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
