Summer Of Play Challenge

A list of the top play ideas and activities to try over the summer.

Summer Of Play Challenge

A list of the top play ideas and activities to try over the summer.

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Play is important for children and young people at any time of the year, but during the summer months when the days are longer and the sun is shining, there are more opportunities than ever for children and young people to get out and play.

PlayBoard has collated a list of the top play ideas and activities to try over the summer to offer inspiration for children and young people to have the best summer ever!

Our popular Summer of Play Challenge can be downloaded and printed so children and young people can tick off the activities as they give them a go, keeping a record of a fun summer of play.

Summer of Play Challenge 2021 - 2023

  1. Have a water fight with your friends
  2. Build a den
  3. Build a sandcastle
  4. Paint outside
  5. Make a magic potion
  6. Make art using things from nature like leaves and twigs
  7. Play rounders
  8. Chalk graffiti
  9. Build an obstacle course with your friends
  10. Go skipping, play tug ‘o’ war or limbo
  11. Organise a scavenger hunt for your friends
  12. Make a daisy chain
  13. Play street games like kerby/cribby or 123 red light
  14. Create junk models using recycling
  15. Play stick in the mud
  16. Climb a tree
  17. Draw hopscotch with chalk and play until it disappears
  18. Find some rock pools in a trip to the beach and investigate
  19. Roll down a hill
  20. Make a mud kitchen
  21. Build a go-kart
  22. Messy play
  23. Paint shells
  24. Make musical instruments
  25. Read outside
  26. Go on a bike ride
  27. Go bird watching on forest trails
  28. Play shop
  29. Put on a show
  30. Organise a sports day
  31. Make an outdoors water slide
  32. Play catch the shadow
  33. Enjoy a picnic
  34. Trash fash – organise a fashion show using recycling
  35. Build a dam and mini raft
  36. Make and fly a kite
  37. Go on an adventure
  38. Go on a bug hunt
  39. Camp in your garden
  40. Blow bubbles
  41. Play hopscotch
  42. Play in the rain
  43. Make perfume
  44. Learn a new skill - cartwheels, knitting, juggling
  45. Make a cosy den in your garden
  46. Try roller-skating
  47. Learn to bake
  48. Organise a sports tournament
  49. Make wind chimes and hang outside
  50. Have an egg and spoon race.
  51. Visit your local library
  52. Go wildlife spotting
  53. Create a fairy house
  54. Make a new friend
  55. Search for shapes in the clouds
  56. Grow herbs
  57. Plan a new board game
  58. Be an astronomer for a night - search for planets and constellations from your garden
  59. Build a playful city using recycling
  60. Create a new song or dance routine.

Get involved on social media using #SummerOfPlay.

Our Summer of Play Challenge is also available in Irish – download.