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50 Geeky/Nerdy Family Activities For SummerBy: Nathan Young@nvyoung

Summer Is Here!

And Many Families Are Planning Summer Activities!So, here is your question?

Are You Planning Family Summer Activities?

If you or your family are searching for fun activities, check out this list of 50 geeky/nerdy activities!Are You Stumped?

Create a homemade board game

1Too hot or raining, let your kids imagination go wildby letting them create a homemade board game.

Go geocaching

2Grab a GPS device and take your familyon a hunt for some great and interesting stuff.

See a movie at a drive-in

3A great Summer tradition, take your familyand enjoy the open air at a drive-in theater.

Watch a movie in your backyard

4Gather your family and friends and enjoy a movieunder the stars in your private backyard.

Create your own comic strip

5Kids have lots of cool stories to tell. Have themcreate a cool comic strip drawn by them!

Make your own cartoon

6Most kids love to draw. Have them create a shortcartoon on those too hot and rainy Summer days.

Write a small book

7Too hot or stormy outside, have kids come up with a story to tell and have them write it!

Collect fireflies

8Have kids collect fireflies on those Summer nights.Dont forget to release them from the bottle!

Gardening/Composting

9Have your family grow a small garden and compostsome of your trash, its a great teachable moment!

Fly a kite

10Flying a kite is a popular Summer tradition. Makesure you choose a area free of obstacles.

Create a backyard obstacle course

11Have your kids come up with a backyard obstaclecourse the whole family can participate in!

Create a cartography map

12Your kids can come up with a cartography map. The map could lead you to some treasure!

Make a homemade slip-n-slide

13Instead of buying a slip-n-slide, make your ownwith a tarp, sandbags, and plenty of water!

Make your own toys

14Dont put down big bucks for new toys, make yourown with wood, or any other sturdy materials!

Make a fort indoors

15If you are stuck inside, stay cool by making your own fort with sheets, furniture, and other household stuff!

Build stuff with Legos

16If you are indoors, play with one of the geekiesttoys, Legos! Your imagination can build anything!

Play video games

17Play video games with your family and friends.Dont spend all Summer playing video games!

Have a family game night

18Spend some nights playing some games with yourfamily. The entire family will have lots of fun!

Play on the water

19Go on the lake and play on the water! Tubing, skiing, or swimming, the lake is cool during the Summer!

Hydroponics

20Buy a small hydroponics kit and let your kidssee the science behind how plants grow!

Have your kids try coding

21Coding is becoming a very important part of your childs education. Have your kids try coding!

Build a robot

22Buy a robotic kit and let your kids build a robot thisSummer when its too hot or stormy outside!

Create an app

23These days, it does not take much to build a app. Let your kids build a simple app this Summer!

Have a grill out

24Summer is meant to be outdoors. Cook a mealon a grill or campfire and eat dinner outdoors!

Backyard camping

25Dont or cant leave your home for a long period of time? Instead, have a backyard campout!

Tell stories around a campfire

26If you leave home for a camping adventure, make sure you spend a night with your friends around a campfire.

Keep a blog/journal

27Have your kids keep a blog or journal of their Summer adventures to keep their minds fresh!

Have a family movie night

28Spend a few nights this summer and have a family movie night at home or at a theater.

Build sandcastles

29At a beach, spend time building the mostcreative sandcastle you have ever built!

Play in a band

30Have your kids learn a musical instrument andplay in a neighborhood band this Summer!

Take some lessons

31Music, dancing, sports, karate; learning does notstop! Have your kids take lessons during the Summer.

Stargazing in the sky

32Spend some nights looking up into the skyand looking at the stars. Be away from city lights!

Play in the rain

33Let your kids play in the rain and splash in the puddles.If you hear thunder or see lightning, get them inside!

Get dirty

34Summer is meant to get dirty. Let your kids play inthe dirt, or get paint on them, baths are always next!

Visit a museum

35Learning does not stop during the Summer. Takeyour family to a museum during the Summer break.

Go to a air show

36Take your family to an air show during the Summer. And watch your kids smile and be amazed!

Go on a road trip

37Take your family on a road trip. And visit nationalparks, attractions, events, special places, and more!

Go bird watching

38Take your kids to a park or lake and let them usebinoculars and they will see a variety of birds!

Go to a baseball game

39Take your family to a professional baseball game.Baseball is Americas pastime and very popular!

Go to a country fair

40Go to your nearest country fair or carnival this Summer.And let your kids play the games and enjoy the rides!

Attend a concert

41Summer is all about the outdoor concerts! Take yourfamily to an outdoor concert nearest you!

Have a pie eating contest

42Get your family and friends together and hold a pie eating contest. Dont forget to take pictures and video!

Draw with sidewalk chalk

43Let your kids draw with sidewalk chalk on the pavement. Take pictures of their cool artwork!

Go to a geek/nerd convention

44Take your family to a geek/nerd convention nearest you! Everyone in your family will have a blast!

Go fishing

45Every kid should have the chance of getting to fish.Take your kids to the nearest lake and go fishing!

Open a lemonade stand

46Every kid should have the chance of running alemonade stand, let them do it this Summer!

Make puppets

47Let everyone in the family make their own puppets.And then perform a puppet show inside your home!

Play disc golf

48Take your family and play a game of disc golf. Frisbees are much easier than golf clubs!

Make family movies

49Make short family movies or vlogs, and upload themto YouTube, it could lead to something big!

Family Photography

50Families like creating memories, let your kids creatememories by letting them use a camera!

In ClosingGet out there and enjoy your Summer! Soon, school isgoing to be back in session. And if you did nothing during your vacation, you are going to be kicking yourself!

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