Summer time is here and it’s getting warmer and warmer by the day. If you have a pool then you are lucky- you can jump in and cool down whenever you want but if you don’t, like me, you have to look for more creative ways getting your kids to cool down! We have friends that have pools so we get to swim fairly often but not daily so I like to have some back up ideas- just in case! Here are some of our favorite ways to cool down on a hot day when a pool is not an option.
1. Turn on the sprinklers
2. Turn on the hose
3. Head to the dollar store and pick up some cheap squirt guns and water sprayers- lots of fun here!
4. Make sponge water bombs
5. Play Drip Drip Drop (think duck, duck, goose but while dripping a sponge over your kids or friend’s head!)
6. Fill up the water table and play
7. Three words: water balloon fight!
8. Make a DIY kiddie wash
9. Hang some water balloons and turn them into a “water balloon piΓ±ata!”
10. Pull out the slip and slide! Don’t have one? Make one!
11. Fill up the baby pool (or buckets) and fish for treasures! Use nets or your hands!
12. Play sponge tag- think regular tag but instead of tagging with your hand- tag with a sponge!
13. Pretend wash some laundry- give your kids some buckets and shirts and have them wash them outside and hang to dry! The more bubbles the better.
14. Water relay race- fill up a bucket using a the water from a sponge, who ever gets their bucket filled first wins!
15. Have a bike/scooter car wash
16. Ice Block Treasure Hunt: use a large tupperwear container and fill it up with fun toys and odds and ends and then fill it with water and freeze it! Give your kids toy hammers and other play tools to bust it open in the sunshine.
17. Make a water wall with recycled materials
18. Build some Lego Boats and float them in a bucket outside
19. Ice Cube Relay Race- take turns passing an ice cube back and forth to your team- first one who’s ice melts wins!
20. Think even bigger with ice and make some DIY Colored Ice Balls!
So there you have it, 20 awesomely fun ideas to help cool down when it’s heating up outside! What’s your favorite summer time fun activity when a pool isn’t an option?
Looking for the perfect outdoor craft to go along with your water fun? Try this Outside Glittery Ice Cube Paint! Fun and messy π
Those all sound like fun. I’m just happy that it is finally warm enough that wanting to cool off is even an appealing thought! I remember another one from when my kids were little. Put a piece of string through an ice cube tray and freeze with water. Then pop it out and make an ice cube necklace.
Thats a great idea! I’ll have to try that, my kids would love it. Thank you!
love the kid wash idea lol π great list!
Thank you! It’s so easy and the kids love it!
This is a great list of ideas! I’m sure it will come in handy this summer with the kiddos. Pinning so I don’t forget.
Thank you! I hope your kiddies enjoy them!
These are great ideas, Michelle. I especially like the Ice Block Treasure Hunt. What a fun idea!.
thanks Gina! I hope your kids love them! Best part is they are all cheap haha!