Indoor Summer Ideas For When It’s Too Hot To Play Outside
 Here is our list of thirteen indoor Summer activities for your kids when it’s too hot or too rainy outside! These are great for anytime when you are stuck indoors!
Most of these are free to very cheap! Enjoy!
Set up a tent indoors
let the kids help make dinner
make your own video
make homemade greeting cards and mail them out to family you haven’t seen in a while
let your kids create their own “potions” from extra ingredients lying around the house
have an indoor picnic
create a masterpiece with various art supplies you have on hand
set up a beach in the bathtub
finger paint in the bathtub
get out the board games and play
rent your favorite movies and stay on the couch all day
play dress up
make your own popsicles
10 Fun & Educational Places To Take Your Kids This Summer
Summer is a time for fun and a time for learning! It’s also a great time to explore and take your children to new and exciting places. There are so many educational and entertaining places for parents and their kids. Below are some ideas on places to go. Look to see what your city or town offers. Chances are there are some great activities planned for the summer with many of them being free or next to free!
Here is a list of 10 fun and educational places to take your kids this Summer. Most of these are free to very cheap and available in your town! Enjoy!
Take Your Kids to the library. Most libraries offer activities for all age groups and it can be alot of fun!
Take your kids to the movies! Lots of children’s movies come out during the summer and this is a great way to beat the heat! Take them during the daytime for lower prices!
Go to a museum! There are so many different types of museums to visit. Find one in your area that you and your kids will enjoy together. Maybe a dinosaur museum, a science museum, or a baseball museum.
Go to a local farm! Kids loves farms, corn fields and farm animals. Arrange a time to visit a farm before summer vacation is over!
Go on a nature adventure! You could take your kids on a hike through the woods, go to a cave, a local lake, or any natural habitat!
Go to a yard sale or flea market! Shopping is always fun but shopping at a yard sale or flea market is a whole new experience for kids! The value of money can be taught here too!
Go to a lake, community pool or ocean. Kids love water and one of the above should be local in your area.
See a play! Find a live play in your area that appeals to kids!
Go on a historic adventure! Take your kids on adventure of your local or state history. Visit various historical sites.
Go to a drive-in theater. Yes, there are still some drive-in theaters around and what a treat it would be for the kids!
More Fun Things To Do With Your Toddler This Summer
Have you run out of ideas of things to do with your baby or toddler during the heat this Summer ? Well, here are a few ideas for you to try out this summer with your baby or toddler or even your preschooler! My baby and preschooler just love to do these things!
1.) Catch lightning bugs together in the evening. Put them in a jar and name them! Take some photos of them then let the bugs go!
2.) Go on a Bug/Frog hunt. Look for worms, ants, flies, Junebugs, beetles,etc.. Also look for frogs or turtles. Name them and talk about them. This is a really fun learning experience! My son and I was just out yesterday trying to catch frogs and bugs! We also saw 2 deer cross behind our home. They were beautiful!
3.) Play in the water! This is what kids love during the summer! Play in the pool or squirt each other with water guns! Let them play in the rain too ( unless it’s lightening or thundering! Safety first!)They will be thrilled!
4.) Have a fun car wash! Let the kids help! You will have every car clean in no time!
5.)Have a picnic in the yard! Everyone loves a picnic especially the kids!
6.) Blow bubbles! You can either buy them or make your own really cheap! Play bubble blowing games! Here is a link to make your own bubbles from stuff you have around your home, Make Your Own Bubble Mixture
When Does A Baby Become A Toddler?
Transitioning from baby to toddler begins around the age of one. I like to think of full on toddler-dom being anywhere from 18 months old to 35 months old. But according to the experts, babies become toddlers when they hit 12 months or 1 year of age.
My son is currently 32 months old and I still consider him a toddler. I won’t consider him a preschooler until he hits age 3 or a little older.
The toddler stage can be somewhat difficult for the parents & the toddler because this is a time of learning independence, defiance, frustration, emotions, and an “I’m the center of the universe” attitude for the toddler. These are all normal developments and emotions.
It’s also one of the most important and crucial developmental stages in a child’s life so make sure you empathize with your toddler in this normal stage they are going through. Parent with patience, understanding, gentleness, and love. Positive parenting goes a long way. Do not physically discipline or a punish a child of this age. Appropriate toddler discipline can be done if the form of time outs or natural consequences. Here is a great article on age-appropriate toddler discipline
Overall, be involved in your toddler’s life, stay engaged, and show them the world in a positive & loving way! Provide them with a loving & nurturing home, nutritious food, tons of books, and lots of creative activities & play!
20 Cheap & Fun Summer Activities for Toddlers!
We’ve put together a list of fun Summer Activities and Ideas for parents of toddlers, preschoolers, and up. Most of these activities are super cheap.
blow bubbles
draw with sidewalk chalk. Create the planets, draw yourself.
play in a pool
play in a sprinkler
catch lightening bugs
go on a nature walk
set up a lemonade stand
visit with your grandparents
make homemade popsicles and icees
finger paint outside in the shade
play in the warm rain
play on your riding toys - make a train station or gas station
play in the dirt in your yard - make dirt cookies (a favorite of mine when growing up) create an outside play kitchen
have a picnic in your backyard
go camping in your backyard
have a yard sale
go on a stroll through the neighborhood
set up an outside theater during the late evening hours
have a cake-walk
Got any fun & cheap ideas to share?
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