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50 Fun Things To Do This Summer! By Jillian Bietz
During the summer it is so easy to say, "I have nothing to do!" No more excuses-here is a list of 50 things to do the next time you are bored!
1. Gather up a few friends, and have a picnic in your back .
2. Go on a walk and take pictures of trees, flowers, dogs, etc.
3. Buy some fashion magazines, pick out a couple of really cute outfits, and try to recreate them for less!
4. Bead some bracelets and sell them for charity.
5. Volunteer at the local animal or homeless shelter.
6. Clean your room!
7. Bake some cupcakes and deliver them to friends and family.
8. Play some childhood games like "Sorry", "Candyland", or "Pretty Pretty Princess".
9. Take your dog for a walk.
10. E-mail a friend you haven't spoken to in awhile.
11. Do 25 jumping jacks!
12. Look through old family scrapbooks, photo books, and yearbooks.
13. Make a root beer float.
14. Go to the movies with your siblings.
15. Go window-shopping with a friend.
16. Write a poem.
17. Make fresh, homemade fruit juice.
18. Give your dog a bath.
19. Make dinner for your family.
20. Baby-sit for a neighbor.
21. Have a sleepover party and watch scary movies.
22. Plan a vacation you want to take next summer.
23. Plant flowers in your yard.
24. Sign up for a class.
25. Have a bubble bath.
26. Make a mixed CD of your favorite songs and title it "The soundtrack of my life".
27. Order a pizza.
28. Splash around in a plastic kiddy pool.
29. Buy some crayons and a coloring book.
30. Read a book based on a movie you have seen.
31. Make a scrapbook of your baby pictures.
32. Get a job or an internship.
33. Start a diary and write in it everyday.
34. Spend the day at the library.
35. Draw a self-portrait.
36. Make a collage out of old magazines.
37. Run around in the sprinklers.
38. Go to a museum.
39. Go out for lunch with one of your parents.
40. Jump in the pool with your clothes on.
41. Eat last night's leftovers for breakfast.
42. Learn to sew or knit.
43. Invite friends over and have a tea party.
44. Swing on the swings at the park.
45. Tie-Dye a t-shirt or bed sheets with Kool-Aid!
46. Make a smoothie.
47. Learn how to define and spell 5 new words from the dictionary.
48. Make popsicles in your freezer.
49. Put on the radio and dance.
50. Go camping in your backyard!
Many more ideas about fun things to do this summer in the comments, read on.
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Jillian Bietz Jillian is studying fashion journalism. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, creative writing, acting and cooking.
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1:Jump off a bridge into nice cool water
2:Layer your hair (girls)
3:Dye Your Hair
4:Buy a video camera for memories
5:Build a fort outside and seep out there with a friend
6:Busket
7:Go to a party??!!!!??!!
8:Have a BIG photo with friends and hang it up
9:Create a book full of quotes
10:Laugh till you cry
11:Tie dye some clothes12:Go diving
13:Wag school for a day -_-
14:Write a mysterious letter to a crush and not leaving ur name!
15:Try keep a diary all year for me thats hard :O
16:GO TO A CONCERT
17:Go to a park at night time and have fun
18:Go somewhere in onezies!
19:Bus to places
20:Dance in public
21:Have a water fight somehwere awkward
theres so much stuff this is like for kids mannn
I would honestly think about boring a pair of balls and slapping them on the teachers table, cause you sir are a plonker.
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activities:
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ride bikes
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roller blade
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basketball
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play board games
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make a tent out of blankets
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squirt with hoses
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run through the sprinkler
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jump rope
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read books
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blow bubbles
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make homemade play dough
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play with play dough
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press flowers
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do crafts with pressed flowers
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write a letter to a relative, friend or pen pal
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clean bedroom
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vacuum living room
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clean bathroom
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make a craft
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draw
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color
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paint
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pull weeds
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watch a movie
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write stories
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use binoculars
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use magnifying glass
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use microscope
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bird watching
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write a play
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act out a play
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invent circus acts
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perform a circus
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play card games
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make art on the front walkway with sidewalk chalk
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play catch
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play baseball
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collect rocks
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collect leaves
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collect feathers
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play Frisbee
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make Frisbee’s out of old plastic lids, decorate with markers
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dust the house
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brush the pet
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write letters
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read a magazine
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play dress-up
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play Cowboys
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pick vegetables
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play outside with the pet
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build a fort in your rooms
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build a fort in the backyard
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do a jigsaw puzzle
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play on the Geosafari
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play on the computer
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listen to a story or book on tape
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do extra schoolwork to get ahead
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do brain teasers (ie: crosswords, word searches, hidden pictures, mazes, etc.)
