summer activities

Warm-weather diversions

Summer activities are pursuits typically enjoyed during the warm months—swimming, camping, hiking, picnics, barbecues, and beach trips.

The phrase often appears in contexts of planning or nostalgia: The kids need some summer activities to keep them busy, She signed up for summer activities at the rec center.

For children, summer activities fill the gap left by school.

Opposites
seasonal timing

summer activitieswinter activities

Recreation during coldest months

winter sports · snow sports · skiing · ice skating · snowboarding

indoor vs outdoor orientation

summer activitiesindoor activities

Pursuits done under shelter

indoor hobbies · video gaming · board games

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G