50 Affordable or Free Activities for Kids to Keep Them Busy This Summer

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Have you run out of play ideas for free or affordable things to do with your kids? There’s no need to spend a lot of money to keep your kids entertained or create family memories.

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Stuck Inside? Try taking a virtual tour! Do your kids love watching animals in nature? Search for a Zoo's Live Web Cam

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Get the kids involved in gardening! It’s a great way to teach kids about nature and take care of plants, from planting seeds to weeding and watering.

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Draw colorful pictures with chalk on the sidewalk and driveway. Or play a game of tic-tac-toe, hangman or draw a whole city

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Pitch a tent together, pull out your sleeping bags and roast marshmallows under the stars.

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50 Affordable or Free Activities for Kids to Keep Them Busy This Summer

Have you run out of play ideas for free or affordable things to do with your kids? There’s no need to spend a lot of money to keep your kids entertained or create family memories.

Read our list of 50 affordable and free kids activities!

Stuck Inside? Try taking a virtual tour! Do your kids love watching animals in nature? Search for a Zoo's Live Web Cam

Virtual Tours

Get the kids involved in gardening! It’s a great way to teach kids about nature and take care of plants, from planting seeds to weeding and watering.

Garden Together

Draw colorful pictures with chalk on the sidewalk and driveway. Or play a game of tic-tac-toe, hangman or draw a whole city

Draw With Chalk

Pitch a tent together, pull out your sleeping bags and roast marshmallows under the stars.

Go Camping In The Backyard

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