50 Ways for Kids to Stay Creative (this Summer!)
With summer break right around the corner, you might be scrambling for creative ways to keep your kids busy. Instill in them values, etiquette and creativity through exploration and adventure with our 50 suggestions to help keep them inspired, enthusiastic and engaged.
- Give your child a sketch book
- Paint rocks
- Go on a nature walk
- Learn a new musical instrument
- Throw a dance party
- Make homemade slime
- Catch fireflies
- Create something out of sticks and leaves
- Go to the library
- Build a fort
- Try a new food or restaurant
- Ask questions- A LOT of them
- Start a journal
- Write your own story
- Create something out of a cardboard box
- Eat breakfast for dinner
- Visit a museum
- Help someone in need/Volunteer
- Set up a stand and sell something you made
- Start a club
- Create a bucketlist
- Write a song
- Paint
- Draw something new
- Stand up for a cause or something you believe in
- Play a new board game
- Run a science experiment
- Learn a foreign language
- Learn a new sport
- Think of a new idea every day and write it down
- Run as fast as you can
- Visit a new park
- Introduce yourself to someone you’ve never met
- Interview someone you look up to
- Solve a puzzle
- Play dress up
- Create a sculpture
- Watch a movie on something that fascinates or interests you
- Enjoy a nap
- Write a play, then act it out
- Do something that relates to STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)
- Design something out of recycled items
- Learn how something is made by going on a factory tour
- Designate a special place perfect for reading and daydreaming
- Plant a garden
- Attend a summer camp
- Play in a sprinkler
- Make a new friend
- Write a letter to your future self
- Teach someone something new
These simple, yet educational ways to incite creativity in kids doesn’t just have to be over the summer. I think you’ll observe a noticeable difference in your child’s creativity and enthusiasm for life and all that it has when you follow these on a regular basis.
