We don't have anything against boredom. Kids need the chance to be bored ... sometimes. However with almost 70 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.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
- Check out the Macaroni Kid Calendar for up-to-date events
- Register for Summer Camps and Vacation Bible School
- Find Free/Inexpensive Activities around Peachtree City, Fayetteville, and Newnan
Summer Reading
- Log your reading hours at a local library,
- Attend a summer story time or program thru local libraries. Note that all programs will be listed on the Mac Kid calendar.
- Free online Story times
- Get Rewards with these Summer Reading Programs
See a Cheap (or even free) Movie (They will be posted in the MacKID calendar)
- Summer Movie Clubhouse at Cinemark Tinseltown ($1.50)
- Free movies at local libraries
- Fayette (Movies To Be Determined)
Only in Summer
- See a parade and fireworks on the 4th of July (FREE)
- Watch the meteor shower on Aug 12 & 13 (FREE)
- Kedron pool at PTC Recreation
- Lynch Park in Newnan
- Splash Park in City Center Park Fayette
- Splash Park in Grantville
- Splash pad at Carl Miller Park in Newnan
- Splash pad at Glenloch Recreation in PTC
- High Falls Water Park
- Spivey Splash
- Lanier World
- Six Flags White Water
- Zoo Atlanta
- Georgia Aquarium
- Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary (open only for group tours)
- Tanglewood Farm
- Wild Animal Safari
- Yellow River Game Ranch
- Visit a pet store or aquarium showroom (FREE)
- Coweta Historic Courthouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- See the remnants of a Civil War bridge at Line Creek Nature Trail
- McRitchie Hollis Museum
- Tyrone Museum
- Dixie Wing Commemorative Museum
- Martin Luther King National Historic Site
- Atlanta History Center, one of the Southeast’s largest history museums
- Brown’s Mill Battlefield Park and interpretive trails
- Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield
- Anne Frank Exhibit
Atlanta Museums
- Booth Western Art Museum
- Children's Museum of Atlanta
- College Football Hall of Fame
- David J. Sencer CDC Museum
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Fernbank Museum of Natural History
- Georgia Museum of Art
- Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History
- Southeastern Railways Museum
- Tellus Science Museum
- World of Coca-Cola
- Marietta Fire Museum
- Museum of Aviation
- National Infantry Museum
- State Capital Tour and Museum
- Georgia Governor's Mansion
- Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta
- Fernbank Science Center (not to be confused with the museum above^^).
- Tellus Museum in Cartersville
- Delta Flight Museum
Indoor Fun
- Free Bowling at Junction Lanes in Newnan (Get registration info here)
- See Annie at Legacy Theatre
- Follow Splatterdash Studios on Facebook to get a discount on Toddler Tuesday
- Play basketball, table tennis or video games at The Bridge Community Center
- Free Bowling at Fun Bowl in Fayetteville (need to register)
- Go Roller Skating at Starlite Family Fun Center in Sharpsburg
- Any Local Library
Outdoor Fun
- Try a new park every week (Fayette or Coweta)
- Have a picnic at a park, or even outside at home with friends
- Disc golf in Peachtree City, Temple Avenue Park, Newnan, or McCurry Park, Fayetteville
- Go for a hike at a local park
- Try geocaching
- Farm Tours. Get your Certified Farm Market Passport. The passport lists 78 Certified Farms in Georgia and you can get prizes based on how many farms you visit.
- Hike or bike Cochran Mill Park
- Go camping at Chattahoochee Bend State Park
- See a show at The Fred in PTC or the Fayetteville Amphitheater, both outdoor theaters
- Go fishing (many local parks have stocked lakes)
- See a Braves Game
- Visit the Farmers Market or pick your own berries at a local farm
- Did you know that Fayette County has a ride park? Fun Spot America has all of your favorite rides and attractions right in our own backyard!
Day/Overnight Trips
- Experience the natural beauty of Stone Mountain Park
- 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
- Experience one of the many activities or events at Callaway Gardens
- Discover fishing for the whole family at Go Fish (Borrow a pass from the library)
- Shoot the 'Hooch! with Cool River Tubing
- Check out our Family Day Trips Guide for 100+ locations in or near Georgia
Fun at Home
- Make fruit smoothies
- Freeze your smoothies and make your own fruit pops
- Create a Fairy Garden
- 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)
- Summer is the perfect time to recycle your old crayons with this Earth Day Craft: Recycled Crayons
- Make Three Easy July 4th Crafts
- Make STEM Craft: Fizzy Dinosaur Eggs
- Try some Kid Science: Make Ice Crystals in Your Kitchen
- Quick Kitchen Science - Bouncy Egg Experiment
- Educational AND Messy. It's a Solid... It's a Liquid... It's Oobleck!
- Make Super Easy Fluffy Slime and then play with it
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