If these hot spring days are making you dream of summer, here are some ideas to cool you down. Summertime is a time for making memories, right? So what do you do when the kids spend all day every day bickering about crazy stuff? When you've heard, "I'm bored" 50 times and it's not even lunchtime yet? When you just can't watch one more kid show or play one more video game?
You don't have to spend a lot of money to have fun this summer. These free and cheap summer fun ideas will help make the summer blues turn into summer cheers in your family. Check out our Lynchburg VA Parks Guide on our website.
1. Visit the Sprayground at Riverside Park (open May - September)
2. Play a game of backyard kickball
3. Blow bubbles
4. Make ice cream cones at home
5. Enjoy a picnic on the Blue Ridge Parkway - while you're there, - go hiking off the Blue Ridge Parkway
6. Make cupcakes, cookies, or brownies
7. Explore Lynchburg's history at the CityArts Mosaic display across from Amazement Square
8. Draw with sidewalk chalk
9. Set up a lemonade stand
10. Visit the public library for storytime and check out some books to read
11. Hike to the top of Liberty Mountain -- drive up the road beside SnowFlex, park and walk a short distance to the top
12. Pull out the dress up box and let the kids present a play
13. Visit the playground at Riverside Park, Miller Park, or Peaks View Park
14. Play a round of disc golf at Peaks View Park
15. Turn off the electronics and have a family board game day
16. Spend the day at Miller Park Pool (open May - late August)
17. Take the kids to Kids Cove at Thomas Road Baptist Church - Check out the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Guide to Indoor Family Fun
18. Spend a sunny day on the beach at Smith Mountain Lake State Park (open May - September)
19. Ride bikes or hike on the Blackwater Creek Bikeway - Here's 10 places to ride bikes in Central Virginia
20. Cool down at the Riverfront Park splash pad on Jefferson Street (open May - September)
21. Buy ice cream treats from the ice cream truck or your favorite sweet treat shop. Check out our guide of Lynchburg area sweet treat shops
22. Set up a sprinkler or slip and slide in your yard
23. Go fishing at Ivy Creek Park
24. Visit Lynchburg Museum
25. Roast marshmallows and make S'mores
Add these ideas to your summer fun bucket list -- and ask your kids to help think of some additional inexpensive ways to have fun. You may also enjoy these articles, found on our website:
25 Things to Do with Kids in Lynchburg
Visit the Blue Ridge Parkway with Your Family
Lynchburg VA Area Summer Camp Guide 2019
Be sure to check the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid event calendar to keep up with all of the family-friendly events in the area. Happy Summer!
