Don’t hear your kids say ‘I’m bored’ this summer! Check out my list of 100 things to do this summer! Some are local, some are no matter where you live, but all are ideas to get you thinking of things to do for the next 2.5 months all the while making some fun memories together.
Let’s do this Summer 2018!
1 Go to the beach. Folly, IOP, Kiawah, Sullivans. So many options
2 Explore Charlestons alleys
3 Splash Pad at local parks ($1 per person entry)OR the fountains downtown-FREE(waterfront park)
4 $1 Movies (most regal cinemas or Imax)
5 Charleston pink house hunt
6 Charleston orange house hunt
8 Pool Day
9 Ice-cream outing. Some cool places to try in Charleston are Ice & Pan or Jeni’s splendid ice cream
10 Spend a rainy morning at barnes and noble
11 Fiesta day-eat at a mexican restaurant or make tacos at home-let the kids do a piñata at home. Make homemade maracas
12 Make a Campfire in the back yard and do smores
13 Charleston childrens museum day
14 Explore Charlestons squares/downtown green space-Marion Square, Washington, Theodora Park, Wragg Mall, Wragg Square, Chapel Street Fountain Park, Cannon Park to name a few
15 Get a Pelicans snoball
16 Family bike ride-in your neighborhood or take them some place new and explore
17 Visit one of Charleston’s waterparks- Palmetto Islands for the youngest kiddos, James Island for in between, and Wannamaker for the older ones
18 Go Hiking! Daniel Island has a days worth of fun trails to explore
19 Make a morning of Doughnut fun! Treat the kids to Krispy Kreme, get some hats, and bring some home for the next days breakfast
20 On a cloudier day, lay out a blanket in the shade and cloud watch
21 Give the kids $5 and browse the target $1 section
22 Playground hopping. Find your top 5 and visit them all in a day
23 Set up an outside art station! Put on an old white tee and let them get messy. Paint paper, the shirts, or their own bodies! Hose them off outside when they’re done but take a photo first 😉
24 Feed the ducks at hampton park
25 Have a hula hoop contest with a popsicle prize for all
26 Make some tie dye shirts
27 Set up a backyard waterslide
28 Buy balloons and make a wish before setting them free
29 Find a small town parade to attend
30 Attend all the town Farmers Markets. Downtown has one every Saturday morning at Marion Square
31 Living room fort/campout. Build the biggest and best, and let the kids sleep in it one night
32 Spend the morning at the library picking out books and movies
33 Have an ice cream sundae bar at home
34 Go out for a slice of pizza-Andolinis or Mellow are my faves!
35 Have a photo shoot with your kids. Even with your cell phone, set the timer and go for it
36 Buy a watermelon from a local stand and have a seed spitting contest
37 Take a Road Trip!! From Charleston some good ones are-Savannah, Sumerville, Beaufort, Georgetown or Bluffton
38 Go Bowling
39 Pack a morning or evening picnic-find a park you’ve never been to
40 Catch a sunrise
41 Catch a few river dogs games
42 Visit Charlestowne Landing and visit the zoo
43 Check out the Magnolia Gardens Zoo and walk around among the shaded trails
44 Take a Trolley tour downtown
45 Set up a tent in the backyard
46 Family game of basketball-around the world or h.o.r.s.e/come up with your own words
47 Grab the ball gloves and play some catch
48 Ride out to Bee City and check out all the animals
49 Buy some of the $1 kites at dollar general and head to the park or your own backyard. They are perfect for little kids!
50 Take a train ride somewhere close like Savannah for the day
51 Cook or bake together
52 Drive in at sonic for a mini milkshake or slush and let the kids sit in the front with you
53 Pick some fresh flowers together and make a vase for your table
54 Visit the Edisto Nature Center
55 Road trip to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia
56 Visit the SC Aquarium
57 Walk through the graveyards downtown
58 Go fishing
59 Catch lightning bugs
60 Do some morning yoga together
61 Print out some favorite photos and make collages together-then frame them
62 Play tic tac toe with outdoor chalk on the sidewalk
63 Make your own popsicles
64 Make bracelets-head to michaels for beads and string
65 Plan a weekend Staycation-stay some place you’ve always wanted to for just one night
66 Decorate cupcakes or cookies
67 Run through sprinklers
68 Family summer exercise every morning or evening. Always a good way to start or end a day
69 Make homemade cards for family members
70 Make an outdoor obstacle course
71 Go on a downtown alphabet hunt. Bring a camera & a notebook
72 Paint rocks you collected
73 Spend a day at Frankies riding go carts and water boats +mini golf
74 Walk on the pier-Folly is my favorite
75 Climb the observation deck at Palmetto Islands County Park +walk the trails
76 Spend a day at Kiawah’s Fresh Fields Village and visit the beach
77 Drive to Edisto for the day
78 Take the ferry to Fort Sumter
79 Take the kids on a horse and carriage ride through downtown
80 Take a Bike Taxi-the long route
81 Go Rollerskating in Summerville
82 Visit the Angel Oak on Johns Island
83 Enjoy a morning walk down the West Ashley Greenway
84 Explore the shops and restaurants of West Ashley’s Windermere Shopping Center
85 Go taste honey at Savannah Bee Company on King Street
86 Check out city views from atop Charlestons parking decks!
87 Walk the Shem Creek Pier at sunset and watch for Dolphins
88 Take a walk down the Pitt Street Bridge all the way to the end
89 Walk the Ravanel Bridge Walkway
90 Make a big breakfast together for supper
91 Make an at home Taco Bar
92 Watch a Battery Sunset near the Coast Guard Station and watch them take down the flag for the evening
93 Clean out old clothes and donate them
94 Spend some time on the porch or back deck coloring together
95 Go to a Japanese restaurant where they cook in front of you
96 Paint a birdhouse. You can usually find all sorts of things to paint at Michaels craft store
97 Make Lemonade together and sit on the front porch and play 21 questions
98 Celebrate christmas in July-turn on christmas music, let the kids make a mid year list, drink hot chocolate(iced), and make a summer ornament to remember the day
99 Make your own moon sand
100 Visit mom or dad at work! Make treats for their co-workers and surprise them. Take him/her out to lunch
Add to my list! Comment with your favorite summer activity to do together!
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