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Page 1: Summertime Activities Educational Summer Activities for Kids

Summertime Activities

Educational Summer Activities for Kids

Page 2: Summertime Activities Educational Summer Activities for Kids

Summer Activities for Kids

Nature Walk

– Distribute a list of things in nature (Ex: tulip, dandy lion, acorn)

– Take children on a 10-15 minute walk to find as many objects on the list as they can

– Discuss each object and its role in nature

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Summer Activities for Kids

Bird Watching

– Distribute a list of 10-12 different birds (ex: Robin, Cardinal, Blue jay)

– Have the children take the list with them whenever they are outside

– Check off the birds they spot

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Summer Activities for Kids

Design a Garden

– Assign partners

– Have each group bring in one potted plant/flower

– Design a garden layout

– Plant plants/flowers

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Summer Activities for Kids

Take a Trip– Travel to the Brandywine Zoo– Plan a trip to Longwood Gardens– Take a trip to the Park for a picnic– Travel to an outdoor pool – Plan a trip to the Delaware

Museum of Natural History

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Summer Activities for Kids

Make a Cool Treat–Frozen Lemonade on a stick

–Strawberry Sundaes

–Fruit salad

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Summer Activities for Kids

Put on a Show

– Pick character roles

– Choose a story

– Act out the story orPut on a Puppet Show

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Summer Activities for Kids

Make a ScrapbookMake a Collage

– Flip through magazines – Cut pictures– Paste on a large sheet of cardboard paper

Begin a Collection– Collect favorite objects such as:

• Baseball Cards• Dolls• Coins