Summer List

I saw this in the Real Simple magazine last summer and I liked it.

It seems like the right time to re-read it...


If you have an hour this summer...


Roll down a big hill

Paint rocks

Spray each other with seltzer

play flashlight tag

roast marshmellows

Catch (and release) fireflies

Bake mudpies in the sun

Toss a frisbee

Start a grass fight

Lok under stones near a pond

Run through the sprinkler

Read bedtime stories in the hammock

Organzie a crazy eights tournament

Make a daisy chain

Smack a tetherball around

Samp a family picture at dusk (in the beautiful light)

Weed (i.e. pick dandelions)

Challenge friends to a wtermelon sees spitting contest

Catch (and release) minnows

Jump rope with the hose stream

Work on your catwheel

Launch foam rockets

Skinny dip

Take a pj's walk


If you have a day...


Take a hike - make a display for the next hikers with the treasures you find

Write and stage a play

Create a rock garden

Build a raft and set sail across the creek

Sell lemonade

Say yes to a trip to the zoo or amusement park

Put on your bathing suit and wash the car (and the toy cars, too)

Sip smoothies poolside and give each other manis/pedis)

Volunteer at a working farm (find one at localharvest.org/csa)

Take a long bike ride with lots of stops (for ice cream, cloud watching, flower picking, etc.)

Rent a boat (and row gently or merrily down the stream)

Tour your town's playgrounds

Go to a minor league baseball game