Whos ready for warmer weather? I know I am! Ready for outside play and park play dates and ice cream parties!
A truly awesome round-up of summer activities for toddlers.
Anyone else welcoming summer with open arms? I am practically bursting with excitement for warmer weather, slowed down days, and the chance to play outside. It’s such a magical season for toddlers to experience and my summer activities bucket list is officially a mile long.
Summer activities are some of my most favorite activities. I’ve rounded up 50+ incredibly awesome summer activities tailor made and perfect for our toddler crowd. I’ve divided them into 4 categories: messy sensory fun, outside art activities, water play, and quick & easy fun. I’m so excited to share this list with you!
50+ summer activities full of future memories.
In no particular order (except put into nice, neat, “I’m type A” categories), here are some of my favorite summer activities for toddlers from around the web. Get ready to click into some truly incredible blogs and see some fantastic ideas.
17 Messy Summer Activities for Toddlers
- Jello Party – Busy Toddler
- Edible Sludge Sensory Play – And Next Comes L
- Shaving Cream and Sand Sensory Play – There’s Just One Mommy
- Mud Kitchen Tuff Spot – Clare’s Little Tots
- Outdoor Window Painting – Simple Fun for Kids
- Frozen Water Beads – Busy Toddler
- Sticky Shaving Cream Sensory Play – Fantastic Fun and Learning
- Engineering with Mud Bricks – Munchkins and Moms
- Frozen Oobleck Sensory Play – Learning and Exploring Through Play
- Summer Sensory Play – Mama Smiles
- Pudding Painting – Busy Toddler
- Outdoor Tea Party – Practical Mommy
- DIY Mud Kitchen – Learning and Exploring Through Play
- Frozen Sensory Play with Shaving Cream and Ice – There’s Just One Mommy
- Rainbow Oobleck – Busy Toddler
- Sensory Play: Rainbow Cream Pie – There’s Just One Mommy
- Shaving Cream Rainbow Messy Sensory Play – And Next Comes L
23 Outdoor Art Activities for Toddlers
- Cotton Rounds Splatter Paint – A Crafty LIVing
- Graffiti Art for Kids – Playground Parkbench
- DIY Chalk Paint – Busy Toddler
- Homemade Finger Paint Recipe – Powerful Mothering
- Painting with Sandals – Munchkins and Moms
- Water Pistol Painting – Messy Little Monsters
- Chalk Paint – Simple Fun for Kids
- Painting Ice Activity for Toddlers – Mommy’s Bundle
- Natural Finger Painting with Blackberries – Kori at home
- DIY Scented Sidewalk Chalk – Parenting Chaos
- Invitation to Paint Cardboard Box Castles – Playground Parkbench
- Painting with Rocks – Fantastic Fun and Learning
- Nature Paint Brushes – Messy Little Monsters
- Splatter Paint Tape Resist – Buggy and Buddy
- Fly Swatter Painting – Munchkins and Moms
- DIY Sidewalk Foam Paint – The Tip Toe Fairy
- Collect and Paint Rocks – Rhythms of Play
- Guttering Painting – Adventures of Adam
- Baby Doll Body Painting – A Crafty LIVing
- Rainbow Pebbles for Letter – Apple Green Cottage
- Painting with Cars – Munchkins and Moms
- Jackson Pollock Preschool Art – Learning and Exploring Through Play
- Washable Painting on a Shower Curtain – Mom Inspired Life
15 Water Play Activities for Toddlers
- Pouring Station – Busy Toddler
- Easy DIY Water Wall – Clare’s Little Tots
- Colorful Melting Ice – Bambini Travel
- Ice Bath Fun – Busy Toddler
- Car Wash Sensory – My Mundane and Miraculous Life
- July 4th Sensory Play with Ice – Playground Parkbench
- Colorful Ice Boats – Busy Toddlers
- Transporting Water Play – Adventures of Adam
- Making Ice Cube Necklaces – Little Worlds Big Adventures
- DIY Homemade Water Wall – Little Bins for Little Hands
- Tide Pool Science Experiment – Buggy and Buddy
- Toy Surfboard Craft for Kids – Play Trains
- Washing a Tricycle – Uno Zwei Tutu
- Easy to Make Water Bombs – Adventures of Adam
- Ice Train Play – Play Trains
12 Quick and Easy Summer Activities for Toddlers
- Making Ice Cream in a Bag – Busy Toddler
- Plastic Kite Bags – Munchkins and Moms
- Summer Lego Ice Rescue – Crafty Kids at Home
- Giant Bubbles Recipe – Learning and Exploring Through Play
- Hammering Tees into Watermelons – Mom Inspired Life
- Water Bottle Fun – The Tip Toe Fairy
- Dirt Box (a sandbox alternative) – Busy Toddler
- Grab and Pull a Letter Load – Growing Book by Book
- Nature Cutting Tray – Munchkins and Moms
- Racing Cars with a Gutter – Teaching Mama
- DIY Cardboard Car Wash – Non Toy Gifts
- Make a Bubble Snake Blower – Messy Little Monsters
We are so excited for warm weather and summer activities! I can’t wait to check these activities off day after day.
Which summer activities for toddlers are your favorites?
Charlottes Mom 