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.

1. Give your child a sketch book
2. Paint rocks
3. Go on a nature walk
4. Learn a new musical instrument
5. Throw a dance party
6. Make homemade slime
7. Catch fireflies
8. Create something out of sticks and leaves
9. Go to the library
10. Build a fort
11. Try a new food or restaurant
12. Ask questions- A LOT of them
13. Start a journal
14. Write your own story
15. Create something out of a cardboard box
16. Eat breakfast for dinner
17. Visit a museum
18. Help someone in need/Volunteer
19. Set up a stand and sell something you made
20. Start a club
21. Create a bucketlist
22. Write a song
23. Paint
24. Draw something new
25. Stand up for a cause or something you believe in
26. Play a new board game
27. Run a science experiment
28. Learn a foreign language
29. Learn a new sport
30. Think of a new idea every day and write it down
31. Run as fast as you can
32. Visit a new park
33. Introduce yourself to someone you’ve never met
34. Interview someone you look up to
35. Solve a puzzle
36. Play dress up
37. Create a sculpture
38. Watch a movie on something that fascinates or interests you
39. Enjoy a nap
40. Write a play, then act it out
41. Do something that relates to STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)
42. Design something out of recycled items
43. Learn how something is made by going on a factory tour
44. Designate a special place perfect for reading and daydreaming
45. Plant a garden
46. Attend a summer camp
47. Play in a sprinkler
48. Make a new friend
49. Write a letter to your future self
50. 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.