100 cheap and free things to do this summer!

School’s out and the weather is nice but no one wants to break the bank or have a repetitive summer! Don’t fear because the #justmomminsummer19 Free & Cheap Summer Activities list is here! To make this summer even better, on August 20, 2019, I will be choosing one follower who tags #justmomminsummer19 on a picture of one of these activities(or sharing a post of the challenge) to win a surprise end of summer gift!

The 100 Free & Cheap Summer Activities:

1. Make a sprinkler obstacle course.
2. Create and hide kindness rocks
3. Build a giant sandcastle
4. Have a backyard campout
5. Start a water balloon fight
6. Paint with water guns
7. Plant a butterfly garden
8. Create a scavenger hunt
9. Build a fort or tree house
10. Go swimming
11. Have an impromptu dance party
12. Take a hike in the woods
13. Go fishing
14. Make a fairy house
15. Fly a kite
16. Go to an outdoor concert
17. Jump in puddles
18. Have breakfast for dinner
19. Learn a new skill (like riding a skateboard)
20. Make friendship bracelets
21. Color with chalk
22. Pick berries
23. Go to a museum
24. Climb a tree
25. Have a lemonade stand
26. Create an outdoor reading spot
27. Make a new friend
28. Go to a fair
29. Watch fireworks
30. Learn about local wildlife and how to help them
31. Go for a bike ride
32. Make smores over a fire
33. Go to a baseball game
34. Play dodgeball
35. Volunteer or drop off donations at your local food bank
36. Throw rocks in the water
37. Watch clouds for fun shapes
38. Make handprint art
39. Picnic at the park
40. Watch a parade
41. Make homemade fruit popsicles
42. Go bowling
43. Make homemade ice cream
44. Pizza party
45. Check out a full moon and observe the stars
46. Go mini golfing
47. Make & bury a time capsule
48. Build a birdhouse
49. Bake cookies from scratch
50. Have a pillow fight
51. Watch a sunset
52. Watch a sunrise
53. Eat corn on the cob or macaroni salad
54. Play frisbee
55. Catch fireflies(and let them go)
56. Eat a snow cone
57. Feed ducks
58. Drink root beer floats
59. Have a family game night
60. Tye dye t-shirts
61. Eat watermelon
62. Make something explode
63. Collect seashells
64. Play hide & seek
65. Chase the ice cream truck
66. Nap in a hammock(or pretend to nap)
67. Play hopscotch
68. Go to a splash pad
69. Jump on a trampoline
70. Send a letter to someone far away
71. Go to the movies
72. Snuggle in bed during a summer rainstorm
73. Blow bubbles
74. Play flashlight tag
75. Dance in the rain
76. Go to the library
77. Write a story(or a book)
78. Find a 4 leaf clover
79. Make fresh squeezed lemonade or orange juice
80. Spend an entire day barefoot
81. Get a temporary tattoo
82. Have a bonfire(or at least a campfire)
83. Ride a Ferris Wheel
84. Donate old books to a Little Free Library
85. Play on a slip and slide
86. Make a smoothie
87. Go on a boat
88. Run a race
89. Take a photo in a beautiful location
90. Find a rainbow
91. Swing on the swings
92. Play Marco Polo
93. Go to a Farmer’s Market
94. Read a new book
95. Make a sun catcher
96. Leave cold water and snacks for the mailman
97. Visit 10 different playgrounds
98. Find a sunflower
99. Go & explore somewhere new within 10 miles of your home
100. Perform a random act of kindness for a stranger

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