100+ Boredom-Busting Summer Activities for Coweta/Fayette Families

We don't have anything against boredom.  Kids need the chance to be bored ... sometimes. However with almost 100 days of summer stretching out before us, we thought you could use a few ideas to bust that boredom ... at least occasionally. Here are more than 100 activity ideas for Fayette and Coweta families this summer. As always, please check with the venue before going. 

Check out the Macaroni Kid Calendar for up-to-date events

Register for Summer Camps and VBS

Every Saturday at Newnan Barnes and Noble

Special summer storytimes at local libraries

At Regal Theaters ($1 each), 

Or Cinemark Theaters ($1 each or $5 for 10 movies)

Free movies at local libraries

Enjoy an Outdoor Movie at The Avenue in PTC 

Or Southern Ground Amphitheater

Read a new book

Log your reading hours at a library, 

Or another online reading program

Have a water balloon battle

Go to the pool at PTC recreation 

Or Lynch Park in Newnan

Check out the splash park in Grantville 

Or the splash pad at Carl Miller Park in Newnan

See a parade and fireworks on the 4th of July

Watch the meteor shower on Aug 12
Catch a summer program activity at a local library

Run a family-friendly track meet

Visit Noah’s Ark

Visit Zoo Atlanta

Visit a pet store or aquarium showroom

Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta

Tellus Museum in Cartersville

Experience aviation history at Delta Heritage Museum

Visit the Coweta Historic Courthouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Visit the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House Museum

See the remnants of a Civil War bridge at Line Creek Nature Trail

Visit the Dixie Wing Commemorative Museum at Falcon Field.

See one of the Southeast’s largest history museums at Atlanta History Center

Go Roller Skating at Starlite Family Fun Center in Sharpsburg 

Michael’s Stores (Passport to Imagination), 

Home Depot First Saturday Kids Activities 

Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshops

Free Bowling at Fun Bowl in Fayetteville (need to register)

$1 on Thursdays at Junction Lanes in Newnan

See a show at Legacy Theatre

Or Newnan Community Theatre

Just hang out at the library – any branch. 

Follow Monkey Joe's Newnan on Facebook to get a discount on Fridays

Play basketball, table tennis or video games for FREE at The Bridge Community Center

Try a new park every week (Fayette or Coweta)

Have a picnic at a park, or even outside at home with friends

Go for a hike at a local park

Try geocaching

Go camping at Chattahoochee Bend State Park

See a show at The Fred in PTC or Southern Ground, both outdoor theaters

Go fishing (many local parks have stocked lakes)

See a Braves Game 

Bird count at Sam’s Lake Sanctuary in Fayetteville

Play a round of Frisbee golf at the Peachtree City Disc Course (just south of I-54, near City Hall)

Visit the Farmers Market or pick your own berries at a local farm

Visit Rock Ranch for Summer Time Fun

Experience the natural beauty of Stone Mountain Park

Cool off at Six Flags Over Georgia's Hurricane Harbor

Discover the multitude of activities at Georgia State Parks

Entertain, intrigue and educate at Georgia Aquarium

Discover Gold in Dahlonega

Visit Roosevelt's Little White House

Experience one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War in Andersonville

See Georgia's own Little Grand Canyon at Providence Canyon

Make fruit smoothies

Freeze your smoothies and make your own fruit pops

Make your own playdough

Host a sleepover or backyard campout

Make homemade ice cream

Make your own sidewalk chalk

Host a movie night with friends

Run through sprinklers

Make something with duct tape

Play hopscotch

Play a classic game, like jacks or marbles.

Host a toy or book swap with friends

Catch lightning bugs

Make your own bubbles

Assign your child or children a special day, where they make the rules, pick meals, etc.

Create a summer scrapbook

Or give each child a journal or let them take pictures for a photo journal

Plant a window garden

Make s’mores

Let the kids cook (and pick one new thing to master, like a grilled cheese or the perfect chocolate chip cookie)

And for the rest....

Does a member of your family have a birthday over the summer?  Here's 30+ Birthday Freebies!

Click here for over 25 more free/low cost, year round activities.  And check out our Pinterest Page for a whole lot of additional ideas!

What would you add to this list? Comment and let me know below.