Family Fun Ideas in August

Here is my inspiration list for family fun ideas in August, I hope it inspires you. 

Holidays and Special Dates in August

• National Crayon Collection Month
• National Book Lovers Day is August 9
• International Left-Handers Day August 13
• Perseids Meteor Shower peaks between August 11 – 12
• Tell a Joke Day August 16 

For family friendly ongoing and annual events to check out in the Seattle area, ParentMap has a great event calendar:  Family Fun Calendar | Seattle + Puget Sound Activities for Kids | ParentMap

MAKE (craft and food ideas)

• Try food themed days of the week:
  • Special breakfast Sundays (pancakes, French toast, etc.)
  • Mac & Cheese Mondays
  • Oatmeal Wednesdays
  • Poetry Teatime Thursdays
  • Pizza Fridays
  • Date Night Saturdays
• Treats for Poetry Teatime
  • Tea, cookies, creamsicles, blackberry and blueberry syrup for a tasty drink, flavored water (mint, lemon, etc.)
• Family night treat ideas:
  • Homemade pizza (build your own!)
  • Grilled pizza
  • Skillet cookie
  • S’mores
  • Chocolate mint shakes
  • Stone fruit tart
• Crafts:
  • Perler beads
  • Friendship bracelets
  • Henna
  • Sunflower paintings
  • Other crafts related to our August Study Guide
• Family podcast / video updates

EXPLORE (at home/getting out of the house ideas)

• At home:
  • Backyard camp out
  • Obstacle courses
  • Kiddie pool time
  • Berry picking (we have blueberries, raspberries and blackberries)
  • Gardening (we have two large beds and a dozen pots that give us plenty of veg throughout the summer)
• Out of the house:
  • Take Sunday drives
  • Family hikes around the neighborhood
  • Visit the beach
  • Bike ride
  • Go for ice cream
  • Blueberry picking with friends
  • Zoo visit
  • Book club
  • Park days
  • Neighborhood block party

PLAY/WATCH (games and what to check out on TV/online ideas)

• Date nights in (kids watch a movie, parents watch a movie)
• Family movie night
  • New Kids and Family Movies and Shows Coming to Netflix Summer 2022 – Netflix Tudum
  • What’s Coming To Disney+ In August 2022 (US) – What’s On Disney Plus (whatsondisneyplus.com)
  • The 20 Best Family & Kids Movies on Hulu: August 2022 (vulture.com)
• King County Library System online events (for those that live in the Seattle area, if not check out your local library.
• Board and card games
  • Mille Bornes
  • Five Crowns
  • Monopoly
  • Catan Family Edition
  • Dragonwood
  • Chess, Checkers or Backgammon
  • Uno

I hope my family fun ideas list for August inspired you.