101 Fun Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers

If you're looking for something fun to keep your toddler or preschooler busy this summer, here are 101 fun ideas to get you started!

 

1. Color with Wet Chalk on the Sidewalk
2. Blow Bubbles
3. Play Hide and Seek (or if You Have Several Children, Play Sardines)
4. Make a Dog House out of a Box
5. Play the "Hot/Cold" Game
6. Have an Easter Egg Hunt- Anytime of the Year!
7. Help Them Make a Letter/Picture to Mail to One of Their Friends
8. Build a Tower Out of Blocks Taller than the Sofa!
9. Have a Picnic in the Living Room
10. Make Cut-Out Cookies
11. Take a Walk Somewhere New
12. Make Sock Puppets
13. Create Your Own Movie
14. Plant Some Flowers or Vegetables From Seeds
15. Lie Down on a Blanket Outside and Name the Animals You See in the Clouds
16. Have an Indoor Pretend Campfire
17. Make Popcorn on the Stove
18. Have a PJ Party
19. Play Restaurant
20. Gaze at the Stars through a Telescope
21. Go for a Nature Walk
22. Record Yourselves Telling a Story onto Cassette Tape
23. Have a Scavenger Hunt
24. Play in a Little Kiddie Pool Together
25. Make Edible Play dough
26. Make Collage Place Mats
27. Finger Paint with Chocolate Pudding 
28. Have a Popcorn Movie Night
29. Write a Story Together
30. Play Dress-Up Together
31. Bake Cookies and Deliver them to Neighbors
32. Act Out a Bible Story
33. Play on a Playground- TOGETHER!
34. Set up a Pretend Hospital
35. Count Your Blessings- Seriously, Make a List and Count them.
36. Exercise and Stretch Together
37. Have a Bike Wash
38. Go Pebble Hunting
39. Make Ocean Bottles
40. Have a Color Theme Day
41. Teach Your Children a Game They've Never Played Before
42. Look at Old Family Photos Together
43. Take a Nap Together
44. Make a Fruit-Loop Necklace
45. Create Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
46. Use Hand Prints to Make Seasonal Pictures to Hang on the Wall
47. Camp-Out in the Living Room
48. Color Pictures to Send to Family Members that Live Far Away
49. Have a Reading Day- Check Out a Ton of Books from the Library, and Then Spend all Afternoon Reading
50. Make Play Clay
51. Create Treasure Boxes
52. Have a Tea Party
53. Set Up an Obstacle Course
54. Make Boo-Boo Bunnies
55. Decorate Your Bikes and Have a Little Parade
56. Play with Shaving Cream
57. Open a Doll Spa
58. Do Somersaults Together
59. Have a Pots and Pans Musical Band
60. Play “Rock, Paper, Scissors”
61. Visit a Petting Zoo
62. Make Pet Rocks
63. Decorate Pillowcases
64. Build a Fort Out of Blankets
65. Make a “Me and You” Book
66. Play Volleyball Using a Balloon
67. Create an Alphabet Book
68. Use a Laundry Basket to Throw Stuffed Animals into
69. Attend Free Activities at Your Local Library
70. Make a Bird Feeder
71. Go Berry Picking
72. Play Red Light/Green Light
73. Create Magnets for the Fridge
74. Experiment with Color Mixing Using Frosting and Graham Crackers
75. Make Color Bags
76. Play Indoor Basketball Using a Laundry Basket and Stuffed Animals
77. Plant a Garden
78. Cook Breakfast for Dinner
79. Create a Mini-Salon and Give Each Other Funny Hair-Dos
80. Have a Hawaiian Theme Day
81. Dance With a Scarf
82. Go Indoor Fishing
83. Play Freeze Tag
84. Make White Mud
85. Camp Out in the Living Room
86. Go Bug Hunting in the Backyard
87. Build a Sand Castle
88. Make Treasure Bottles
89. Decorate Cupcakes
90. Make Placemats out of Greeting Cards
91. Have a Stuffed Animal Party
92. Send a Message in a Bottle to a Friend 
93. Decorate a Card for a Family Member
94. Learn About a Different Country
95. Play “Go-Fish”
96. Make Yogurt Popsicles
97. Create a Lift-the-Flap Picture
98. Tie-Dye T-Shirts
99. Visit Your Local Fire Station
100. Go on a Colors and Shapes Hunt
101. Have a Backwards Day