Family Fun Inspiration for July 2020
This year, July is shaping up to be much different than any other year we’ve experienced. Since we’re basically housebound due to the pandemic, having a Family Fun Inspiration list and a loose routine for life has definitely kept my sanity in check. I like to look at inspiration lists like these as help for my future self. For the days when I’m scratching my head of “what to do, now?”
I separated it out into a few fun categories: Make (crafts and food), Explore (getting out of the house) and Play/Watch (games and what to check out on TV) to make it easy to choose something to do. Many of these ideas we have done as a family (or are planning to do).
So here is my Family Fun Inspiration list for the month of July, I hope it inspires you.
Holidays and Special Dates in July
- National Ice Cream Month
- National Grilling Month
- Independence Day is July 4
- Embrace Your Geekness Day is July 13
- National Ice Cream Day is July 19
- Parents’ Day is July 26
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MAKE (crafts and food)
- Food themed days of the week:
- Pancake Sundays (breakfast)
- Mac & Cheese Mondays (lunch)
- Takeout Tuesdays (dinner) / Poetry Tea Time
- Oatmeal Wednesdays (breakfast)
- Travel Thursdays (learn about the world with food)
- Pizza Fridays (dinner)
- Date Night Saturdays
- Treats for Poetry Tea Time
- Cookies, chai tea, lemonade, popsicles
- Family night treat ideas:
- Homemade pizza (build your own)
- Root beer (homemade)
- S’mores
- Banana splits
- Fondue night
- Cherry-Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
- Kid-friendly kimchi
- Crafts:
- Abstract Heart Art Project
- Letters to family
- Friendship bracelets
- Origami animals
- Tye-Dye T-shirts
- Laminated flowers
- Other crafts related to our July Study Guide
- Family podcast / video updates
EXPLORE (at home/getting out of the house)
- At home:
- Backyard camp out
- Hammock
- Picture scavenger hunt
- Out of the house:
- Take Sunday drives (usually within 15 minutes from our home)
- Family hikes around the neighborhood
- Fishing
- Bike ride
- Go for ice cream
- Day trip to the mountains
- Ferry ride
- Berry picking
PLAY/WATCH (games and what to check out on TV/online)
- Date nights in (kids watch a movie, parents watch a movie)
- Family movie night
- Trolls 2, National Geographic, Planet Earth
- On Netflix: The Big Flower Fight and The Floor is Lava
- On PBS: A Capitol Fourth – Saturday, 7/4 (check local listings)
- King County Library System online events
- Board games (these are some of our recent favorites)
- Hula Hoop Lasso Challenge
- Animal Exercises for Kids
- Outside obstacle course
- Bubbles
I sketched out some of our ideas for the month on this calendar below. Download your copy, borrow our ideas and add your own!
What does your family like to do in July?
Other things:
Check out my July 2020 Traceable Weather Calendar
Yes, we’re homeschooling in the month of July! Check out what we’re learning about.
