Looking for Things to Do with Kids in the Summer Holidays? ☀️
Whether you’re searching for summer holiday activities for kids, fun outdoor adventures, or budget-friendly family days out in the UK, we’ve got you covered!
From sunny outdoor fun and creative indoor crafts to baking and low-cost entertainment, here are 50 brilliant ideas to keep the kids entertained all summer long.
Outdoor Summer Holiday Activities for Kids
Summer is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the sunshine!
- Go on a classic scavenger hunt in your garden or local park.
- Visit a farm to see animals and enjoy feeding sessions.
- Take a family bike ride along a coastal or countryside trail.
- Go on a nature walk and collect shells, leaves, or wildflowers.
- Fly a kite on a breezy beach or open field.
- Explore a woodland trail and spot wildlife.
- Visit a national park or nature reserve.
- Have a summer picnic in the park.
- Plant summer flowers, herbs, or vegetables together.
- Go pond dipping or bug hunting to explore mini-beasts.
- Try paddleboarding, kayaking, or canoeing if available locally.
- Visit a splash park or outdoor water play area.
- Build sandcastles at the beach.
- Watch the sunset together as a family evening activity.
- Try a “digital detox” day outdoors with no screens.
Summer Crafts for Kids
Keep creativity flowing with fun indoor (or garden) craft ideas.
- Paint seaside rocks and hide them around your area.
- Make paper suns, ice creams, and beach scenes.
- Create summer holiday memory scrapbooks.
- Make friendship bracelets for summer camp or holidays.
- Design and decorate sun hats or caps.
- Build a cardboard ice cream shop.
- Make seashell crafts from beach finds.
- Create DIY wind chimes from recycled materials.
- Paint watercolour summer landscapes.
- Make homemade summer postcards for friends and family.
Summer Baking & Cooking with Kids
Get the kids involved in refreshing summer treats!
- Make fruit kebabs with seasonal berries.
- Bake lemonade cupcakes with raspberry icing.
- Create ice lollies using juice and fresh fruit.
- Make no-bake cheesecake jars.
- Decorate biscuits with summer themes (sun, sea, ice cream).
- Make homemade pizza with fun toppings.
- Blend your own smoothies or milkshakes.
- Build a DIY ice cream sundae station.
- Bake s’mores (indoors or outdoors if safe).
Family Days Out During the Summer Holidays
Looking for summer holiday days out in the UK? Try these family favourites:
- Visit a zoo or wildlife park.
- Spend the day at the seaside or beach.
- Explore a castle, stately home, or historic site.
- Go to a science or interactive museum.
- Visit a botanical garden in full bloom.
- Try mini golf or adventure golf.
- Spend the day at a theme park or water park.
- Attend a summer fair, festival, or outdoor cinema.
- Go strawberry picking or visit a pick-your-own farm.
Fun At-Home Summer Activities for Kids
Perfect for rainy days or quieter moments.
- Have a family movie night with popcorn and summer-themed films.
- Build a den or outdoor fort in the garden.
- Organise a family talent show.
- Play board games or puzzles together.
- Start a summer reading challenge.
- Create a holiday time capsule.
- Learn and play with science experiments.
- Set up a garden obstacle course.
- Plan and host a mini summer party.
- Write and perform a summer-themed play.
Summer Holiday Day Camps for Kids
Looking for fun, flexible school holiday camps? Ultimate Activity Camps offer Ofsted-registered school holiday day camps with a wide range of exciting, activity-packed programmes designed to keep children active, engaged, and entertained all day long.
- Ofsted regsitered Multi-Activity Day Camps for aged 4-14, offering over 40 activities every week including Zorbing, Archery, Fencing, Roller Racers and so much more!
- Bushcraft & survival day camps for children aged 7-14 who love to be immersed in nature and explore the great outdoors. Activities include, Fire Lighting, Knife Skills, Archery, big camp games and more!
- Tech & Coding 4-day courses. Inspiring technology-based childcare for children aged from 8 to 14 years! Activities include arcade game making and developing Internet-of-Things applications and games for micro:bit devices, to voice recognition projects, machine learning, website designing and robotics!
- Performance & Stage 4-day courses for children aged 7-12, the children will showcase a variety of popular Musical Theatre movie moments through scripted scenes, choreographed dance routines, and large chorus numbers, all leading towards the end of the week star dazzling performance!
- Cookery 4-day courses that will see children aged 8-14 preparing and cooking exciting and contemporary recipes, while getting to grips with variety of kitchen skills and techniques!
- Summer Holiday Sports Academies in Netball, Cricket, Football and Athletics for children aged 7-14 led by the highest quality coaches to deliver progressive sport-focussed childcare designed to improve young athletes!
The summer holidays are the perfect time for kids to explore, play, and make memories. Whether you’re enjoying outdoor adventures, creative crafts, baking together, or needing school holiday childcare, there are endless ways to keep children entertained!