Frugal Summer Fun, part 2

Continuing on from ideas I’ve shared of frugal, fun activities during the hot summer months, here are some more fun things to do with kids, or on your own:

• Water balloon fights/games
• Use water balloons on spoons, like an egg race
• Reenact famous war battles, or scripture battles with water balloons
• Play in the sprinklers
• Make a water table
• Use a large RubberMaid container with cups and bowls
• Buy a kiddie pool
• Have paper boat races across it
• Make a slip and slide with a tarp and a bit of dish soap
• Make ice cream in a can or bag
• Make popsicles in Dixie cups or plastic baby food containers
• Make and fly kites
• Paper mache
• Use different materials other than paper such as yarn
• If you or a friend have a pool, build cardboard boats, cover in garbage bags and have contests in the pool.
• Teach older children different recipes and have them compile their favorites into a cookbook to take to college
• I still have the one I made with my mom and it is my go-to cook book…I use it at least twice a week!
• Eat plenty of fresh fruit and have good old fashioned seed spitting contests :)

If you missed part one of this little series check it out here. Come back on Monday for more summer ideas around town!