50 Fun Mom Ideas to Try this Summer

Something happened the last week of school that changed my plans for this summer.

Sure I had plans to spend time with the kids, do some brushing up on our chore training, and having the kids keep a reading log but this pretty much added a whole ‘nuther dimension to the plans.

You see, the last week of school I got to see a “fun mom” in action (which, in case you were wondering, I’m not.)

On Monday, this mom was in the car line with a bubble gun, blowing bubbles at her 8th grader.

Then on Wednesday, I happened to be behind her in the car line again. She put on horse music (I don’t know how else to describe it) and poked her head through her sun roof. Y’all. She was wearing a full head donkey mask.

It was hysterical!

The entire 8th grade class was embarrassed, shocked, and speechless… which was also hilarious. I about died sitting in my car watching all of this go down.

I decided being a “fun mom” isn’t so hard. Like everything else, it just takes some intentionality. I brainstormed a list of “fun mom” things I’d like to do with my kids this summer. Maybe I won’t get to all 50 over the summer but who knows? I might show up in the carline with a mask on come fall~ wink~

50 Fun mom activities to do with the kids this summer

1. Have a family Olympics
2. Make your own fidget spinner
3. Host a game night and invite other families for friendly competition
4. Make your own moon sand
5. Decorate your own T-shirts
6. Make your own jewelry
7. Have a dance contest
8. Make a map of your city or state using food
9. Gather supplies to send a care package to a soldier
10. Explore the local parks in your state and track your visits on a map
11. Make a board game and play it. Or be brave and try this board game!
12. Read aloud from a classic novel
13. Make edible paint
14. Plan a water battle (these come in handy!)
15. Make a giant water blob for backyard fun
16. Paint with squirt guns
17. Explore the night with flashlights and glow sticks
18. Build a tent
19. Bake together
20. Make slime or homemade clay
21. Play in the rain
22. Create a city out of legos or blocks
23. Make a drive-in movie in your living room after making cars with boxes
24. Have a pillow fight
25. Paint large “murals” outside on a hot day using just water
26. Do a service project
27. Mark tape on the floor (beware of sticky residue!) and use the lines as tracks for cars
28. Have a tea party
29. Help the kids create a script for a play and act it out
30. Camp in the yard
31. Do a new Bible study as a family
32. Help kids invent something, such as a new toy
33. Read books to earn rewards
34. Have a picnic
35. Take a hike
36. With older kids, enter a 5K together as you model good health
37. Visit a local business for a tour
38. Stargaze
39. Do a nature scavenger hunt
40. Have a board game Olympics
41. Beat the rainy day blues with these 101 ideas for fun at home
42. Make your own bubble solution in a small pool and use hula hoops to make giant bubbles
43. Have a party “just because” and invite friends to join the festivities
44. Plan a small mystery activity each week where the kids are surprised by a fun outing or project
45. Help the kids plan and cook dinner
46. Make Blessing Bags for the needy and fill them with basis necessities, (socks, kleenex, water, non-perishable food, etc…)
47. Bowl for Free
48. Make a card house
49. Write a children’s book together
50. Make sculptures out of recycled material

What “fun mom” activities would you add? Share in the comments!

May this summer find you knee deep in memorable moments and good-old fashioned family fun! Enjoy, friend!