Family Activities

As the summer break inches closer, you may be wondering how to keep entertained this season with restrictions on outdoor activities and travel still holding strong. We are here to help with indoor summer activity ideas to last you through the break!

Below you will see 7 sections with suggested activities you can partake in this summer. Before reading though the sections, download and print out our handy summer calendar for the months of July and August. You can use this to plan out your summer by noting down activities you would like to try on specific days.

Note: Try to write down 2 to3 ideas per week so that you do not exhaust all the options too quickly and still have exciting activities to look forward to all summer long!

ALTRUISM

• Volunteer your Time: Connect with a reputable organization and ask how you can volunteer from home. It could be research, writing, creating art, reading, etc.
• Foster an Animal: Many animal shelters are overwhelmed with cats, dogs and other pets waiting to be adopted. You can be their temporary home for a few weeks!

CULTURAL INTEREST

• Virtual Tours: Museums worldwide are migrating online and offering virtual tours of their exhibits.
• Theatre Shows: Some theatres are showing recordings of their famous plays and musicals online, look up the schedules of your preferred options and jot them down in your calendar so you do not miss them!
• Musical Performances: Are you a music buff? Search for livestreamed concerts happening online, or even pre-recorded ones you might be able to purchase to have a musical evening at home.
• E-Tourism: Some countries are offering virtual tours of their landmarks or countryside. Seek them out and bookmark when they go live to see a new part of the world from your living room!
• Travel Research: Think about a country or location you would like to visit in the future, see what you can learn about it online, maybe you can even find a book or movie that takes place there.

KEEP FIT

• Family Sports Day: Come up with a list of sports activities such as egg and spoon race, push-ups, races, hula-hoops, etc. and have some friendly competition that includes the whole family!
• Online Inspiration: Find some exercise or dance videos online and follow along for an easy way to work up a sweat.

THEME NIGHTS

• Culinary adventure: Why not travel with your taste buds? Select some dishes from another country and have a new cuisine night – you might surprise yourself by trying something new!
• Movie Night: Pick any theme from Romans to safari to aliens or the 80s and find a movie to match for a fun night. Why not dress up to match your theme night?

BRAIN GAMES

• Science Experiments: Did you know that many basic science experiments can be done with ingredients you already have at home? Look up a few basic experiences, learn about what makes the reactions happen and see for yourself!
• Mental Exercise: Give your brain a workout and play some games to strengthen your mind! Pick up a puzzle, crossword, wordsearch, sudoku or other similar games that will get you thinking about problem solving.

CREATIVE PURSUITS

• Sweet Treats: Try your hand at baking anew! Why not challenge yourself to make the recipe vegan or sugar free and see how you like the taste.
• Paint Master: Open some pots of paint and let your creativity shine! You can free hand something yourself or experiment with paint-by-numbers if you want to be more precise.
• Fine Tune Skills: Summer is the perfect time to practice and improve a hobby you are interested in, this could be knitting, writing, dancing, drawing or any number of activities. Set aside some time to practice and improve!

SOCIAL BUTTERFLY

• Video Chat: Remember to keep in touch with your school friends via video chats – let them know about the new activities you are trying!
• Book Club: Now is the perfect time to start a summer reading club with your friends! You could meet online once a week to discuss a few chapters and guess at what will happen next in the book.

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