15 Fun, Faithful, and Affordable Summer Activities for the Family
June 5, 2024
15 summer activities, all designed with the purpose to have conversations about Jesus with your kids while you do them together. Complete with supporting verses and directions for each fun activity.
Shownotes & Links
Homemade Bubbles Recipe: 4 cups warm water, whisk in 1/2 cup of sugar, then whisk in 1/2 cup of blue Dawn dish soap and last stir in 1/2 corn starch. Let sit overnight so they can settle. Purchase bubble wands from the dollar store and have fun!
Below is the shopping list for all 15 activities, so you can knock it all out quickly! To download the 15 fun ideas and the shopping list, go HERE and enter your email address.
Grocery Store:
Sugar
Blue dawn soap
Cornstarch
Marshmallows
Hersheys chocolate bars
Graham crackers
Fire starter log
Capri suns
Peanut butter or sun butter
Scavenger hunt snacks
Craft Store:
String
Safety pins
Kids scissors
Different color spools of ribbon
Paint & brushes for rocks
Crayola model magic
Hardware Store:
Water hose sprinkler for the yard
Paint chip samples (FREE!)
Bird seed
Dollar Store:
Car wash & sponges
Bubble wands
Flashlights
popsicle shape maker for the freezer
Toothbrushes
Plastic tub
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