10 activities to do at home during summer evenings
Summer is here, a season that brings school vacations for the little ones and the heat. A free time that sometimes translates into boredom because the high temperatures prevent children from going outside, especially in the middle hours when the heat tightens, to play with their friends and take advantage of this time in the way they want. But, our home can also offer many opportunities so that your children do not get bored and look at the shrews.
For this reason, we offer you these practical ideas to do with your hands. Among crafts, games and cooking recipes, your children will have a great time developing all their manual skills.
10 activities to do at home with children in summer
Here we propose 10 activities to do at home with which to occupy these hours. To make it easier, we have selected some videos that show you step by step.
1. Fan
A good idea to do an activity to alleviate the heat is to make a fan to be cool. Decorate it to your liking and remedy the high temperatures with this simple craft where you can even organize a contest to choose the most beautiful.
2. Bracelet
A zipper of a garment that has become obsolete can be used to make a bracelet. Create new accessories with your children and presume walking, when you refer the heat, with these bracelets as unique as you.
3. Board game
Fantastic craftsmanship with which you can then have a board game with which the whole family can enjoy. Double functionality: you will be distracted by making it and you will enjoy playing it. Save money on a board game and create your own.
4. Kite
This toy to enjoy outdoors is a good option. With few materials we can create a kite that can be customized to our liking and with which to play during activities in which there is air. Each member of the family can do theirs and then check who is the one who knows best how to drive.
5. Homemade ice cream
The heat is synonymous with ice cream, the favorite dessert for many during the summer. Why not make baking a way to have fun? Put the apron and make all the ice cream that you can with your favorite flavors, it's simpler than you think.
6. Bubble trigger
Fill your house with bubbles and give a new vision to these hot afternoons. With just one bottle, straws and soap you will have a bubble trigger with which to recycle and have fun in the same activity.
7. Seaworthy box
If you have brought seashells from your beach vacation, you can take advantage of them to make a fun box where the little ones can keep their treasures while observing these memories of that trip they enjoyed so much.
8. Backpack
Keep the things you bring to the beach in a totally original backpack. Your son will be able to carry on his shoulders a very original accessory that he can feel proud of.
9. Colorful shirt
Take advantage of those old shirts that you never put to give a new design. Transforming these garments into something very colorful to wear on the beach or the pool can be a very interesting option, with this craft you will never repeat the model since there are no two results with this procedure.
10. Tiramisu
And is that the pastry ensures hours and hours of entertainment. If something is better than eating, it is eating what we have prepared ourselves. A dessert that is served cold, which is simple and that surely you will like to make and then eat it.
Damián Montero
