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Get set to beat the heat this summer with these 39 super cool ice & water activities for kids stay cool on hot weather days!
Water activities for kids are always a hit for summer! Add in some cool ice activities and you’re bound to have a super cool summer even on those hot days.
Whether you’ve got a water bug in your family or an artist on your hands, there’s a lot of exciting ways to keep cool in this scorching hot heat!
Plus some yummy icy cool treats to make with the kids to stay cool!
39 Beat the Heat Activities for Kids this Summer
Getting wet is a fun way to stay cool and beat the heat in the summer. Use ice, water balloons, and squirt guns to make cooling off extra fun!
Even just running through a hose or sprinkler can be a fun, easy way to cool off.
When the kids get bored of that, add some extra fun with these super simple hot weather activities to cool down in the summer.
A little summer heat doesn’t mean that art is off the table. Instead, add water and ice to your artistic playtime and activities to beat the heat.
Chilly or water-based art is a great hot weather activity choice!
Ice Ice Baby!
No activities can beat the heat better than ice this summer!
Playing with ice can double as a fun summer science experiment, too. Adding in a little learning to your summer fun can help kids to keep learning.
After all their activities, the kids will surely need to cool off with a chilly treat to beat the heat. Make snack time hands-on with easy food-based activities and ideas!
Create your own popsicle recipe, or try one of these neat ideas on a hot weather day.
Now that you’ve got these 39 amazing and fun ways to keep cool with ice and water activities for kids…
How are you going to beat the heat this summer?
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Scarlet says
You have so many super ideas! My kids love some of these new ideas. They love squirt gun painting too!
Rachel says
Pretend car wash, ice bricks and tin toil river are new ideas that I didn’t think of. Playing with water is always a favorite with kids. Thank you for sharing these outdoor activities.
stardomplace says
very nice fun ideas you shared. Thanks so much
stardomplace says
very nice and fun ideas you shared!… Thanks so much.
thecelebritynetworth says
thats good to see about water play
Hampton Swim School says
Some fantastic ideas listed thank you so much for putting this all together. I can’t wait to try some of these water games out with me kids this summer.
puin afvoeren says
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CreatifulKids says
I love this o much! I’m going to pin it straight away and share it also!
Jamie Reimer says
Thanks so much :)
Lynda says
Thank you for including my ice dyeing. Sorry it’s taken me this long to find you. Thanks again
Jamie Reimer says
You’re welcome! Thanks for the awesome idea!
CC says
Wow! What a great list of summer fun ideas!
Ms. Shameka-My Little Sticky Notes says
Love, Love, Love this post! Thanks for adding our fun pretend car wash activity :)
Amy says
Fun ideas, thanks for sharing!
Debbie says
Really an awesome round-up!!!
You've really mastered this manner of sharing oodles of ideas. Congrats!!
Popping thru from WeTeach!
I think I cooled off, just looking at the suggestions.
Melissa @ The Chocolate Muffin Tree says
Another Great collection! SUPER! Thanks for your hard work!
Mercedes says
I love these Ideas thanks for sharing!
The Humbled Homemaker says
Whew–these are definitely needed in the South this summer!
jeanine says
Thanks for featuring our ice cube game!
Holly Ann says
I just sent you a blog award! I really love reading your posts! They always give me great ideas for activities to try with my kids. :)
Blog On Fire Award
Randi~Dukes and Duchesses says
Thanks for including us on this list! What a pile of great ideas!
jen | paintcutpaste.com says
thanks for including us in this list! some of our favorite icy foods are homemade ice cream in a ball, homemade lavender honey ice cream, and snow ice cream — happy summer! stay cool!
Terri says
Thanks for including our ice experiments!
Zoe says
Thanks so much for including us!