutting skills practice. Alternatively print several copies on to card, cut out and laminate and set up a play ice cream parlour.
These pretty butterfly images can be used for crafts or just for cutting and sticking. The antennae may have to be chopped off as you cut them out, of course! You can always draw them in again when the butterflies are in their new place.
Summer trees are full of green leaves, and sometimes fruit or flowers too. The children can use their colouring pencils and pens to decorate this tree, or perhaps cut leaves out from coloured paper and glue them on.
This is such a lovely "cut and stick" activity for children. We've provided an empty basket and a selection of colourful flowers.
Who wouldn't like to learn to tell the time with the help of this bright and cheerful flower clock! It's simply a question of cutting out the parts and putting them together with a split pin or brad.
This is a fun card for kids to send to friends - the perfect "catch up" card! We've provided 2 sizes, both of which print onto A4 card or paper (using borderless settings if possible) - one A5 card and 2 A6 cards.
This pretty card is just right for sending a note to a special friend or favourite family member. Print and fold in half for an A5 card.
Our ice cream counting printable is a fun way to help children practice their counting to 10. Print on to card, cut out the pieces and layer up the scoops on the ice cream cones to match the numbers.
Here's a fun summery way to practise recognition of upper and lower case letters. Print pages on to card and cut out the pieces, laminating to make them harder-wearing if you wish. Match the lower case letters on the ice cream scoops with the upper case letters on the cones.
This fun ice-cream printable comes in both colour and black and white. Kids can cut out the different pieces and then assemble their own ice-cream creations! A fun colour, cut and stick activity.
There's nothing more refreshing than a cooling ice lolly on a hot day! The kids can have fun sorting these ice lollies into size order, then have a real ice lolly treat once they've finished, perhaps?
Create your own personalised booklet with a quote by Helen Keller on the front for you to colour in. You'll need our origami booklet folding instructions found here.
While away a long day on the beach with the help of this fun scavenger hunt activity. Print one out for each child before you go and see what you can spot - perhaps dividing up into family teams! You might want laminate your pages and use a dry wipe pen so that they last the day!
Our paper dolls want to go to the beach! You'll find a range of swimming costumes and accessories on this printable page - but make sure to print out some of our simple paper dolls to go with them!
Fun cutting and sticking for younger kids! Print out a set of our simple paper dolls and get them dressed up with the help of these everyday summer clothes and accessories.
This clever season spinner helps teach the children about the four seasons and the corresponding months. You'll need to print both pages out onto card, cut out the three circles, and attach them together with a brad in the centre.
Sort these pretty shells by size from smallest to largest, or largest to smallest. Once you've had a few goes with these shells you could try sorting some real ones next time you go to a beach?
Why not suggest that the kids write down one of their favourite jokes to send to a friend or family member, on this fun paper? Slice the page in half to get two A5 size pages - not too intimidating!
Sometimes getting started on writing a letter or note is the hardest part - but it needn't be! I've always thought that the easiest way to start a letter is just to start writing whatever comes into your head, within reason! Here are some suggestions to start you off...
These cute little mini cards feature 3 sunny emoticons - perfect for sending a cheerful bit of sunshine to friend or family! And they are small enough that the kids will enjoy writing in them, too!
Send your favourite recipe to a friend or family member, writing it out first on this pretty recipe sheet. Perfect for bringing a smile to someone's face!
Here's a colourful summer size sorting activity, and if you laminate the pieces you can use them over and over again. Cut out the bright and cheerful pictures, laminate if you prefer, then ask the children to sort them onto the mats.
These printable note-sized summer jokes - 48 of them! - are perfect for a bit of fun in the last week before the summer holidays, picnics, or if the kids are taking a packed lunch to a summer holiday club.
You'll find 3 full pages of jokes for the kids to enjoy in this summer jokes printable. The jokes are lots of fun for long journeys, camping trips or for having a giggle at the end of the school year!
Print out this fun summer sensory poem and discuss it with the kids to help them plan their own poetry. It's written from the author's point of view (first person) and describes what the author is seeing, smelling, feeling, tasting and hearing!
Print out some alphabet sunshine with our sun alphabet posters printable. The image below is a little misleading, as each letter of the alphabet prints out onto its own page. You could also cut out the suns individually, for a display or banner, perhaps.
Brighten up the classroom of home with some sunshine - and learn to tell the time too! There s some cutting and assembling involved in this sun clock printable, but it's not difficult to do and the resulting clock looks so appealing.
Brighten up the classroom for summer with these fun sun numbers. Each number prints out onto its own page - but the more patient of you can cut out the suns if you prefer! We have a sun alphabet printable, too.
Print our simple sun safety activity sheet for home or classroom. Talk about how to stay safe in the hot sun during the summer. Now ask the kids to dress the kids with the appropriate clothes and accessories.
This lovely sun template comes in five different sizes so we hope that you will find just what you need for your crafts or displays.
The paddling pool is always out in our garden on a hot sunny day, just like on this fun card! For best results, print using the borderless settings on your printer.
This is a fun card for kids to send to friends - the perfect "catch up" card! We've provided 2 sizes, both of which print onto A4 card or paper (using borderless settings if possible) - one A5 card and 2 A6 cards.
Send someone a sunshine card and you will really brighten their day! Just print (using borderless settings if possible - otherwise print and trim) and fold in half.
Choose from blank, lined and even prompted versions of these lovely, cheerful notecards - ready to spread a little sunshine on whoever receives them! You can choose to print 2 or 4 to a page.
Brighten up the wall with this pretty reward chart, perfect for summer and for inspiring the kids to do better with their chores or tasks! Just fill the flowers with stickers or stamps, and award a treat when all 10 are filled in.
"The sun will come out tomorrow." Use this lovely little booklet to collect inspirational quotes, thoughts or ideas, and enjoy colouring in the pretty picture too. To fold the booklet, use these instructions.
This funny What's Up card, with its funny sun peeking up from the bottom, is sure to make someone smile and brighten their day! Print in A5 (1 to a page) or 6 (2 to a page) sizes.
These lovely little You Are My Sunshine cards print 3 to a page and are just perfect for a tiny note to brighten someone's day, or as a gift tag on a little pressie. Fold the whole page in half vertically, then cut on the dotted lines.