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10 Genius Ideas for Kid Fun

June 30, 2017

Summer is in full swing and my family has been outdoors enjoying a blow-up pool filled with shallow water, evening bicycle rides, water games, and lots of craft time.

To help everyone cook up some memorable family fun, this week I’ve rounded up 10 Genius Ideas for Kid Fun including rainbow slime, 9 summer bucket activities, playing with cars, free printables including a beach activity pack, butterfly pack, and bear-hunt pack, tips for birthday parties, and ideas for sensory play.10 Genius Ideas for Kid Fun including rainbow slime, 9 summer bucket activities, playing with cars, free printables including a beach activity pack, butterfly pack, and bear-hunt pack, tips for birthday parties, and ideas for sensory play.

If you’re looking for fun activities for kids this summer you’re going to love all the great ideas we are sharing here – courtesy of our community of Family Fun Friday bloggers.

10 Genius Ideas for Kid Fun including free printables and sensory play

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Every week at HappyandBlessedHome.com I share the talents and top posts from our blogging friends all around the web with HappyandBlessedHome.com readers via Family Fun Friday. The Family Fun Friday Team reviews 100+ link-ups to select the top features in the following categories: Encouraging Posts for Moms, Recipes, Family Fun, Crafts, and Homeschooling. Every week is different and is tailored to the trends that are current to help moms save time and energy so they can have more freedom to do what they love best – enjoy family fun!

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10 Genius Ideas for Kid Fun

  1. Christine over at I Dig Pinterest shares some great ideas for BUSTING BOREDOM WHILE HELPING CHILDREN PLAY KINDLY TOGETHER.
  2. Love the beach? Get my 30 FREE Pages Beach Activity Pack and let kids cut, color, paint and create beach-themed fun.30 FUN Beach Theme Activities Printable Pack
  3. Deanna Michaels who blogs at From this Kitchen Table shares Make Memories with Your Kids on a Budget with helpful budget friendly ideas.
  4. I created a fun Race Car Activity Pack for kids with 12 pages of road signs and race car inspired decorations to enhance our race car play. In addition, this post includes a DIY Tutorial to create a Checkered Flag and Race Track padded play mat.Curves Ahead with DIY Checkered Flag Play Mat for Race Car Fun from HappyandBlessedHome
  5. Looking for excitement but fireworks might overwhelm your child? Take on this Patriotic Fireworks Foam Sensory Activity that the kids will love! Created by The Jenny Evolution.
  6. Sandy a la Mode has a list of fabulous summer activities for kids in her post 9 Super Fun Summer Activities For Kids To Do in Your Own Backyard.
  7. Love to explore? Here I’m sharing a 40 page We’re Going on a Bear Hunt activity pack and Bear Hunt Party Decorations. I’ll share my bear hunting tips and some fun party food ideas. Hiding bears in the club house of our play set was a great idea for our bear hunt
  8. Savanah over at Midwest Modern Momma has 4 boys and she’s cooked up Summer Sensory Activities For Preschoolers
  9. Nadia over at Fun with Mama has a Butterfly Life Cycle Learning Pack is a great fun printable pack for preschoolers and toddlers. With 70 pages of fun, hands-on and written fun, your children will enjoy learning about the different stages of the butterfly life cycle.
  10. If your kids love sensory play, you’ll love this post. It includes my easy slime recipe and 7 FREE Pages of Rainbow Slime Printables! Kids love to play with rainbow slime! Final mixing can be done by hand. Slime recipe from HappyandBlessedHome.com
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