100 Things to Do this Summer

I made up a list of ideas recently for those " But I don't know what to do!" moments this summer (not that my kids have those or anything), and I thought I would share it here. The activities are all things we can do at home, because I am driving around far more than usual this summer. When we have some free time, I just want to be home!

1. Read a book
2. Walk the dog
3. Brush a pet
4. Cover the driveway in sidewalk chalk
5.  Blow bubbles
6. Make popsicles
7. Bake & decorate cupcakes
8. Watch a movie
9. Make a marshmallow shooter
10. Watch a documentary
11. Do a crossword puzzle
12. Do a jigsaw puzzle
13. Play a board game
14. Send someone email
15. Make thumbprint pictures
16. Make a glass of iced tea
17. Play Frisbee
18. Wade in the stream
19. Work on your schoolwork
20. Go in the pool
21. Have a water fight
22. Get out the water balloons
23. Set up some things to knock down with Nerf darts
24. Ride your bike
25. Make an obstacle course outdoors
26. Play catch
27. Take some neat photos
28. Make ice cream
29. Play horseshoes
30. Play bocce
31. Play badminton
32. Make muffins for breakfast tomorrow
33. Play wiffle ball
34. Play with the cat (get her moving!)
35. Play croquet
36. Make silly videos with the camera
37. Practice a sport
38. Request a book through interlibrary loan
39. Add movies and documentaries to the Netflix queue
40. Do a drawing lesson on Draw 3D
41. Find something to do on the Smithsonian education website
42. Declutter your room
43. Bake cookies
44. Visit DIY.org and find a project to do
45. Have a picnic snack outside
46. Eat a freeze pop
47. Make a CD
48. Make origami
49. Do a Duolingo lesson
50. Decide what you'll make for dinner next week
51. Hide something for someone to find
52. Design a board game on a sheet of posterboard
53. Play a game of chess
54. Set up a mini mini golf course in the backyard
55. Knit
56. Invent a Lego challenge, or try one of these or these
57. Play with playdough
58. Make a pet rock
59. Make a collage using old magazines
60. Print out a coloring page & color it
61. Make a toy for the cat
62. Spread peanut butter on a dog cookie & hide it for the dog to find
63. Make whoopie pies for dessert
64. Get a headstart on your fall schoolwork
65. Dribble a basketball
66. Wash your bike
67. Make marshmallow pops
68. Pick a bouquet of flowers
69. Make chocolate-dipped bananas
70. Take a Jedi Training Quiz
71. Make sunprints
72. Press flowers
73. Make fireworks in a jar
74. Make (and eat) Oreo cookie moon phases
75. Make sandpaper art
76. Leave the porch light on overnight to see what moths will come
77. Make gummy worm ice cubes
78.  Teach yourself a song on the piano
79.  Learn a sign in sign language
80.  Learn a few words in another language
81. Listen to The Story of the World.
82. Play a round of pool putter
83. Write something in code for someone else to decode
84. Or try a secret code challenge
85. Check the library's online catalog for books you'd like to check out
86. Make a pizza for a snack (or lunch)
87. Use a slingshot (carefully!), or make one
88. Take a nap
89. Jump rope
90. Play tic-tac-toe
91. Have a staring contest
92. Make jello
93. Read the comics 
94. Race cars down the slide
95. Swing
96. Practice going across the monkey bars
97. Hula hoop
98. Clip catnip from the garden for the cat
99.  Write a short story or poem
100. Go sit in the hammock

Happy Summer!