101 Summer Boredom Busters for Phoenix Families

First things first: Have you checked the KidsOutAndAbout.com Event's Calendar for up-to-date events? 

STILL bored?  Here are 101 ideas for Summer Boredom Busting!

1. Go on a hike
2. Ride a bike
3. Explore a new bike path
4. Jump rope
5. Play an outdoor relay game
6. Go camping - backyard? or from inside the air conditioned living room!
7. Start a water balloon/water gun fight
8. Go fishing
9. Stay cool playing at an indoor play center
10. Go on a picnic
11. Make homemade ice cream
12. Spend a night stargazing
13. See a $1 movie at the theater
14. Stay cool at a pool or splashpad!
15. Have a family movie night
16. Have a family dance party
17. Prepare a new recipe together. 
18. Deliver homemade cookies to neighbors
19. Visit an elderly person
20. Wash the car
21. Hula Hoop
22. Have a cook out
23. Find a FREE outdoor movie on the KidsOutAndAbout.com Event's Calendar 
24. Visit the zoo
25. Go to a water park 
26. Have a talent show
27. Check out one of the Kids Bowl Free programs
28. Play Hopscotch
29. Host a toy swap or book swap with friends
30. Build a fort (inside or outside)
31. Make your own bubbles
32. Create a summer scrapbook
33. Participate in the Summer Reading Program at your local Library
34. Find a free library event on the KidsOutAndAbout.com Event's Calendar 
35. Eat at a food truck
36. Find a festival
37. Watch funny YouTube videos
38. Write/illustrate a summer book
39.  Mail a letter to someone
40. Go to a pet shop
41. Make homemade ice pops
42. Take a boat ride - check out the Dolly Steamboat!
43. Have water relay races
44. Fly a kite
45. Make a pet rock
46. Look for cloud shapes
47. Make sock puppets
48. Make ice cream sundaes
49. Tie-dye shirts
50. Watch a movie at a Drive-In - check out West Wind Glendale!
51. Make bird feeders
52. Watch the sun set
53. Visit a new playground
54. Watch a local sporting event
55. Play Frisbee
56. Go fishing
57. Build a Sandcastle
58. Visit a museum
59. Play in the sprinkler
60. Play hide-and-seek
61. Take silly pictures
62. Play in the rain
63. Read A Book
64. Visit a local farm
65. Tell jokes - read a joke book
66. Watch a sunset
67. Make yogurt parfaits
68. Make a time capsule
69. Visit the mall
70. Go on a bug hunt with a magnifying glass
71. Climb a tree
72. Go swimming
73. Make jam
74. Make/Paint a birdhouse
75. Go to storytime at Barnes and Noble
76. Decorate cupcakes
77. Draw with sidewalk chalk
78. Weekend kids' workshops at Lowe's or Home Depot 
79. Have a fancy tea party
80. Have a campfire and make more than s'mores - but definitely make s'mores too! ;) 
81. Visit an amusement/water park
82. Create an obstacle course
83. Wash the car
84. Pull out the board games
85. Rent a movie from the red box!
86. Host a sleepover or backyard campout
87. Plant a garden
88. Have a pillow fight
89. Fly paper airplanes
90. Paint your own pottery at home (visit a craft store) or at As You Wish
91. Make homemade pizza
92. Take $5 and let the kids shop at The Dollar Tree
93. Explore a new park - without a playground!
94. Shop a local Farmers' Market
95. Go Berry Picking
96. Go Geocaching or Letterboxing
97. Write a poem
98. Build a pinata
99. Play with shaving cream
100. Clean your room (worth a shot)
101. Take a road trip - check out our list of 101 Day Trips!

© 2018 Meg Brunson

Meg is a mommy blogger, Facebook marketer, and much more. She is a mom to four kids who live in Peoria, AZ and is the local Editor of KidsOutAndAbout Phoenix - helping parents and caregivers find free and affordable things to do with kids, out and about in Arizona! As a former Facebook employee, Meg remains a Facebook addict and handles KidsOutAndAbout.com's Social Media Marketing in addition to providing freelance services for other small businesses on how to best leverage Facebook as a part of their marketing strategy. Meg also hosts the FamilyPreneur Podcast, a podcast for parent entrepreneurs raising entrepreneurial children. Learn more about Meg at MegBrunson.com!