Last Updated on May 26, 2026 by Masha Eretnova
These printable summer games for kids pack ten different activities into one free download.
Kids in grades 1 to 3 work through word searches, mazes, puzzles, coloring challenges, and drawing prompts at their own pace, and you get a solid afternoon of quiet without handing over a tablet.
What You Need
- Summer games printable (download free below)
- Color printer and white cardstock or regular printer paper
- Pencil
- Crayons or colored pencils
Printable Summer Games for Kids
Here’s every activity in the set and what kids do on each page.
Summertime Word Search. Kids find 15 summer words hidden in a 10×10 grid. The word list includes beach, ocean, swimming, vacation, ice cream, boat, picnic, surf, and more. It works well as a warm-up activity before the rest of the pack because it gets kids reading and scanning without rushing.
Summer I Spy and Coloring. Kids count how many of each summer item they can spot inside a busy illustrated scene, then write the number in the matching box. The image stays black and white so they can color it after the counting is done. There are eight items to find including palm trees, starfish, suns, lemonade drinks, beach buckets, seaweed, flowers, and turtles.
Summertime Maze (Beach). Kids guide a sailboat through a medium-difficulty maze set against a colorful ocean and beach backdrop. The path has enough turns to keep first graders thinking without frustrating them.
Summertime Maze (Forest). A second maze with a summer camp theme — a scout troop navigating through a leafy trail. It runs slightly harder than the beach maze, making it a good stretch challenge for second and third graders.
Summertime Puzzle (Beach). Kids print, cut, and reassemble a 12-piece jigsaw puzzle showing a beach scene with flip-flops, a striped chair, a sandcastle, and a beach umbrella. This one needs scissors and is best done with a little supervision for first graders still working on straight cuts.
Summertime Puzzle (Camp). A second puzzle with a summer camping scene — a young explorer, a yellow tent, a campfire, and a sailboat on the lake. Same format, same piece count, different image.
Under the Sea Coloring Page. A full-page ocean illustration ready for crayons. Kids color it any way they want, which makes a nice break between the puzzle and thinking activities.
Summertime Color by Number. Kids use a six-color code (yellow, red, green, blue, brown, black) to fill in a numbered illustration. Following the code builds number recognition and color matching without any freehand pressure.
Summertime Connect the Dots. Kids connect 57 numbered dots to reveal an octopus, then color it. This one moves from easier to harder as the dot count climbs, so it works for the full grades 1 to 3 range.
Summertime Fill-in the Image. A grid shows parts of a sun wearing sunglasses and holding a lemonade. Kids study the completed reference image in the corner, draw in the missing grid squares, then color the whole thing. It’s the most creative prompt in the set and a great closer for kids who love to draw.
How to Use the Pack
Print all ten pages at once and keep them in a folder, or release one or two at a time over a week.
Kids can work in order or pick whatever looks most interesting that day. The mix of thinking puzzles and coloring means kids naturally shift between focused work and creative play without needing direction from you.
The set works well as a morning activity before outdoor time, a quiet table activity during backyard parties, or a rainy-day backup plan. Teachers also use packs like this for the last week of school when the class energy runs high and the curriculum is done.
Download the Free Printable
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Masha Eretnova, born in 1991, is a Chiang Mai-based certified teacher, artist, and blogger with 20+ years of personal painting journey.
She started painting and drawing very early and is now an international abstract artist and educator passionate about acrylic painting, gouache, and crafts.
Her works are part of international exhibitions and contests, including ArtlyMix (Brazil), Al-Tiba 9 (Spain), Exhibizone (Canada), Italy, and many more.
Besides her artistic pursuits, Masha holds a post-grad diploma in Teaching Film Photography and 2 music school diplomas: piano and opera singing.