It’s time for some fun in the sun with these printable summer activities for kids! Hopefully kids are spending most of the summer playing outside, but these printouts are perfect for rainy days, long drives, and waiting at restaurants for the food to come. Print them out before vacation for the perfect back up activity during June, July, and August!
The printables below feature different summer themed activities like word scrambles, mazes, dot to dots, crossword puzzles, word searches, and more. Each one features words and images related to summer!
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Summer Word Scramble
This printable summer themed activity for kids features a word scramble game with words related to summer plus a riddle at the end!
How to play: Use the letter on the left to make a word related to the theme. Once you know it, write it in on the right in the empty squares. Use the gray squares to solve the riddle/joke below by writing the letters in the gray squares down in order.
Sea Turtle Maze
This summer themed maze features a sea turtle swimming near the bottom of the ocean by some coral.
How to play: Draw a line through the maze (without running into any walls) to get to the exit. We recommend doing it in pencil first. If you hit a dead end, start over and try another direction until you solve the puzzle. Begin at “start” and end at “finish”
Flamingo Dot to Dot
This free summer themed dot to dot activity features a flamingo standing in a puddle.
How to play: “Connect the dots” or “Dot to dot” is easy to play. Start with the dot labeled number “1” and draw a line connecting it to the dot labeled number “2”. Continue in order until you reach the last dot and the image reveals itself.
Summer Word Search
This printable summer activity for kids features a word search with summer themed words like vacation, beach, kite, lemonade, picnic, watermelon and more!
How to play: Each of the words written at the bottom of the page are somewhere in the puzzle above them. Words can be written horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. They can also be written forward or backwards. Find each word and circle it.
Shark Maze
This summer themed maze features a shark swimming through the ocean with a second shark and coral you can color in for fun!
How to play: Draw a line through the maze (without running into any walls) to get to the exit. We recommend doing it in pencil first. If you hit a dead end, start over and try another direction until you solve the puzzle. Begin at “start” and end at “finish”
Boat Dot to Dot
This free summer themed dot to dot activity features a boat with seagulls flying above.
How to play: “Connect the dots” or “Dot to dot” is easy to play. Start with the dot labeled number “1” and draw a line connecting it to the dot labeled number “2”. Continue in order until you reach the last dot and the image reveals itself.
Summer Crossword Puzzle
This printable summer activity for kids features a crossword puzzle with summer themed questions and answers.
How to play: To play, fill in the grid of squares with words that “cross” each other. Use the clues to figure out the words, which are divided into “Across” for horizontal words and “Down” for vertical words. Each clue is numbered and matches the spaces starting with the same number. Each square can only fit one letter.
Summer I Spy
This printable summer themed activity for kids features an “I Spy” puzzle with summer items like seashells, suns, whales, sunglasses, and more!
How to play: Check the list below the image to see what items you’re looking for, then find them in the image above. Color each one in once you find it. Find all the items to complete this puzzle.
Sunshine Maze
This summer themed maze features a bright sun shining over boats in the ocean.
How to play: Draw a line through the maze (without running into any walls) to get to the exit. We recommend doing it in pencil first. If you hit a dead end, start over and try another direction until you solve the puzzle. Begin at “start” and end at “finish”
Fish Dot to Dot
This free summer themed dot to dot activity features a fish with other fish nearby that you can color in!
How to play: “Connect the dots” or “Dot to dot” is easy to play. Start with the dot labeled number “1” and draw a line connecting it to the dot labeled number “2”. Continue in order until you reach the last dot and the image reveals itself.
Summer Spot the Difference
This printable summer themed activity for kids features a bunch of summer items like a palm tree, ice cream cone, beach ball, swimsuits and more!
How to play: Look at the pictures which are almost identical. Try to find the things that are slightly different and circle them as you go. Once you find all 10, you’re done!
Pineapple Dot to Dot
This free summer themed dot to dot activity features a pineapple with a second pineapple and sun nearby that can be colored in.
How to play: “Connect the dots” or “Dot to dot” is easy to play. Start with the dot labeled number “1” and draw a line connecting it to the dot labeled number “2”. Continue in order until you reach the last dot and the image reveals itself.
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