We are the masters at beating the heat. Summer can be so hot here, like 120° hot, so the phrase, “It’s too hot to play outside” is one that is muttered often. Finding activities to keep the kids entertained and not cooped up in the house all 90+ days of summer vacation is important. Thanks to a sponsorship from Chuck E. Cheese’s I’m bringing you these summer fun ideas. Plus, another great giveaway to help your family beat the heat!
Arcade– I don’t know about you, but one of my favorite things to do in the summer was play at the arcade. Phoenix natives will remember Metro Midway or Pocket Change found at the westside area malls. Gone are those days, but that doesn’t mean our kids are any less interested in getting lost in a sea of machines and earning buckets of tickets. Chuck E. Cheese’s offers that same vintage fun as an ultimate entertainment center complete with food, games, and attractions. It’s a great place to cool off for the afternoon. You can join the fun too or use their free WiFi to get a little work done while the kids are entertained.
Boredom Busters– Break up the monotony of a day indoor with these boredom busting ideas.
- Printable Activity Sheets full of adventure and creativity. Kiddos can draw, write, and explore their way through a summer of fun.
- Marbles– No joke my brother and I would spend hours playing marbles. There are so many possibilities and a fun past-time to share with this generation. Classic marbles and marble drop (shoe box with a hole cut in the lid) were just a couple of our favorites.
- Board Games- Breakout the classic board games (Clue, Monopoly, Life) and encourage a little friendly competition and strategy.
Daytrip– Escape the heat completely and go on a little road trip out of town. Whether you’re exploring a new place or rediscovering an old favorite there is an adventure waiting.
Library- Doesn’t reading and summer just go hand in hand? Checkout the summer programing at your local library. Whether it’s story time, special programs, or just browsing the aisles for books the library is the perfect place to beat the heat. Even better there are so many reading reward programs out there. Chuck E. Cheese’s offers up token rewards for kids meeting reading goals amongst many other accomplishments.
Checkout the current deals at Chuck E. Cheeses’s and don’t forget to enter to win a Guest Pass for an afternoon of fun; good for a large pizza, 4 drinks, and 30 tokens)
How do you stay cool this summer? Share your beat the heat ideas in the comments below.
I have only been a few times, all birthday related, but our kids go there several times a month, either with my wife, their grandparents, or with friends.
Haven’t been to Chuck E Cheese in a while but I always had fun there. Hoping to win the guest pass, Thanks!
We stay cool by going to the pool or the library. My girls love chuck e cheese!
I love Chuck E Cheese’s
My boys love chuck e cheese.
The kids love going to chuck E. cheese, thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to take my Granddaughter to Chucky E. Cheese.
My daughter loves Chuck E. Cheese – she would be thrilled to win this one!
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We love Chuck E. Cheese! I’ve been wanting to take the kids this summer.
My daughter loves chuck e cheese!
I stay cool by going to indoor places like the mall the movies and my son enjoys going to chuck e cheese
we head to the beach!
Chuck E. Cheese is wonderful for birthday parties, love them!
We’re staying cool this summer by going swimming at the pool, having balloon fights and playing boardgames. We also have a few day trips planned.
We love Chuck e cheese! We go when the kids have had a go behavior week!
We stay inside if it’s too hot. Otherwise we stay cool in our kiddie pool, at the lake or splash pad, or going out to eat.
We have never been to Chuck e Cheese, can you believe it? I’d love to take my son.
I beat the heat by staying in my air conditioned home!
Eat allllll the pizza
We stay cool in the summer by swimming in our pool or visiting fun indoor places with air conditioning!
I will be staying cool this summer the old fashion way – with central air LOL. I love the summer months, however, I can’t stand the heat.
My kids enjoy Chuck E. Cheese. It is good indoor fun!
We have been staying inside in the AC we have already had some 100 degree days and on those days even the pool is miserable
We recently discovered Chuck E. Cheese’s and had a blast.
My youngest daughter is always asking to go to CEC. They built a new one where I live and closed one that was really old, but we haven’t checked out the new one yet. Thanks for the chance to win.
