What better way to spend a hot summer day with the kids than telling some funny jokes?

Sunny days, cold drinks and ice lollies, playing on the beach, family BBQs, splashing about in the kiddie pool. Every one is a little happier and having a little more fun in Summer. And dad jokes are the soundtrack to it all.

Maybe you're on the way to the airport for your summer vacation, or the kids are taking a break from splashing in the pool, busting out some Summer Jokes for kids is another great way of having fun with the family when it feels a million degrees outside.

Here are some of our favourite funny summer jokes to help your kids beat the heat.

Hilarious summer jokes about summer vacation

Not all of us get to do it, but most of us at least wish for a summer vacation. Here are our favourite summer jokes for kids all about a summer holiday!

1. Where do sheep go on vacation?

To the baa-hamas!

2. Why don't fish go on vacation?

Because they're always in school.

3. Why can't basketball players go on vacation?

Because they'd get called for travelling!

4. What is grey, has four legs and a trunk?

A mouse on vacation!

5. Why did the robot go on vacation?

To recharge his batteries!

6. What is brown, hairy and wears sunglasses?

A coconut on vacation!

7. Where do sharks go on vacation?

Finland!

8. Where do ghosts go on vacation?

Lake Eerie.

9. What type of chocolate can you buy at the airport?

Plane chocolate!

10. Why don't skeletons like summer holidays?

They have no body to go with.

11. Where do eggs go for their summer holiday?

New Yolk City!

12. Dad: My son is coming to stay for summer break

Friend: That's great, are you meeting him at the airport?
Dad: No, I've known him for years!

13. Where do birds go on summer holiday?

The Canary Islands!

14. Why didn't the elephant buy a new suitcase for his summer holiday?

Because he already had a trunk!

15. How do you communicate with a fish on holiday?

Drop it a line!

16. Where do bees stay on their summer holiday?

An air bee and bee.

17. What does bread do on holiday?

Not much, just loaf around!

Silly summer jokes

These summer jokes for kids are all about being a little bit silly. These jokes are a fun way to pass the time on a long journey, whether it's to the beach, to summer camp, the swimming pool or a baseball game.

18. What is a frog's favorite summertime treat?

Hopsicles!

19. What is black and white and red all over?

A zebra with sunburn!

20. What is a shark's favorite sandwich?

Peanut butter and jellyfish!

21. Which letter of the alphabet stays coolest in summer?

Iced T!

22. What do sheep love to do in summer?

Have a baa baa cue!

23. What do you get when you cross summer with Christmas?

"Tis the sea-sun to be jolly!"

24. Which is the best Shakespeare play to watch when it's hot?

A Midsummer's Ice Cream.

25. What type of tree fits your hand?

A palm tree.

26. Why did the scarecrow go to summer camp?

To learn some outstanding skills!

27. Why did the tuna fish blush?

Because the sea weed!

28. Why do fish swim in salt water?

Because pepper water would make them sneeze!

29. What do you call it when seagull fly over a bay?

A bagel.

30. What do bees say in summer?

"Swarm, isn't it!?"

31. What do ghosts eat in summer?

I scream!

32. "I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. Never again!"

33. What music to killer whales listen to?

The orca-stra!

Funny summer jokes about the beach and oceans

The beach is a great place to make sandcastles, hunt for seashells, do a bit of sunbathing, and jump in the sea. But it's also a great place for a good laugh.

These beach jokes will leave your kids thinking its the funniest place in the world... but we all know it's actually the dad telling the jokes that makes it funny!

34. What do you call a labrador on a beach in summer?

One hot dog!

35. How do you know if the ocean is friendly?

It waves!

36. Which insect do you normally find at the beach during summer?

A beach buggy!

37. Did you hear about the fight at the beach today?

They were engaged in sand-to-sand combat!

38. What do you call a beach that's not next to the ocean?

A sandy place!

39. What did one tide pool say to the other tide pool?

"Show me your mussels!"

40. What did one beach say to the other beach?

"Long tide, no sea!"

41. Why do computers go to the beach in summer?

So they can surf the internet!

42. "I love going to the beach. It gives me loads of vitamin sea!"

43. What is the best day to go to the beach?

Sun day!

44. How do mermaids talk to each other?

On a shell phone!

More sunshine jokes

These hot weather jokes will have your kids feeling a little hot under the collar. These are our favourite summer jokes for kids all about the beautiful sunshine!

45. Why didn't the sun go to college?

It already had a million degrees!

46. What does a pig say on a hot summer day?

I'm bacon.

47. How do you prevent a summer cold?

Catch it in the winter!

48. Why did the sun go to school?

To get brighter!

49. What is the sun's favourite genre of music?

Ray-ggae!

50. How does the sun drink water?

Out of sunglasses!