We don't have anything against boredom. Kids need the chance to be bored ... sometimes. However with almost 100 days of summer stretching out before us, we thought you could use a few ideas to bust that boredom ... at least occasionally.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
Celebrate Summer Birthdays
ONLY IN SUMMER
ONLY IN SUMMER
Fall City Days (June 14)
North Bend Block Party (July 19)
Highlands Day (July 20)
Make Music Day (June 21)
Celebrate and see fireworks on the 4th of July
Theater in the Park (July 26)
Chalk Art Fest (July 29)
National Night Out (August 5)
Beat the Heat Splash Day (August 6)
Sammamish Days (August 9)
Festival at Mt Si (August 8-10)
Railroad Days (August 15-17)
Boeing Classic Golf Tournament (August 18-24)
ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS
Fall City Wallaby Ranch
Visit a local pet store
Visit a local pet store
BIKES, TRAINS, and AUTOMOBILES {and FEET too}
Snoqualmie Tunnel Bike Ride & BBQ
Northwest Railway Museum Train Rides
All Aboard Thomas the Train (July 11-13)
Fenders on Front Street Car Show (June 15)
Legends Classic Car Show (August 17)
Take a colorful nature walk
GIVE BACK
Host an Alex's Lemonade Stand
Or Cookies for Kids Cancer Bake Sale
Or Coin Drive for Ben Towne Foundation
Volunteer at Eastside Baby Corner
INDOOR FUN
Host an Alex's Lemonade Stand
Or Cookies for Kids Cancer Bake Sale
Or Coin Drive for Ben Towne Foundation
Volunteer at Eastside Baby Corner
INDOOR FUN
Harlem Globetrotters Summer Clinics (June 25-28)
Adventure Bowl in Snoqualmie
See at show at Village Theater in Issaquah
Or Valley Center Stage in North Bend
Michael’s Passport to Imagination
SEE A MOVIE
FREE Summer Matinees at North Bend Theater
Check out “How to Train Your Dragon 2” (June 13)
Or “Planes: Fire & Rescue" (July 18) at Regal Issaquah Highlands
Or “Planes: Fire & Rescue" (July 18) at Regal Issaquah Highlands
SUMMER READING
Storytime at Barnes and Noble
Summer Reading Program at local libraries
OUTDOOR FUN
Take a family-friendly hike
Shop a local Farmer’s Market
Walk around Gilman Village
Golf at Little Si Links
Learn about Snoqualmie
Learn about Meadowbrook
Learn about Big Cedar
Be a Junior Naturalists
See a show at Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
Go to a pool (TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, Klahanie, Julius Boehm)
Or Spray Park
Lake Sammamish Park
Rattlesnake Lake
Pine Lake
Beaver Lake
Snoqualmie Falls
ROAD TRIPS
Take a road trip around WA State using other MacKid sites
FUN AT HOME
Check out Creative Kids Unplugged Boxes
Make your own bubble wand
Make your own noodle necklaces
Make your own fruit pops
Make a 4th of July noisemaker
Make your own slime
Create a raised salt painting
Host a sleepover or backyard campout
Host a sleepover or backyard campout
Make homemade ice cream
Make a marble painting
Make your own sidewalk chalk
Host a movie night with friends
Build a Fairy Garden
Build a Fairy Garden
Make something with duct tape
Play hopscotch
Make an outdoor dessert
Make an outdoor dessert
Build puzzles
Play a classic game, like jacks or marbles
Go on a homemade treasure hunt
Host a toy swap or book swap with friends
Build a fort (inside or out)
Make your own bubbles
Make a Gutter Garden
What would you add to this list? Comment and let us know below. Thanks!