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cook
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prepare lunch
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surprise a neighbor with a good deed
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play store
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prepare a “restaurant” lunch with menus
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hold a tea party
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have a Teddy bear picnic
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play with toy cars
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play dolls
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play house
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chase butterflies
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collect caterpillars and bugs
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plant a garden or a pot
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collect seeds
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hunt for four-leaf clovers
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learn magic tricks
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put on a magic show
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plant a container garden
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sprout seeds or beans
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make sock puppets
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put on a puppet show
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make Christmas presents
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make homemade wrapping paper
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make homemade gift cards
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make picture frames from twigs glued onto sturdy cardboard
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crochet or knit
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make doll clothes
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sew buttons in designs on old shirts
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run relay races
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make bookmarks
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take a quiet rest time
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take a shower or bath
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bathe a pet
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feed the birds or squirrels
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watch the clouds
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organize a dresser drawer
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clean under the bed
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empty dishwasher
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vacuum under the couch cushions and keep any change found
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write these ideas on pieces of paper and pick out one or two to do
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whittle
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whittle bars of soap
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practice musical instruments
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perform a family concert
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teach yourself to play musical instrument (recorder, harmonica, guitar)
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fold laundry
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sweep kitchen or bathroom floors
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sweep front walkway
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sweep or spray back patio
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sweep or spray driveway
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wash car
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vacuum car
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vacuum or dust window blinds
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clean bathroom mirrors
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clean sliding glass doors
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clean inside of car windows
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wash bicycles
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clean garage
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play in the sandbox
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build a sandcastle
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work with clay
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copy your favorite book illustration
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design your own game
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build with blocks or Legos
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create a design box (copper wire, string, odds-and-ends of things destined for the garbage, pom-poms, thread, yarn, etc.)
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plan a neighborhood or family Olympics
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have a marble tournament
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paint a picture with lemon juice on white paper and hang it in a sunny window and see what happens in a few days
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finger paint with pudding
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make dessert
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make dinner
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give your pet a party
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paint the sidewalk with water
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start a journal of summer fun
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start a nature diary
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have a read-a-thon with a friend or sibling
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have a neighborhood bike wash
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play flashlight tag
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play Kick the Can
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check out a science book and try some experiments
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make up a story
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arrange photo albums
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find bugs and start a collection
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do some stargazing
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decorate bikes or wagons and have a neighborhood parade
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catch butterflies and then let them go
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play hide-and-seek
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create a symphony with bottles and pans and rubber bands
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listen to the birds sing
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try to imitate bird calls
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read a story to a younger child
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find shapes in the clouds
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string dry noodles or O-shaped cereals into a necklace
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glue noodles into a design on paper
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play hopscotch
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play jacks
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make up a song
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make a teepee out of blankets
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write in your journal
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find an ant colony and spill some food and watch what happens
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play charades
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make up a story by drawing pictures
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draw a cartoon strip
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make a map of your bedroom, house or neighborhood
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call a friend
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cut pictures from old magazines and write a story
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make a collage using pictures cut from old magazines
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do a secret service for a neighbor
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plan a treasure hunt
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make a treasure map
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make up a “Bored List” of things to do
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plan a special activity for your family
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search your house for items made in other countries and then learn about those countries from the encyclopedia or online
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plan an imaginary trip to the moon
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plan an imaginary trip around the world, where would you want to go
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write a science-fiction story
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find a new pen pal
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make up a play using old clothes as costumes
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make up a game for practicing math facts
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have a Spelling Bee
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make up a game for practicing spelling
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surprise an elderly neighbor or relative by weeding his/her garden
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fingerpaint with shaving cream
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collect sticks and mud and build a bird’s nest
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write newspaper articles for a pretend newspaper
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put together a family newsletter
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write reviews of movies or plays or TV shows or concerts you see during the summer
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bake a cake
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bake a batch of cookies
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decorate a shoe box to hold your summer treasures
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make a hideout or clubhouse
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make paper airplanes
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have paper airplane races
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learn origami
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make an obstacle course in your backyard
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make friendship bracelets for your friends
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make a wind chime out of things headed for the garbage
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paint your face
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braid hair
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play tag
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make a sundial
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make food sculptures (from pretzels, gumdrops, string licorice, raisins, cream cheese, peanuts, peanut butter, etc.) and then eat it
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make a terrarium
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start a club
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take a nap outside on your lawn
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produce a talent show
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memorize a poem
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recite a memorized poem for your family
JESS OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tHOUGH I DID LIKE THE IDEA OF HVIN A BEACH PARTY AND GETIN WASTED ME AND MY MATES THOUGHT WE'D DO THAT THIS WEEKEND THANKS FOR ONE BRIL IDEA.
