Looking for awesome unplugged activities for the kids or family this summer? Use our free, printable Summer Bingo game as a guide. You’ll find quintessential summer fun like water balloon fights, sunset picnics, making root beer floats and building a fort; ways to prevent summer slide such as reading and journal writing; and neighborly gestures like leaving surprise treats on someone’s doorstep. Don’t forget to plan regular family game nights while the kids are out of school!

 

Challenge your family to mark off every Summer Bingo square to achieve “blackout” bingo!

 

CLICK HERE to download the free, printable pdf.

Summer Fun Bingo

Taking a nature walk? Use our free, printable Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt at www.sandiegofamily.com/things-to-do/out-about/nature-scavenger-hunt-for-kids.

Going on a family camping trip? Find our free, printable Camping Scavenger Hunt at https://www.sandiegofamily.com/things-to-do/travel/camping-scavenger-hunt-for-kids.

 

Find more ideas for year-round family adventures using the 2025/2026 edition of San Diego: Out & About with Kids. Access hundreds of fun places to go and things to do, organized by regions of San Diego County. Access the digital edition at www.sandiegofamily.com/things-to-do/out-about.

 

Designed and created by Rik Thiesfeld and Lisa Gipson exclusively for San Diego Family Magazine. For personal use only. All rights reserved.


 

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