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10 Fun and Frugal Ways to Keep Cool

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Here are 10 fun water and ice activities for kids to enjoy on a hot summer day:

Water and ice activities for kids

We’re more than halfway through our summer break and just now starting to feel the heat. As the kids begin to anticipate school, I’m trying to get them outside while they still can. But, it’s just too hot to play still many days.

Cue the water, ice, and fun ways to keep cool at home. Sure, they’d like to hit the waterpark every day, but our budget doesn’t quite allow for that frequency. Instead, we’re looking for frugal activities to help them beat the heat in our own backyard. Lucky for us, there are a ton of them, and most of them are very low cost and all guaranteed to make the smiles come out.

Here are my 10 favorite water and ice activities for kids so you can keep cool while the hot summer days still rage on.

10+ Fun Water and Ice Activities for Kids

Drum up some new ways to play with water with this list of Water Gun Fun For Kids.

Turn little trinkets into an icy treasure hunt with this Ice-Cavation Activity for kids.

Head to the local dollar store and buy some sponges to make these easy Sponge Water Bombs.

Turn trash into summer fun with this Pop Bottle Sprinkler from Making Memories with Your Kids.

Teens will love the ideas from Let’s Get Together for summer fun. Check out the ideas like Kiddie Pool Kickball.

Paging Fun Mums has a great idea for cooling off with her Water Balloon Pinata.

Make your own Water Shooters with this tutorial from Frugal Fun 4 Boys that uses PVC Pipes.

The Clumsy Crafter has a way to make one of those Water Blobs without any leaks so your kids can have a blast and stay cool.

Mom Endeavors has made a fun sprinkler she calls Water Blasters out of pool noodles. This looks like so much fun!

Another fun way to use PVC pipes to create water fun is with this tutorial for making a PVC Sprinkler from Make.

Combine summer cool off activities with creative crafts and you get this ultra-cool idea from Growing a Jeweled Rose for Ice Painting.

Have fun and stay cool!

More Summer Activities for Kids

10 Fun Summer Activities to Do at Home

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Outdoor Water Activities to Help Kids to Beat the Heat

10 Water Play Activities for Kids

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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  1. Jessica says

    I’m so excited to be included in this post! Thanks for sharing our Water Blob. I”ll be sharing your post on my Facebook page this week 🙂

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.