75 Free or Low Cost Free Time Activities

 

 Summer's almost here.  And if you're like me, you're looking for some easy activities to keep the kids busy this summer.  Here's a fun list of 75 Free or Low Cost Free Time Activities for your family to enjoy in the coming months.

Outside Activities

1. Ride a bike
2. Draw with sidewalk chalk
3. Roller skate
4. Play catch
5. Plant some seeds
6. Have a water fight
7. Jump rope
8. Swim
9. Blow Bubbles
10. Study butterflies
11. Study birds
12. Pull weeds
13. Play frisbee
14. Study bugs with a magnifying glass
15. Collect rocks, feathers, shells
16. Make leaf rubbings
17. Look for four leaf clover
18. Plant some herbs
19. Feed the birds
20. Whittle
21. Play hopscotch
22. Play tag
23. Play in the sprinkler
24. Plant some vegetables
25. Play in a sandbox

With a friend

26. Play a board game
27. Play cards
28. Write a play
29. Act out a play
30. Perform a circus
31. Have a bike parade
32. Play baseball
33. Play store
34. Play restaurant
35. Play school
36. Put on a magic show
37. Put on a puppet show
38. Bake something
39. Craft
40. Have a tea party
41. Play dress up
42. Hold a talent show
43. Cook dinner
44. Do a puzzle
45. Listen to an audiobook
46. Play soccer
47. Perform in a concert
48. Have a relay race
49. Play flashlight tag
50. Read to a younger sibling


Independently

51. Build a blanket tent
52. Do an extreme dot to dot
53. Press flowers
54. Make jewelry
55. Write a letter
56. Load the dishwasher
57. Run a load of laundry
58. Read a book
59. Play with play dough
60. Clean bedroom
61. Have a picnic with dollies and bears
62. Draw
63. Color
64. Paint
65. Write a story
66. Dust the house
67. Wash and bath your pet
68. Play on the computer
69. Practice on a wrap up
70.  Crochet or knit
71. Rest
72. Practice an instrument
73. Finger paint with pudding
74. Write in a nature journal
75. Stargaze