IM OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!B-):-P
Some of the things on this list are ok but arent that clever. Also, no teenages would want to learn new vocabulary for fun in the summer. Some of these activities cannot keep you occupied for a very long time, such as making smoothies. But some things were helpful.
"if you can't say anything nice,don't say it at all"
thankyou to jillian bietz
YO NO BODY WOULD WANT TO SEE BUT ITS OK YALO
#2 light candles and celebrate the equinox
#3 skinny dip
#4 Take some friends and run around barefoot in a summer storm
#5 get some otter pops
#6 roll down the windows and blast your favorite song and scream to it.
#7 buy some glow sticks, vodka and mixers and have a dance party in the mountains.
#8 smoke some weed under a waterfall
#9 pretend you are a witch and make a love potion with summer herbs you find in the woods at your dance party.
#10 shadow dance in the moonlight. ( wait until the full moon and dance by a wall)
#11 freeze a snickers then savor it
#12 have an outdoor movie night with your lover or best friend
#13 look up a constellation then sleep under the stars and find it
#14 go to a summer festival or carnival
#15 Try something new like dying your hair or waxing...something different to define your summer style.
#15 sunndyD rum pops+blasting kesha
#16 make mint tea (mint is good for summer)
#17 find a tadpole, name him fred and take him in for the summer
#18 roll down a grassy hill with your lover...and if you don't have a lover...find someone else.
#19 On the 1st of august, make a wish for the coming of fall
#20 try a pepsi slushy by freezing your pop.
( please no comments about teenagers not being able to get alcohol,you know much better than to assume this!) Hope everyone enjoys this list!!!
IJS, man. IJS
Spend the day at the library
Clean your room
HAHA!!
Not gonna happen!!!
Bye.
make homeade ice cream (have friends bring topping)
find a local coffee shop that has open mic(go listen or play)
go to your towns tourist website and see whats going on for the summer (festivals, music)
start a cooking blog
make a list (bucket list )
go biking
go to park and play baseball/soccer with friends
make frappes and suntan
make your own video's and post! B-)
By the way, in response to all of the people saying, "If you don't like it, then don't comment!": It's called constructive criticism. It happens everyday, everywhere in the real world. You can't expect everyone to like the same thing. Deal with it.
P.S Why would you jump into a pool with clothes on when you could jump in with no clothes on?
