Summer-time fun

Summer always brings a smile and 'Beautiful Jersey' is at its best in the sunshine.

The long days and opportunity to visit the beaches, cliff paths and countryside provide you with beautiful views and plenty chances to enjoy time in the great outdoors with your child. 

Now that Children's Day is near and the school summer holidays are just around the corner we wanted to encourage families to get out into our beautiful environment, to have some fun and enjoy learning together using everything that Jersey has to offer.

We have put together a whole host of easily accessed, low cost activities, resources and videos to give busy parents some ideas for the summer. There are things to do outdoors, or activities to try at home and we hope you will find something to help you celebrate Children's Day and the school holidays with your child. You can adapt most of the activities to match the age and needs of your child.

You will also find more resources on our pages for 3 to 5 year olds and 5 to 11 year olds.

Fun activities

Paint a pebble	Bubble play	Cycle or skate	Make a boat	Plan an afternoon tea	Take a walk in the countryside	Create a photo album	Make a newspaper hat	Play football on the beach
Wash your toys	Go rock pooling consult the Tide table)	Start a sketch book	Plant some sunflowers	Visit the fish market and learn the names of some shell fish	Make dough seashell turtles	Collect leaves and seeds	Take a walk through the Forgotten Forest at Val de la Mare	Bat watch at dusk in St Peter's Valley
Complete a jigsaw puzzle	Make a windchime	Play football on the beach	Make puppets	Design your dream bedroom	Make a friendship bracelet	Create a sand sculpture	Take on the library reading challenge	Make some Jersey wonders
Hoolahoop	Write tongue twisters	Practice tying your shoelaces	Make a paper plane	Fly a kite on the beach	Make pasta jewellery	Design a castle	Make spinners	Go for a paddle at Green Island
Watch a sunset at St Ouen	Complete a cliff walk	Write a song	Make a bird feeder from recycled materials	Make a daisy chain	Design and make a board gameBuild a blanket den	Roll down a sand dune	Grow cress in eggshells	Whistle with grass
Draw your family tree	Make an ice bowl	Write and illustrate your own book	Make a flextangle	Go for a picnic	Swim in the sea consult the Tide table)	Design and make a set of playing cards	Learn a magic trick	Make a bug house