Summer!

Fun Summer Activities Checklist

Need inspiration for summer fun? Check out our list and see how many you can cross out before Labor Day hits.

 

Nostalgic:

See a movie at the drive-in

Walk on the boardwalk and listen to the boards creak under your feet

Blow bubbles

Play tag, hopscotch, or one of your favorite childhood games

Ride a roller coaster

Play miniature golf

Win a prize at the fair

Catch fireflies at night

Build a sandcastle at the beach

 

Eat and Drink:

Eat a whole lobster with your hands

Pick berries and peaches at a farm

Buy a Creamsicle from the neighborhood ice cream truck

Roast marshmallows over a fire and make s’mores

Make lemonade from scratch

Eat corn on the cob

Sip a sweating glass of iced tea

Eat a slice of watermelon

Buy fresh produce at the farmers’ market

Mix up a pitcher of sangria

Eat a soft-serve vanilla ice cream cone with rainbow sprinkles

Dig your own clams

Have a barbecue

 

Relax:

Nap in a hammock

Have a picnic in the park

Sit on a porch swing

Stargaze while lying in the grass

Watch the sun set from a beach

Dangle your feet off a dock

Bring a blanket and lie on the grass at an outdoor concert

 

The Great Outdoors:

Pick wildflowers

Swim in a lake

Rent a bike

Go fishing

Go camping

Play tennis

Go for a hike

Go kayaking or canoeing

Toss a Frisbee

 

Just Because:

Collect seashells at the beach

Take a last-minute road trip

See a summer blockbuster

Read a trashy novel

Walk barefoot in the grass

Get caught in a summer rainstorm

Sleep with the windows open

 Make a summer playlist

Smell freshly-cut grass

 Feel the sun on your back

 Roll up your pant legs and go wading

 Go to a baseball game

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