A blast of sunshine and a bit of a breeze go a long way!!
The temperature’s rising and playing inside seems ideal. Also school’s out of session which means a lot of activities, games, crafts need to be planned to do indoors. I decided to round-up some ideas for toddler activities that can be done during the summer, indoors and out, any time of the day.
These fun activities involve lots of hands-on exploration and can be shared with older children, too! I will continue to share more ideas on my Instagram feed and stories.
Outdoor
1.Hit the swimming pool: We introduced our child to the water when he was 6 month. Join a class or play in the pool get the kid comfortable in the water — not learning to swim. Get a float, throw a ball and show them to splash. Keep your baby sage in your arms at all time
2.Let’s Feed the Birds: Kids of any age can enjoy this activity, head to the park in the evenings with some break and get ready for endless entertainment and lot of giggles. Vir is wearing the Lark Adventurewear Onesie , that is the first and only Infant activewear for adventurous babies.
3. Sidewalk chalk is one of those playtime staples that offer endless amounts of entertainment without requiring anything fancy. (Image Credit : Project Nursery)
4. Find the Painted rock in your Neighborhood:
A new trend has been gaining popularity among kids which is also adding a lot of fun to your regular scavenger hunt. Kids are finding rocks, taking them home to paint, and then putting them back out into the world for others to find. The goal is to brighten up the world around us while spreading some much-needed joy.
5. Bubble and GIANT Bubbles: The best thing about bubbles is that you don’t have to buy a special bubbles solution. It’s easy to make your own bubble solution. DIY Bubble solution: 6 cups water, 2 cups dishwashing liquid, 3/4 cup light corn syrup. Mix all ingredients together in a large container of. Shake everything up and let sit for a few hours. Pour into empty bubbles containers or dishes and go wild with your bubble wands!!
6.Head to the Beach: A day at the beach sounds like the perfect way to spend a Summer day. Just don’t forget the sunscreen and beach essentials you need.
7.A water fountain or a Splash Pad helps keep the kids cool. Check out which parks have splash pad accessibility in your city. You can also make your own DIY sprinkler
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8.Go Visit : Family outings to the ZOO, Children’s museum, Library, Aquarium , Botanical Gardens or a visit to the Flea Market are all great ways to spend a weekend.
Indoor Fun
- Create a Tape Race Track in House: Just when it is too hot outside staying indoors seems ideal. I found this very cool race track inspo for you all. Try it .
- Fishing in the pool: Great activity for toddler for color recognition and on hand-eye coordination and fine motor control (by manipulating the net).All you need is baby pool, foam toys that you can make or store bought boy toys.
11. Mess Free safe Finger Painting: Colors and more colors are always fun. Check out my previous post to make your own DIY safe finger paints. Ideal for babies over 6 months Click here.
12. Other Sensory Play Activities like
Playdough, Water beds, Sand castles, playing with rice, beans or cornmeal or playing with those arts and crafts poms poms.
Summer days are really long, with these activities you can kill some time and keep them busy.
Here’s to summer fun with your little one!
The Snazzy Mom Blog by Arushi Garg 
I am loving this new painted rock trend this summer. I haven’t found any yet, but look for them everywhere we go.
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I just love the idea! It can be an art and exploration project/activity
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I have never heard of this trend, but DEFINITELY going to do that in our town!!
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You have such great ideas for your toddler. If you do half of those things you will be busy every day. My kids are older but i have nieces and nephews to entertain.
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Thanks Mama, i have worked out one for every weekend so I dont have to plan and stress
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Amazing activities… Gonna try dis all asap….
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Thanks let me know which you enjoyed most
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Fun ideas! Giant bubbles and rock painting are on our list this year.
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These are great ideas, I will be stealing some for sure!
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I think we’ve done everything on this list but the indoor streets. The summer has been a fun one. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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I am loving all of your ideas! We did the painted rock thing when my daughter was small and she loved it – I am going to do it with my son now, such a fun way to get out and show some love and happiness to others! Pinning!
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I love your indoor race track! I might have to do that when my nephews are here! I’ve been wondering what to do with them if we get stuck indoors!
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There’s so much more fun to be had when the weather is nice and you can go outdoors. I love the idea of searching for a painted rock x
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You are so creative! I love the idea of the race tape track. My son would go nuts over these. Bubbles are a classic.
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I have twin toddlers and have been meaning to get one of those paddling pools for ages! I love the idea of going fishing, they’ll love that!
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love these ideas-we feed ducks whenever they are around
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We used to always do the tape city on the floor with my boys, they loved it. Now we do sidewalk chalk with my daughter.
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So fun! Here we live on a farm so there is always something occupying our time, however doing something “special” is always important too! Great ideas- thanks!
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These are all such wonderful ideas. I try to keep my little ones as busy as I can during the summer!
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Such fun ideas! Whilst I don’t have any children of my own yet, I’ll be sure to reread this post when I do 🙂
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That bottle with the holes in it for a sprinkler is pretty neat. I wish I had thought of that when I was raising my daughter. That would have been fun.
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These are some cute and fun summer activities for toddlers. I love the idea of the DIY Sprinkler! Our kids loved it when they went to Mommy and Me Swimming Classes.
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These are such cute ideas! I don’t have kids but I worked in a day care with infants and toddlers and it was so much fun with them during the summer months.
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My nieces and nephew love the bubble machine. I bought one for them when they came to visit and they were obsessed with running around through all the bubbles even though it was super hot out.
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These are such good ideas. We love water activities, trips to the parks and museums. Love these ideas
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Oooooo so many fun ideas!!! I bet my daughter would love to fish in her pool! I never thought of that before!!
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We used to have so much fun in the summer with our kids when they were little. I don’t know what I would have done without the city pool and sidewalk chalk!
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I really love that tape on the floor idea!
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Love all those ideas! The sidewalk chalk is the cutest!!
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I love these ideas. We live near the beach so we spend most our outdoors making sand castles. The sidewalk chalk is fun too!
Mae | http://www.thegospelofbeauty.org
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I love the painted rock idea my 10 year old will love this when I tell her. Also the tape track I have pinned this on my Pinterest a while back and still never got around to doing it xxx
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