There is no getting around the fact that summer time in Memphis is HOT, but the heat doesn’t have to keep your family from activities that can strengthen the brain of your young child and better prepare him or her for the day when they start kindergarten! In fact, Memphis has a lot to offer families in the summer, often for little or no cost. Here is a list of things to do with your children to give them new opportunities to experience and explore!
- My Big Backyard at the Botanical Gardens
- This family garden is a place for jumping, splashing, digging, creating, daydreaming, discovering, and simply enjoying time spent outdoors. The garden is designed to engage children in outdoor play.
Admission: Adults $8.00, Seniors (62+) $6.50, Children (2-12) $5.00, and Children Under 2 – Free
- This family garden is a place for jumping, splashing, digging, creating, daydreaming, discovering, and simply enjoying time spent outdoors. The garden is designed to engage children in outdoor play.
- Shelby Farms
- Explore all that Shelby Farms has to offer, including the new and innovative Woodland Discovery Playground, the Buffalo Range, or theWolf River Pedestrian Bridge.
Admission: FREE
- Explore all that Shelby Farms has to offer, including the new and innovative Woodland Discovery Playground, the Buffalo Range, or theWolf River Pedestrian Bridge.