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Summer Activities
100 fun things to do this summer


Don't be bored this summer - there's lots of things to keep you busy!

1. Blow some bubbles Have a water fight with the garden hose 51. Draw on the driveway with chalk
2. Throw a pajama party 52. Jump through mud puddles
3. Buy a comic book 53. Fly a kite
4. Color some pictures 54. Learn how to hula-hoop
5. Cut out pictures, paste them on popsicle sticks and have a puppet show 55. Make up your face like a clown
6. Start a pillow fight 56. Catch some minnows
7. Climb a tree 57. Shoot marbles
8. Skip rocks on the water 58. Play with a Slinky
9.  Blow up balloons, put notes in them and set them free 59. Wade in a fountain or creek
10. Play Kick the Can 60. Play Ring around the Rosie and spin til you're dizzy
11. Make a garden out of Play Dough 61. Have a water balloon fight
12. Make a real garden 62. Set up a lemonade stand
13. Roll down a hill 63. Decorate your bike with cards
14. Play "Slip and Slide" 64. Play hop scotch
15. Yo-Yo - learn "around the world" 65. Build a model car
16. Go on a treasure hunt 66. Play tag
17.

Jump on a trampoline

67. Check out books at the library and join a reading club
18. Do cartwheels 68. Start a band
19. Play hide and go seek 69. Volunteer
20. Go swimming 70. Walk your dog
21. Invent a new dance 71. Hike through the woods
22. Have a picnic 72. Build a time capsule
23. Learn a new board or card game 73. Perform a skit at a family get together
24. Host a yard sale 74. Run through the sprinkler
25. Spend time with your grandparents 75. Build a tree house
26. Make home made ice cream 76. Have a theme party
27. Watch your favorite movie 77. Take up a new hobby
28. Learn how to sew 78. Play your favorite sport
29. Record your summer experiences in a journal 79. Make a bird feeder
30. Join a pottery class 80. Play Twister
31. Go to a water park 81. Write a play and act it out
32. Dig for fossils 82. Research your family tree
33. Have a bonfire and make s'mores 83. Play croquet
34. Visit the zoo 84.  Go to a ballgame
35. Adopt a pet 85. Take a boat ride
36. Start a rock collection 86. Take a boat ride
37. Go skateboarding 87. Ride a bike
38. Go to the beach 88. Go canoeing
39. See a movie 89. Cook breakfast on an outside fire
40. Catch fireflies 90. Go on a hayride
41. Go a day without phone calls, TV radio or newspapers 91. In June, pick the 6th restaurant in the phone book and order the 6th item on the menu (repeat for July and August)
42. Float down the river on a tube 92. Make your own banana split
43. Lay on your back and look at the stars 93. Attend a concert
44. Learn how to swim 94. Visit a nature center
Attend a first aid class 95. Go to a museum
46. Watch the birds 96. Play bingo
47. Give your neighbors a flower bouquet 97. Go skating
48. Send a note to a friend 98. Build a sandcastle
49. Bake some cookies 99. Take pictures of everything that interests you
50. Write a short story 100. Get a pen-pal

 

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