TRIED AND TESTED:
Gather up a few friends, and have a picnic in your back .
Go on a walk and take pictures of trees, flowers, dogs, etc.
Buy some fashion magazines, pick out a couple of really cute outfits, and try to recreate them for less!
Bead some bracelets and sell them for charity.
Volunteer at the local animal or homeless shelter.
Clean your room!
Bake some cupcakes and deliver them to friends and family.
Play some childhood games like "Sorry", "Candyland", or "Pretty Pretty Princess".
Take your dog for a walk.
E-mail a friend you haven't spoken to in awhile.
Do 25 jumping jacks!
Look through old family scrapbooks, photo books, and yearbooks.
Make a root beer float.
Go to the movies with your siblings.
Go window-shopping with a friend.
Write a poem.
Make fresh, homemade fruit juice.
Give your dog a bath.
Make dinner for your family.
Baby-sit for a neighbor. 21. Have a sleepover party and watch scary movies.
Plan a vacation you want to take next summer.
Plant flowers in your yard.
Sign up for a class.
Have a bubble bath.
Make a mixed CD of your favorite songs and title it "The soundtrack of my life".
Order a pizza.
Splash around in a plastic kiddy pool.
Buy some crayons and a coloring book.
Read a book based on a movie you have seen.
Make a scrapbook of your baby pictures.
Get a job or an internship.
Start a diary and write in it everyday.
Spend the day at the library.
Draw a self-portrait.
Make a collage out of old magazines.
Run around in the sprinklers.
Go to a museum.
Go out for lunch with one of your parents.
Jump in the pool with your clothes on.
Eat last night's leftovers for breakfast.
Learn to sew or knit.
Invite friends over and have a tea party.
Swing on the swings at the park.
Tie-Dye a t-shirt or bed sheets with Kool-Aid!
Make a smoothie.
Learn how to define and spell 5 new words from the dictionary.
Make popsicles in your freezer.
Put on the radio and dance.
Go camping in your backyard!
PLAN TO TRY AND TEST:
1.Have a water balloon fight.
2.Go for a walk along the beach or a wooded path.
3.See the sunrise.
4.Have a picnic.
5.Watch the sunset.
6.Make playdoh.
7.Read a chapter book aloud to your kids.
8.Read a novel (something just for you!)
9.Go to an amusement park or local county/state fair and ride all the thrill rides!
10.Go fishing.
11.Make homemade ice cream in a Ziploc bag.
12.Sit outside and sip iced tea.
13.Make fresh lemonade.
14.Camp out in a tent.
15.Catch fireflies.
16.Take pictures of the kids having fun!
17.Eat watermelon outside, and let the juice run all over the place!
18.Walk in the grass barefoot.
19.Use lotion, soap, or shampoo that smells like coconuts.
20.Paint your toenails.
21.Get out the kids' watercolor paints and paint a picture of summer means to you.
22.Collect seashells and save them with some sand in a decorative bowl.
23.Sleep in at least once.
24.Hang your bed sheets outside to dry and bask in their clean sunshine smell.
25.Eat strawberry shortcake.
26.Get someone else to take your picture with the kids, smiling and sun-kissed.
27.Write a letter to a friend and include at least three great things that have happened this summer.
28.Thank someone who has helped you out.
29.Eat your favorite summer fruits and berries.
30.Go swimming as a family.