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100 Free (almost free) things to do this summer!

Macaroni Kid Quakertown-Doylestown has you covered!

By Meghan Griech, Publisher Macaroni Kid Quakertown-Doylestown June 4, 2017

This summer is coming, which means no school hot sunny days and time to fill!  Be sure to check the Macaroni Kid Quakertown-Doylestown calendar often for local events, fairs and activities.  Need more ideas, here is a full list of free or almost free ideas.

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Make a summer bucket list
Go for a hike
Make a leaf book
Catch fireflies
Tell ghost stories
Go geocaching
Go letterboxing
Pick wildflowers
Have a water gun fight
Fly a kite
Have a slumber party
Build a blanket fort
Play in a sprinkler
Make paper airplanes
Have a water mellon seed spitting contest
Go on a scavenger nature hunt
Plant a garden
Tell jokes
Watch a movie
Swim in a lake
Go on a picnic
Make ice cream
Go to a museum
Play outdoor hide and seek
Blow bubbles
Write a pen pal
Have a play date with a school friend
Make sock puppets
Go to a Michael’s craft store event
Wash the car
Make and decorate cupcakes
Volunteer at kennel or SPCA
Have an outdoor tea party
Go birdwatching
Hike at Hawk Mountain
Look for 4-leaf clovers
Visit a national park
Feed the ducks
Do a Home Depot kids workshop
Have a yard sale
Learn to juggle
Play ‘I spy’
Camp in the Backyard
Tour a factory
Make homemade cards
Make tie-dye shirts or shoes
Play tag
Go berry picking
Visit the library
Have a lemonade stand
Have a water gun fight
Visit a farm
Make pet rocks
Make a boat or spaceship out of a cardboard box
Play dress up
Tour a fire station
Play hopscotch
Go to storytime at a bookstore
Magnify ants
Have a water balloon fight or make a pool noodle sprinkler
Stay up late
Find the big dipper
Build a puzzle
Throw a frisbee
Make ice cube boats
Have a scooter race
Find toys to donate
Have a cookie baking contest
Have a cupcake decorating contest
Make homemade tea in the sun
Make a new milkshake recipe
Play flashlight tag
Make s’mores with Peeps
Make a leaf rub
Bob for apples
Have dance party
Dig for worms
Find animals in the clouds
Have a hula hoop contest
Play a new boardgame
Designate a king/queen for the day
Have a camp-in (indoor campout)
Make a bird feeder
Go to the drive in
Have an un-birthday party
Make paper dolls
Ride bikes in the park
Have a pizza party
Make breakfast in bed
Explore the dollar store
Visit a pet store
Make sidewalk chalk masterpieces
Have a pie eating contest
Melt frozen dinosaur eggs (frozen water in water balloons)
Have a hotdog eating contest
Sleep in someone else’s bed
Visit the fish at a hatchery
Read a book
Color pictures and mail to grandma
See an outdoor movie

Have a whole summer of fun with Macaroni Kid Quakertown-Doylestown!