Sometimes you need some help filling the hours on a summer day —
whether it’s a quiet indoor activity on a rainy afternoon or taking advantage of the sunshine with projects outside. We’re here to help with the free downloadable Nature’s Ninja Odyssey Coloring Book and the Nature’s Ninja Odyssey Activities Book. Each resource in our summer activities for kids books provides educational content that keeps young children entertained and learning throughout the summer months.
What are some educational summer activities for kids?
It’s important to find educational activities that prevent summer learning loss while children are away from school and their regular routines. For younger children, our free coloring book tells the story of Olivia and Ollie the onions while teaching kids where food comes from and how it grows, with a focus on healthy eating. The activities book enhances learning with real-life applications. Children learn about nutrition, healthy eating, and growing food. Along with plant, color, and shape identification, they will build motor skills, all while supporting creativity through arts and crafts.
What are some free or low-cost summer activities?
Both the Coloring Book and Activity Book are free to download and all the activities inside are free or low-cost. The coloring book is full of pages that can be used with crayons or colored pencils. The activities book has over 20 fun projects. Cut-outs and worksheets are provided for printing at home for lessons such as Shapes and Sizes, which helps with shape identification, and Pair Me Up, which explores how healthy onions can be eaten. For select projects, such as Watch Me Grow, through which kids learn to grow an onion plant, and Ninja Onion Patch, which teaches children how to create their own onion characters. You will need only a few supplies but all are a low-cost investment for hours of activity.
What are some good rainy-day activities for kids?
A simple coloring session using the printable sheets in the coloring book and activities book is an easy way to pass the time on a rainy day. Cooking together is also a fun option. Inside the summer activities for kids activities book, you will find the instructions and ingredient lists for making a kid-friendly Garden Fresh Pizza and Ollie’s Stir Fry, which are recipes loaded with healthy summer vegetables. The Onion Stamp activity is a hands-on indoor project that takes few supplies and fosters creativity.
What are some ideas for summer group activities for kids?
Whether the family has gathered for the afternoon or the kids are having a sleepover, you’ll need some group activities that everyone can enjoy. Red and Yellow Tie Dye is a comprehensive lesson that outlines everything you need to make tie-dye T-shirts using onions for up to 10 people. It’s an ideal activity to set up in the driveway or on the back porch. The Ninja Onion Twister Game is a group activity that helps kids learn colors and develop large motor coordination. In the Class Collage activity, the kids can keep their hands and minds busy by creating magazine cut-outs and identifying foods. The Color My Salad Bar Potluck helps you create a kid-friendly salad bar that is also educational for children and other parents.
