Download Your Free Printable Summer Bingo Card!

Click here to download your free, printable Mommy Poppins Summer Bingo Card.

Customize Your Own Summer Bingo: Blank Template

Click here to download your free, printable Mommy Poppins blank and customizable Summer Bingo Card.

You can customize this blank template to either match things you want your kids to accomplish over the summer (read a summer reading book, clean their rooms, write a letter to Grandma) or filled with specific things to do on your own summer bucket list for your city!

You can also have multiple themed cards going; one summer my kids made book bingo cards and movie bingo cards. Each square had a theme (like comedy, documentary, poems, or something like that!) and the kids took turns picking themes each week. When we completed a row, we went out for ice cream or pizza.

How to Play Summer Bingo with Kids

It’s a little different from regular bingo! Every time you fulfill an activity, you can check it off. Once you hit BINGO, you don’t stop playing—you can keep going and fill up the whole sheet.

And, there can be treats along the way when you get a BINGO, whether it’s across, down, or diagonal. Your family can decide what a treat might be: Maybe it’s that they get to pick the next activity. Or it could be something little, like going for an ice cream cone or picking a movie to watch that night.

When you get the whole card filled, you can come up with a slightly bigger treat. Or not! Because everything on this list is loads of fun, and in this case, the reward really is going on the journey.

Our Summer Bingo Card Activity Ideas

Here are suggestions for each of the activities listed on the Mommy Poppins Summer BINGO Card:

Go to a splash pad

Find a favorite local splash pad in your local Pools & Splash Pads Guide.

Have a scavenger hunt

Find a printable scavenger hunt in our article that rounds up Indoor and Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Kids - Plus Cute Printables!

Plant something

Whether you want to plant a backyard garden, apartment garden, or create a pollinator garden with kids, we've got tips and tricks for you.

Do a summer science experiment

We rounded up 15 Backyard Science Experiments for Messy Summer Fun to get you started.

Go camping indoors

If it's too much work (or mess!) to go camping in nature, you can go camping in your own backyard. From making tents and forts in your living room to indoor s'mores, we have tips in our Guide to How to Have a Living Room Camp Out.

Have a game night

Whether you are in need of inspiration for the 100 Best Board Games for Family Game Night or would like to learn a few of the 25 Card Games Every Kid Should Know, we've got you covered.

Go berry picking

Find a PYO farm near you in our Farms & U-Pick Guide to go berry picking!

Make popsicles

We have 8 Fun Popsicle Recipes to Make with Kids that are tasty and healthy.

Make s’mores

Even if you're not ready for a camping trip, you can make s'mores in your backyard. Learn how in our tutorial: How to Make a Solar Oven for Baking S'mores Outdoors.

Make seashell art

We rounded up 15 Seashell Crafts that will preserve your summer beach haul and give you a fun way to spend a crafty day.

Have a bubble party

Whether you want to use a foam machine or bubble guns/wands, bubble parties are the epitome of summer fun. Our guides to the Best Bubble Guns and Bubble Machines and How to Throw a Foam Party for Kids are great places to get started.

Tie-dye a t-shirt

If your objection to tie-dye is the mess, we can solve that for you with this how-to: The Least Messy Tie-Dye Project You'll Ever Do!

Master a magic trick

We rounded up 20 Easy Magic Tricks for Kids to get your kids started. 

Build a sandcastle

Next time you're at the beach, make a sand castle. Find a fabulous beach for kids on your local Guide to the Best Beaches and Lakes.

Make a fairy garden

Or a dragon garden! We've got step-by-step instructions for how to make a fairy or dragon garden with your kids.

Go swimming

Find a favorite local pool in your local Pools & Splash Pads Guide.

Read a classic book

Find fabulous summer reading suggestions in our list of 100 Kids' Books Every Child Should Read Before They Grow Up.

Have a dance party

Try some of these Easy TikTok Dances for Kids and Families to get everyone dancing!

Swim in nature

Find a swimming lake or swimming hole for kids in your local Guide to the Best Beaches and Lakes.

Tell ghost stories

Summer is a perfect time to tell ghost stories at night! We rounded up the best Kid-Friendly Ghost Stories and Spooky Stories for Kids.

Have an outdoor movie night

You can have an outdoor movie night at home (we tried out loads of movie screens and projectors to find the Best Outdoor Movie Projectors, Screens, and More) or search for a movie in the park this summer. In all our cities, we've rounded up the best free outdoor movies in our local Summer Guides.