Some of life’s best memories are created during the lazy days of summer.
Here are 50 ideas for how to create some great memories before the school bell rings.
Go on a mystery drive. Jump in the car, set the timer and every 5 minutes, pick a direction (left, right or straight). Stop when you discover something fun!
Have a chalk and bubbles party. Cover the driveway with art and then dance around it while blowing bubbles!
Camp out in the backyard. It’s an adventure, but you still have a bathroom and a bed if you get scared.
Go peach picking (or whatever is ripe in your area). Picking your own fruit is fun and teaches kids about where food comes from
Go to a splash pad or water park. There is nothing quite as fun as playing in water on a hot day.
Take a hike. Find a local forest or trail. Bring along a magnifying glass and a bag for your treasures.
Find a new playground. Kids LOVE the playground. Find a new one. It’s free and it’s fun!
Dance walk. Grab your mobile, crank up the music and dance down the street.
Find a charity where you can donate school supplies. As long as you are shopping for your kids, grab some extras for a family who needs them. Be sure to involve your child.
Eat ice cream outside. Nothing says summer like ice cream.
Go geocaching and go on a treasure hunt in your own town.
Have a water balloon fight in the yard.
Put on dresses and dine al fresco (even if it’s just a sandwich…you can still be fancy)
Plant seeds and grow some new flowers.
Visit the Farmer’s Market and get some wonderful in-season produce
Go window shopping at an outdoor mall.
Visit the library. Bring a big bag and bring home lots of books. Spread out a blanket in the yard and read and imagine.
Look at the clouds
Look at the stars and make wishes on them
Plant a tree to remember this summer
Decorate a tree with yarn or ornaments
Catch fireflies (and let them go)
Paint the sidewalks with water
Have a dance party in the rain
Go on a scavenger hunt in nature
Collect rocks and paint them
Invite some friends over for an ice cream sundae party
Collect bugs
Climb a tree
Have a picnic at the park
Put on rainboots and jump in puddles (yep…go ahead…get wet!)
Catch frogs. Name them. Let them go.
Visit a local museum
Build something at Home Depot
Give your kid a camera and let them capture what summer looks like to them
Watch a movie outside at a local park or drive in
Grill out
Throw a penny in a fountain
Skim rocks across a pond
Play catch
Go horseback riding
Make popsicles by freezing juice in dixie cups
Decorate bikes and have a kids parade around the neighborhood
Visit the local pool
Attend an outdoor concert or play
Road trip to a nearby town
Go to a baseball game, professional or at the local park
Sit on the front porch and talk
Paint your toenails then walk through the grass barefoot
Capture your memories – in words, pictures and video
