Over 101 Ideas for Summer Activities for Teenagers is a paid collaboration with Goodfella’s Romano Pizza. As my boys are getting older I am finding that keeping them entertained over the summer is getting more expensive and it appears that I am not alone in finding it pricey,  A study by Goodfella’s Pizza discovered that during the six weeks summer holiday parents spend an average of £127 a child to stop their offspring becoming bored.  “I’m Bored” is one of the phrases that I have banned here, in fact over the years I have used it to my advantage with our Bored Jars.  So I have partnered up with Goodfellas and their Romano Pizza to share with you over 101 ideas for summer activities for teenagers perfect for a bored jar.

101 Ideas for Summer Activities for Teenagers

As with all our bored jars, there is a sting in the tail for teens if they need to use it and utter the dreaded words “I am bored”, they risk picking out a chore which they have to do before picking out another activity.  The majority of the activities are low cost or even no cost.  Over the years the boys have got used to keeping themselves occupied on a small budget which means that I spend much less than the average person according to the Goodfella Pizza research.  It also means that I can splash out on a summer trip to the water park or even a theme park for all the family.

Over 101 Ideas for Summer Activities for Teenagers

1. Read a book
2. Arrange a Clothes Swapping Event with Friends
3. Take the dog for a walk
4. Bake cookies
5. Dry Ice Science
6. Go on a Bike Ride
7. Go to the Beach
8. Make a Stop Motion Video
9. Go swimming
10. Let’s cook – make pizza
11. Put on a DVD
12. Let’s cook – Make popcorn
13. Call on a friend
14. Get the paints and pencils out
15. Board game
16. Go to the library
17. Go to a park
18. Find five things to give to charity from your bedroom
19. Do the Laundry
20. Water the plants
21. Borrow the camera
22. Make a coke/mentos rocket
23. Make slime
24. Plan, shop and make Dinner
25. Have a sleepover in the garden
26. Make Mocktails
27. Make ice cream
28. Go for a walk
29. Clean your bedroom
30. Vacuum the stairs
31. Sweep the ground floor
32. Have a makeover with your friends
33. Take a babysitter course  and start babysitting
34. Have a pamper/spa session
35. Research your family tree
36. Write 5 things you love about each member of your family
37. Draw a comic
38. Wash the car
39. Empty the dishwasher
40. Make Jelly/Jello
41. Go to a Museum
42. Rearrange your bedroom
43. Have a water fight
44. Make a volcano
45. Do some Gardening
46. Go to a Theme Park
47. Go and See your grandparents
48. Make Coke Floats
49. Make pancakes
50. Personalise your clothes
51. Make something off Pinterest
52. Facetime a friend
53. Go to a Pick your own farm
54. Play board Games virtually with a friend
55. Do some Yoga
56. Have a Movie Night
57. Go to the Gym
58. Make homemade Jam/curd
59. Make greetings cards
60. Learn Something New
61. Make Jewellery
62. Go Geocaching
63. Go to the Skate Park or Ice Ring
64. Sort your wardrobe
65. Make cupcakes
66. Create a band
67. Start your own Youtube channel
68. Water the garden
69. Groom the dog
70. Play a card game
71. Pick an activity to do with a parent
72. Ask a friend to come round
73. Mow the lawn
74. Try 5 new foods
75. Go on a bike ride
76. Go fishing
77. Design your own website
78. Create a playlist
79. Play sport with friends
80. Watch a box set
81. Learn a new craft
82. Take a sewing lesson
83. Buy an item from a charity shop and sell it on ebay for profit
84. Buy a new magazine and read it
85. Plan and arrange a BBQ
86. Offer to babysit
87. Go trampolining
88. Go to a concert
89. Go on a bat walk
90. Make and fly a kite
91. Have a Nerf fight
92. Create some street art
93. Visit a water park
94. Go on a picnic
95. Create a scrap book or Smash Book
96. Write a play, story or poem
97. Make a time capsule
98. Make smoothies
99. Write a song
100. Start your own business
101. Learn a new sport
102. Listen to an audiobook
103. Perform 5 random acts of kindness
104. Stargaze and spot the constellations
105. Go bowling
106. Try embroidery
107. Make an ice cream cake
108. Watch scary movies with friends
109. Arrange a sleepover

I would love to add any more summer activities for teenagers you can think of, Leave me a comment and I will add it to the list.

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Links to our other Bored Jar Posts

150 Low cost or no cost summer bored jar activities

The Ultimate No Spend or Low Spend Bored Jar list

Summer bored jar activities

110 Summer acts of kindness for kids

100 Indoor activities for rainy days

Goodfella’s Romano Pizza Review

Another way that I save money over the summer is by encouraging the boys to cook meals and making family meals at home a regular thing.  It saves us lots of money on eating out.  We are big fans of pizza and movie nights (even more so now we have a projector) and the boys are something of pizza experts.   The Romano Pizza range is a premium (and tasty) range of premium frozen pizza with a stonebaked base and fab toppings which cost around £2.50 and if you consider that the report said that parents spend around £609 on meals out, then you can make a huge saving by just being prepared and having some pizza in the freezer.

Mini likes his pizza classic and simple and he loved the four cheese and basil pesto pizza.  I think that simple pizzas are often the hardest to get right and this one was a big hit.  There was too much cheese and the cherry tomato didn’t make the topping too moist which can sometimes be Mini’s issue. The other vegetarian option, chargrilled vegetable and pesto pizza was delicious and full of taste too.

We really enjoyed all the pizzas (yes we ate them al fresco thanks to the fab weather recently) but had a few that real favourites.  MadDad really enjoyed the chicken, roquito pepper and red onion. This pizza had all of his favourite topping on and was really tasty without being too fancy and overpowering.

My favourite was the Calabrese salami and spicy ‘nduja sausage, topped with a chilli and black pepper flake pizza, it was tasty with a bit of a kick but not overtopped which I find a lot of pizza’s to be. Whereas Maxi’s favourite was the pepperoni and chorizo.  

Find out more about the Goodfella’s Pizza Romano range here.