WORST THING EVER I HATED THIS THING SO MUCH I HATE CLEANING MY ROOM FOR 1 AND 2 TEA PARTIES ARE FOR 5 YR. OLDS AND 3 BUBBLE BATHS WHAT HAPPENED IN UR HEAD LADY 4 I LEARN IN SKOOL NOT SUMMER I FOUND THE DEFINITION FOR SUMMER VACATION FUN AND 5 REALLY U EXPECT ME TO READ A BOOK IN THE SUMMER 6 TAKE A CLASS THAT SPELLS STUPID AND 7 SOME PPL HAVE MONEY NO WINDOW SHOP 8 A PLASTIC KIDDY POOL I KNOW IM NOT A TEEN BUT I AM NOT 2 IM 11 AND 9 I DRAW DOGS NOT ME AND 10 A MUSEUM IS LAME 11 WELL NOTHING HERE IS FUN AT ALL I WOULD RATHER SIT AROUND ALL DAY IN PJS AND WATCH TV OR PLAY N THE COMPUTER THATS WHAT SHOULD BE CHANGED ASK KIDS AND TEENS WHAT THEY THINK CUZ IM BORED READING THIS AND THIS SHOULD BE CALLED DONT READ ME IM GOING TO MAKE U FALL ASLEEP IF U DO READ ME CUZ IM BORING AND THIS WAS MADE BY A PARENT NOT A TEEN A TEEN WOULD PUT UP FUN STUFF LIKE NUMBER 51 HAVING OVER FRIENDS AND SPLASHING EACHOTHER WITH PAINT. BY THE WAY WHAT I JUST PUT IS FUN SO HAVE A TEEN CORRECT THIS
We have no backyard/front yard
We have no dog
A bunch of those things are really corny
I cannot get a job therefor I am too young!
Almost all of my friends are busy
Therefor, these ideas are very bad and stupid.:-[]:-[]:-[]:-[]:-[]:-[]:-[]>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(
Still getting traffic, which means it has great SEO!
How about if all you teens that can't find anything to do start your own blog on how bored you are.
Ps. Boring people get bored.There are to many things to do in the world to ever be bored.
What is this, cleaning, kid board games?!
WHOEVER CREATED THIS, U !@#$%!
People who thinks this is cool, are SO LAME!
boring stupid junk
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So, everyone else that is saying that the comments are so mean, well, it is THEIR opinion. Don't try to change their thoughts. You think the list is awesome, ok.. good for you.
BOTTOM LINE: List !@#$%s. Comments !@#$%. And don't try to change my opinion
My childhood wasn't really the most...I guess enriching, so I always want to look for ways to make it up.
I honestly don't think it's bad for a list, I'm always so busy that I don't have time to stop and appreciate some of the simple things in life.
Maybe some teens like to party it out or go off and drink, but I'm not that type of person.
I actually like what's on here. I don't get to eat out with my parents because they're so busy working so it would be nice.
Thanks for the list! :)
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1: DO you have one of these for tweens
2: DO you have one for the last day of summer
Thanks B-)
ohhhh and that list was the best on the whole internet thank youu very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;-):-D
Luv yall :-D
This woman took the time to do this for us and we treat her like a ant, we squish her when she has a family and wants to help.
Are you kidding me!? Get off your bums and start making a list!>-(
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This woman took the time to do this for us and we treat her like a ant, we squish her when she has a family and wants to help.
Are you kidding me!? Get off your bums and start making a list!>-(
This isn't a list of what teens want to do in the summer... its what their parents want them to do...:-[]
So... be yourself and do what you want, as long as its not bad or anything. If you like this list, go ahead at do it. I'm not.
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Enter suggestions yourselves. I saw some great ones. But at least try to make your ideas fun..and legal. I doubt that most considering getting hammered or an STD have the intellectual capacity to come up with just five of those but I may just be incorrect. lol
Getting ridiculously intoxicated isn't exactly my idea of fun. It may be yours but maybe i'm just missing out..
on being a screw-up.:-P :-D:-P
Anyone else who bothers to curse this woman or call the entire list lame is a //////-bag, /unt or someone who ///// hobos (without their consent).
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And should be pitied for thier inferior intellect and their ignorance of social grace. Even straight-A-students are sometimes idiots and should be likened to primates.
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Seriously.
That was the most boring things to do if you trying to make teens happy then your totally wrong.That stuff is made for kids 9 years of age or younger.Yall really need to try adding something a teenager would do.
Thank You to the people who wrote this. :)
To those of u that agree with me u roc:-P
Maybe you can go to hobby lobby to add on a funnier list doubt it though. Find something let me know
i dont think that a teen would want to see
\"clean your room\" on a list of things for the summer reason 1 is because we get told that enough
and 2 is we shouldnt have to clean our rooms because we should be out having fun and not being so bored that we get our rooms dirty
also your list would probably do well if it was a list for bored teens
but not good for a summer list
any way i actually did enjoy reading it ,it reminded me of what i could do on the weekends of a chool year because schools almost here again
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