We stay cool by going on family outings and going swimming. We went to Chuck E Cheese twice last month. My son loves it!
We stay out of the heat by going to the mall, movies, etc.
I haven’t been since I was a kid but I would love to take my little girl for her birthday coming up!
We are members of the local pool and we will turn on the sprinkler and run through it while watering the grass.
Chuck E Cheese’s is always a lot of fun!
We enjoy the movies, playing games indoors, and swimming throughout the summer!
I have been there before but not in a long while. My son is a teenager but my nephew is about at the age he will want to go. I’m excited I get to enjoy it again. The kids always enjoy going there.
My sons enjoy Chuck E cheese.
We stay cool by going to the pool or the park.
My grandkids love to go to Chuck E. Cheese
I haven’t been to Chuck E. Cheese in quite a while. I remember that the kids loved it all….especially the prize tickets, games, and pizza.
My munchkins love going to Chuck E Cheese with summer camp and I’m sure that we would have a blast going as a family.
We stay cool by going swimming and to the lake.
We stay cool in the summer by going swimming!! We love Chuck E Cheese though! Would be great to have a stay cool day in there 🙂
My kids love Chuck E Cheese’s! Thanks for this great opportunity!
Oh we would love to win and have a fun family night out there! Always so much fun, and I love that they have gluten free pizza so I can eat out with the family!
Chuck E Cheese sounds like a great way to beat the summer heat.
Great giveaway, thanks for the chance!
My kids love Chuck E. Cheese’s.
My daughter loves going to Chuck E. Cheese to beat the heat in the summer.
My grandchildren love to go to Chuck E. Cheese.
My kids love the games at Chuck E Cheese!
My family would love this, my children would be very excited it we won.
I’ve been a few times with my son but it’s pretty pricey so we can’t always go as often as we would like. Thanks for the opportunity.
Chuck E Cheese is my kids favorite place for parties.
My daughter would love this.
I’d love to take the girls back to Chuck E Cheese!
This would be a wonderful treat!
We love to stay cool in the summertime by taking trips to the local water parks.
My kids would love to go to Chuck E Cheeses!
We stay cool with trips to the pool, drives or hikes in the mountains, and fun activities in front of a large fan!
We stay cool by staying inside most of the time and finding fun activities that we can do without going outdoors. When we do go outside, we set up different stations, such as a baby pool, sprinkled, water guns, a water table.
My kids luv going to Chuck E Cheese! We could be there for hours and hours and not even feel it. Thank you for the chance to win!
My daughter loves this place! It would be great to be able to take her soon!
My daughter absolutely loves Chuck E Cheeses. We haven’t been in a little while though because quite honestly,,with the games it gets to be a little expensive. My daughter loves the ticket tank.
My kids love chuck e cheeses
Oh in a million different ways. We have a sprinkler, water slide and pool. We like to hit the beach, we play with water balloons. Fun cold baths at night. Making homemade ice pops. Or good old sitting in front of the ac lol.
My kids have never been to Chuck E Cheese
We normally try to take little day trips to waterfalls or creek beds we havent been to before. I also try to invest in various memberships for the family….like last year we had a membership to the children’s museum and it was like having a massive indoor [AIR CONDITIONED 🙂 ] playground.
Thank you for the chance to win!
My kids love to go to chuck e cheese! but I make them earn it!
A nice day at a cool pool!
I would love to win this!
I love chuck e cheese so much, hope to win!
We do lots of swimming and visiting the library.
We stay cool by swimming in our pool.
I don’t know who enjoys Chuck E Cheese more…me or my nephew. I haven’t been there in awhile.
We have not been in awhile but it would be fun to do one afternoon. Thank you
We stay indoors on hot days 🙁
We like to go to the beach but we also like the Chuck E Cheese lunch buffets that they have started in our area
We’re staying cool in a little blow up pool!
Our family has not been to Chuck E Cheese’s in a very long time, but would love to treat our family to it again very soon! We always have a great time when we go & love their pizza too!
I would love to win this and treat my friend and kids to a Chuck E Cheese outing 🙂