100 Summer Boredom Busters
1.Watch the Five Seasons Water Ski Show in Cedar Rapids
2.Visit Ushers Ferry in Cedar Rapids
3.Go to one of the many outdoor movies (Iowa City Summer of the Arts or Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Movies on the River)
4.Celebrate the 4th and enjoy fireworks
5.Go see a Kernels baseball game
6.Visit the Devonian Fossil Gorge in Coralville
7.Go visit a local beach (see our stay cool guide to find one)
8.Go watch “The Emperor’s New Clothes” at the Old Creamery Theatre in the Amana’s
9.Go see Brucemore’s Outdoor Children’s Theatre show “Sleeping Beauty”; Aug. 3-6.
10.Enjoy an event at the Coralville 4th Fest
11.Enjoy a Freedom Festival Event
12.Visit a new park
13.Cool off at splash pad (see our stay cool guide to find one)
14.Go fishing at one of our many lakes
15.Go to at least 2 different events with the local libraries
16.Spend the day at the Iowa Children’s Museum
17.Bounce around at a local trampoline park
18.Go bowling
19.Go to the St. Jude’s Sweet Corn Festival in Cedar Rapids (Aug. 12-14)
20.Spend the day at Lake Macbride
21.Go to Old McDonald’s Farm at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids
22.Make smores
23.Spend the day in the Amana Colonies
24.Enjoy a storytime at one of the offsite locations (see storytime guide for locations and times)
25.Visit Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center
26.Go for a stroll and visit the Indian Creek Nature Center
27.Visit a local Farmers Market
28.Go to a parade
29.Play miniature-golf
30.Enjoy the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
31.Go to the Iowa City Jazz Festival
32.Enjoy one of the many concerts in the park
33.Go for a family bike ride on one of the area trails
34.Go on a nature walk in your neighborhood
35.Spend an afternoon at Planet-X in Cedar Rapids
36.Go ice-skating (Cedar Rapids Ice Arena and Coral Ridge Ice Arena)
37.Enjoy a picnic in a park
38.Take part in one of the many reading programs (see our Reading Program Guide)
39.Eat some yummy BBQ and listen to Blue’s music at the North Liberty BBQ and Blues Festival
40.Take a hike in Palisades Kepler Park
41.Spend the day cleaning house and donate items to a local charity
42.Go to a Meet Me at the Market event at NewBo (Thursday’s 5-6:30pm)
43.Take a stroll around downtown Cedar Rapids and downtown Iowa City
44.Go to the Sunset Salsa in downtown Iowa City (see the Iowa City calendar for specific dates)
45.Go visit a local ceramics studio to paint
46.Play frisbee golf
47.Go see Dan Wardell from IPTV Kids Clubhouse at one of the area libraries
48.Have a family water fight
49.Do sidewalk chalk art in your neighborhood
50.Go to the Chocolate Stroll in Mt. Vernon on June 4
51.Enjoy some family fun at Solon Beef Days
52.Cool off at Wasserbahn Waterpark in the Amana Colonies
53.Go visit 1 new LOCAL food place for a meal
54.Go to the Tanager Place Balloon Festival in Cedar Rapids (June 4)
55.Go to the Asian Festival in Cedar Rapids (June 11)
56.Visit the Herbert Hoover Museum in West Branch
57.Go see one of the cheap or free kids movies during the day (see our summer movie guide)
58.Take a short road trip to see an outdoor movie at 61 Drive In Theatre in Maquoketa, IA
59.Check out the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids
60.Go roller skating at a local skating rink
61.Go geocaching
62.Do the Iowa River Landing Sculpture walk
63.Eat a cupcake or yummy treat from a LOCAL bakery
64.Enjoy a special family movie night at Kinnick Stadium on June 11
65.Enjoy one of the many kids activities that Barnes and Noble puts on each summer
66.Do a scavenger hunt University of Natural History Museum
67.Check out the Old Capital Museum in Iowa City
68.Stop and see the University of Iowa Mobile Museum when it is near you
69.Buy ice-cream from the ice-cream truck
70.Go to Kent Park for one of Iowa Children’s Museum’s “Nature’s Play” (see Iowa City calendar for dates)
71.Visit the Play Station in Cedar Rapids
72.Enjoy the summer solstice celebration at Ushers Ferry (June 24)
73.Volunteer to cook a meal at your local Ronald McDonald House
74.Go visit 1 new town in the corridor
75.Join us at the Back to School Bash on August 6
76.Go listen to one of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band concerts
77.Take a stroll through the Noelridge Greenhouse
78.Take a road trip to the Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley, IL
79.Visit 1 small town fair/festival
80.Play disc golf (Jones Park, Thomas Park are just a few of the locations in the corridor to offer it)
81.Make a fun craft at Michaels
82.Build something cool at Lowe’s or Home Depot
83.Wet at Lost Island Waterpark in Waterloo
84.Check out the BBQ Roundup in Cedar Rapids on June 26.
85.Enjoy a fun movie night at the Kernels baseball field on Tues. June 30
86.Pick one restaurant on our Kids Meal Deal guide and eat there for dinner
87.Enjoy a Sunday Funday activity at the Iowa City Public Library
88.Enjoy a canoeing trip at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Center in Iowa City
89.Enjoy one of the Summer of the Arts Friday night concerts
90.Take part in the Soul Festival in Iowa City
91.Watch a Cedar Rapids Rampage United game
92.Visit the Rock the Block at NewBo City Market
93.Play basketball at your local YMCA
94.Play kickball at a local park
95.See the Blank Park zoo when they visit your local library! Better yet? Take a day trip to it in Des Moines.
96.Enjoy the sounds of Uptown Marion
97.Enter one of the kids triathlon’s (North Liberty and Cedar Rapids)
98.Make your own popsicles
99.Play flashlight tag
100. Go to the Marion Airport for the Fly-In breakfast
