Inexpensive Summer Activities for Families
This post is sponsored by JELL-O brand. All opinions are my own.
My family lives for summer. There’s something just so magical about enjoying warm weather, playing outside, licking ice pops, lounging by the pool, and spending quality time as a family. Having a little toddler, I can’t wait to watch him experience the excitement of summer. Looking to have a little family fun in the sun? Take a look at the fun activities my family is looking forward to this summer.
Inexpensive Summer Activities for Families
If there’s anything that I’ve learned as a mother, it’s that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to have fun. When thinking of fun activities my family can enjoy this summer, I’ve decided to keep things simple.
Summer Picnics: First and foremost, I’m looking forward to family summer picnics! There’s no better way to relax than packing a blanket, yummy food, and a football to toss around at the park. Speaking of yummy food, I’m totally going to be adding JELL-O Sailboat Snackers also known as “The S.S. Tangerine” to my picnic basket! How fun are these? I can’t wait to see the look on my son’s face when he sees the boat on top of his JELL-O Gelatin! After all, when it’s made with JELL-O, it’s made with love.
Bubbles: We love bubbles at my house! Taking a container of bubbles to the park can provide hours of entertainment. Use different bubble wands or kitchen utensils to create a variety of different bubbles. This is a great activity that little kids can really enjoy.
Catch Bugs: Having a little boy who loves insects, we have a lot of summertime fun catching bugs around the yard. Now that the weather is warming up, I can’t wait to take him on an epic bug hunt. Use a butterfly net or small container to catch bugs and talk about different types of insects.
Thanks to JELL-O brand for allowing me to partner with them to create some family fun activities in the sun. Stay tuned to learn the outcome of my family activities and fun ways to bond with the family – yummy food, great company, and exciting activities. Planning to try these activities at home with your little ones? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!
We do a lot of activities together in the summer. I love being able to be outside as much as possible.
Love it! And what, am I not the only one, who spends arm and a leg every single summer?
Being outdoors is so much fun. We would love to live closer to the beach to enjoy the sunshine and beach for playing. Great place for bubbles to, if its not too windy. But no mess to clean up after. WIll have to put some bubbles and Jell-o away for our next beach trip.
Love these ideas! The picnic would be perfect for the park or beach. My son would love catching bugs… eww! I enjoys being outside so these are perfect for him.
I plan on making a stepping stone with my soon-to-be 2 year old grandson. We will put his hand and footprint in it and I will them place it in my flower garden so I have it to treasure for now on.
Oh man bubbles just make everything better! That Jello snack is so stinking cute!
All of these sound fabulous. My kids would love all of these. I haven’t made a picnic this year yet.
I have not been bug catching in years!! I am going to have to do that this summer with my kids they would love it!
Summer Picnics are a lot of fun! Those Jello cups are really cute!
Our inexpensive activity was swimming lessons. We paid for the lesson than got into the beach for free. 4-5 hours letting the kids play in the water was a great time of relaxation for mom.
Picnics are a family favorite of ours. It is always fun to have a yummy picnic under a nice tree.
Those are great summer fun ideas. my kids love playing with bubbles and going to the pool
Great ideas here! I mean, everyone loves bubbles and picnics, right? I’m not sure everyone loves catching bugs, but what a great way to learn and have fun at the same time!
I found butterfly nets at the dollar store, I bet they would be PERFECT as giant bubble wands if we took the netting off! What a smart idea, I’ll have to try that with one!
These are such classic summer activities. My kids would always explore the yard looking for bugs.
My kids love bubbles. We have contests to see who can blow the biggest bubble or whose can travel the furthest. We used to do treasure hunts all the time when they were younger.
These are great summer activities to do with the kids. We loved going to the beach when the kids were younger.
We love Summer picnics. We have a park up the street and try to go often during the Summer. It is nice just to get out and spend some time together. 🙂
Love the fun ideas. I know my daughter has a huge fascination with bubbles right now. It keeps her entertained for a while!
My kids love to play in the dirt, pick flowers, and collect inch worms! They actually would love the bug catching activity.
Bubbles are always a must have! They are inexpensive and keep kids entertained for hours!
Those are all fun ideas! We spend our summers at the beach 🙂
We love catching glow bugs with the kids in the summer timer, so much fun!
These are some really great ideas that my son and I will enjoy together!
An enjoyable yet affordable option for the warm summer months is to fire up the grill and have a barbecue. If you already own a grill, a barbecue can be very inexpensive. Invite family and friends over, and delight in the warm weather and good food from the comfort of your own backyard.
Oh great ideas! We love the bubbles too! Those JELL-O Sailboat Snackers are adorable! I have to make those for Carter!