Children's summer fun worldwide

Fun in the sun

Looking for some ideas and inspiration for summer kids' activities?

Check out our free, printable children's activities here - and take some inspiration from the children below.

Because all around the world, children know how to make the most of long sunny days.

Two young girls sit together outside a house, with bicycle leaning against the wall next to them

Ride a bike to a friend's house

Yesmy (left) and Adely (right) in Guatemala play together.

A bright, tall sunflower photographed against bright, clear blue sky

Smell the flowers

This sunflower field in Zambia is a favourite place for local children to play.

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A young girl and her dad perch together on a outside windowsill -each enjoying an ice cream

Ice cream time!

11-year-old Mahima and her dad Mangay enjoy ice creams together. This is pretty new for them. Until recently men in their community didn't spend leisure time with their children - it wasn't seen as their role.

Two young boys in orange vests, swim underwater towards the camera

Go for a dip in the sea

Two friends swim in the clear waters of the Philippines.

A group of boys sit together on the white sandy beach

A day at the beach with friends

14-year-old David (in red) and his friends play on the beach together. David worries he'll have to leave his home on the Solomon Islands as the sea rises and the island shrinks.

Three women in orange t-shirts walk along the beach front together

A day at the beach... with a difference

Adults and children from all over the area flock to Torrance in California to take part in World Vision's Global 6K Walk for Water.

A young Rohingya refugee, smiles as she holds a huge yellow and white striped umbrella against the rains

Whatever the weather

5-year-old Jannatul protects herself from the rains in her refugee camp in Bangladesh.

A group of girls in red t-shirts pose together in front of a wall

Make friends at summer camp

A group of girls have fun together at a summer camp in the Jerusalem-West Bank-Gaza region.

Silhouette of a boy sitting on the beach at dusk, sea in the background

Watch the sunset

A boy watches the sun set over the sea in the Solomon Islands.

The children above live in some of the most difficult circumstances, vulnerable to poverty, exploitation and with precarious futures.

By partnering with World Vision, their communities are transforming themselves and helping their children enjoy full childhoods with education, good health – and time to play.

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