Favorite Summer Activities for Young Children from Good2Know Network

To help you enjoy the warm weather with the little ones in your care, we are pleased to share our favorite Good2Know summer activity articles. Below, you will find a variety of activities, from water play to seasonal recipes, to incorporate into your curriculum during the months of July and August. 

• Icy Play-based Learning Activities to Enjoy During Hot Summer Weather: When summer days heat up, a great way to help children stay cool is to engage them in refreshing, ice-themed activities that encourage science and sensory exploration. In this article, we share activities to help young children beat the heat while learning and exploring with ice.
• Recipes Featuring Seasonal Summer Produce to Make with Young Children: From juicy strawberries to colorful melons, there are so many summer fruits and vegetables to enjoy with the little ones in your care! This article highlights the benefits of inviting children to be a part of the cooking process and shares a few easy, healthy recipes that feature summer produce.
• Summer STEM Activities for Young Children: In this article, we share summer-friendly STEM activities that encourage children to explore while  building foundational skills in math, science, and engineering.
• Summer STEAM Activities for Creativity and Discovery: In this article, we share summertime STEAM (STEM + Art) activities that invite the children in your care to explore, tinker, and get creative.
• Wonderful Water! Water-themed Art & Science Activities, Stories, and Songs. Water can be used for science experiments, art projects, sensory play, and more. In this article, we share a children’s book that looks at the many different places that we find water, as well as a variety of fun, water-based learning and discovery activities.