August is Family Fun Month
- Shannon Schulte
- 20 hours ago
- 2 min read
As summer is winding down, and school resumes again just around the corner, I know that we all want to squeeze in as many lasting memories as we can. These long summer days are so important for bonding with our families and enjoying each other's company. As an educator, I am lucky to have the summers off and I get to spend every day in the sunshine with my kids. These days are so special and meaningful to me. In honor of Family Fun Month, I want to share 31 of our favorite summer family fun activities with you, one for each day, so that you can enjoy Family Fun Month with your own families as well. So many of these ideas are free or very low cost.
Go for a bike ride - this can be around the block, to the park or if you have a recycling truck lover like I do, we follow the recycling truck along his route on garbage day
Beach day - enjoy the sun, water and sand, we have so many beach options near us
Park day - to make it extra special we “park hop” which means we go to multiple parks in one day
Fly a kite
Have a picnic
Go to a baseball game
Watch a movie under the stars at the drive-in movie theater
Complete a scavenger hunt
Go to the pool - My 8 year olds favorite activity
Take a hike
Go camping
Go fishing
Have an ice cream date
Color with chalk
Play soccer - My 4 year olds favorite activity
Have a bonfire - for an extra tasty treat, make smores too
Catch fireflies
Go to the splash pad
Build a fort
Have a board game day
Visit the zoo
Explore the farmer’s market
Go to a museum or the aquarium
Play mini golf
Play tag
Run in the sprinklers
Have a water balloon fight
Work in the garden together
Go berry or apple picking
Complete a puzzle together
Race stick boats
The saying by Gretchen Rubin (2009) goes “the days are long, but the years are short”. Children grow up so quickly, enjoy these moments making lasting memories and have some Family Fun!
Reference:
Rubin, G. (2009). The happiness project. HarperCollins.
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