I am in the process of making a 100 Days of Summer advent calendar, and in each pocket, there is going to be a slip of paper that has what we’re doing for the day inside.
Of course, when I say Grand Plans, I mean that I am willing to go on a few day trips. The majority of the summer will be spent at home, and these are the things we will be doing (you know, in addition to our regular every day things like practicing the piano and swimming). I present to you:
- run through the sprinklers
- wash windows
- have a picnic
- go to the beach
- go to a waterpark
- have a BBQ
- make s’mores
- go camping
- go to the river
- movie day
- wash the cars
- write a letter to someone
- make cookies
- have a lemonade stand
- go to the zoo
- visit a museum
- make popsicles
- blow bubbles (foamerator!)
- watch the fireworks
- have a watermelon seed spitting contest
- make cards (birthday, thank you, etc)
- Have an Unbirthday party
- lay on the grass and watch the clouds
- bird watching!
- scavenger hunt
- make a quilt
- read a book
- make a treasure hunt
- have a game night
- stay up late and watch a movie
- make a movie
- go fly a kite
- make a bird feeder
- learn first aid
- learn a new song
- make up a funny skit and perform it for your friends
- water balloon fight!
- make your own ice cream
- go bowling
- draw a self portrait
- make your own pajama’s
- learn about an animal
- go on a day trip
- visit “downtown”
- make your own jam
- give yourself a pedicure
- make a dish you’ve never made before
- plant some flowers
- play kickball
- start a collection
- go on a bike ride
- make a fort
- have ice cream sundaes
- see a movie at the drive-in
- go to the park/playground
- decorate a shirt
- have a parade
- learn about the night sky and find constellations
- make a family flag
- go to a free concert in the park
- be a secret helper - do a nice deed for someone, and don’t tell them about it!
- feed the ducks at a pond
- go fishing
- play hopscotch
- make strawberry shortcake
- have a summer Olympics
- go on a factory tour (day trip: We’re going to Hershey’s!)
- make your own pizza
- make snow cones in your blender
- go on an alphabet tour - snap photos of all the letters in the alphabet
- have a puppet show
- have a “board” day - play board games all day!
- do a science experiment
- make taffy
- learn to hula hoop
- play hide and go seek
- build a time capsule
- build a rocket
- make a marshmallow gun and have a marshmallow fight
- climb a tree
- visit the fire department
- paint a room in the house
- catch a bug
- learn a swimming stroke
- get a haircut
- visit a farm and pick fruits and veggies
- go to the temple
- SWAP! - take your friends kids for the day, and then they’ll take yours for a day.
- ride a scooter
- watch all the Star Wars movies
- watch all the Pirates of the Caribbean movies
- write a story
- get a junior ranger badge
- go to the county fair
- learn a new card game
- make play dough
- learn a dance
- see the sunrise
- have a musical concert or talent show
- make a diorama
- learn a new word - try to use it as much as you can!
- put together a puzzle
- make a maze
- decorate cupcakes
- play Frisbee
- hunt for four leaf clovers
- go on a boat ride
- take a train
- make a collage
- make a sandcastle... out of graham crackers!
- build an obstacle course
- build a model car
- mini-golf!
