101 Things to Do This Summer

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I got this from "homeschool.com".

1
Make a scrapbook of everything you do this summer
The Basics of Scrapbooking
42explore.com/scrapbk.htm

2
Have a picnic
Planning a Picnic
www.recipeamerica.com/picnic.htm

3
Write a letter to your best friend
English Works! Writing Letters
depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/letter/writingletters.html

4
Visit another country
Lonely Planet Destination Guides
www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/

5
Go to a ballgame
Major League Baseball Team Schedules
mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/schedule/index.jsp

6
Get a job (parent permission)
Teens 4 Hire
www.teens4hire.org/

7
Become a photographer
BetterPhoto for Kids and Teens
www.betterphoto.com/photography-for-kids.asp

8
Make dinner for your family
Do-It-Yourself Dinner Party Project (PDF)
www.reynoldskitchens.com/ReynoldsKitchens/KitchenConnection/
special/dinner_party/DinnerParty.pdf

9
Compare a book to a movie
Compare and Contrast Essay (PDF) www.csudh.edu/CLASS/services/studyskills/english/
webpageworksheets/comparecontrastessay.htm

10
Write a poem
30 Days of Poetry
www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm

11
Learn about fireworks
How Stuff Works: Fireworks
people.howstuffworks.com/fireworks.htm

12
Bake some cookies
Science of Cookies
www.bakingandbakingscience.com/cookies.htm

13
Take a boat ride
Boat Safe Kids!
www.boatsafe.com/kids/index.htm

14
Sketch a picture of your house from the outside
Perspective Drawing
www.artyfactory.com/perspective_drawing/perspective_1.htm

15
Go to camp
Virtual Summer Camp
www.homeschoollearning.com/summer/summer.shtml

16
Visit a farm
4-H Virtual Farms
www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html

17
Take a walk and record the sounds
Listening to Nature
www.museumca.org/naturalsounds/

18
Make your own soccer camp
Soccer Drills, Skills, Rules, and Tips
www.soccerhelp.com/

19
Keep a journal of what you do during the Summer
Summer Journal Writing Prompts
www.astoria.fulton.k12.il.us/JuniorHigh/JrHiEnglish/summerhelp/
journal%20prompts.html

20
Cut up an old greeting card picture and make a puzzle
(parent help)
How to make your own jigsaw puzzle
tn.essortment.com/howtomakeyour_rgzx.htm

21
Start a band
Make Music! Start a Band
www.mustcreate.org/kid_home/kids3_1.shtml

22
Make a new kind of sandwich
Who Cooked That Up? – The Sandwich
members.cox.net/jjschnebel/sandwich.html

23
Blow up balloons, put notes inside and hand them
out to friends
Message in a Balloon
www.nmhct.nhs.uk/pharmacy/nmha-activities.html

24
Go backpacking
The Beginning Backpacker
www.backpacking.net/beginner.html

25
Go outside and find 10 different kinds of flowers
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
www.wildflower2.org/

26
Create a web site
Lissa Explains HTML for Kids
www.lissaexplains.com/

27
Go camping
Go Camping America Kids Pages
www.gocampingamerica.com/kidspages/

28
Invent a new dance
Elements of Dance
artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2338/

29
Help an elderly person with house or yard work
(parent permission)
20 Great Reasons to Volunteer
www.volunteermatch.org/volunteers/resources/tipstricks.jsp

30
Visit the zoo
National Zoo Animal Web cams
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/default.cfm

31
Learn a foreign language
Free Online Language Courses
www.word2word.com/coursead.html

32
Make an obstacle course in your back yard
How To Set Up An Obstacle Course
www.ehow.com/how_3113_set-obstacle-course.html

33
Make a treasure hunt
The Ultimate Treasure Hunt
www.allthatstuff.net/treasurehunt.htm

34
Read a story to someone
Read Aloud Tips
www.myscschools.com/tracks/parents/readtips.htm

35
Have a winter theme party
Children’s Winter Theme Party Ideas
www.partyshelf.com/Childrens_Winter_Parties.htm

36
Recycle bottles and donate the money to a local charity
The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
www.obviously.com/recycle/

37
Clean up a nature trail
Trail/Campground Maintenance
www.volunteer.gov/gov/resultsZ.cfm?myPosition=trail&myTx=Trail/
Campground%20Maintenance

38
Build a tree house
The Tree House Guide
www.thetreehouseguide.com/

39
Create a new world
World Building
teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/aa071602a.htm

40
Set up a lemonade stand
Lemonade Stand Game
www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade/

41
Learn or teach a new sport with someone
Sports Illustrated for Kids
www.sikids.com

42
Attend a concert
Instruments of the Orchestra
www.sfskids.org/templates/instorchframe.asp?pageid=3

43
Have a family game night
What Game Should We Play?
www.hasbro.com/familygamenight/pl/page.games/dn/default.cfm

44
Make a movie
Movie-Making for Kids
www.town4kids.com/town4kids/kids/digitalmedia/moviemaking/
movie_main.htm

45
Make a collage from magazine words and pictures
Collage
pbskids.org/zoom/activities/do/collage.html

46
Create a terrarium
How to Make a Terrarium
www.ehow.com/how_9374_make-terrarium.html

47
Go canoeing
US Kayak / Canoe Disciplines
www.usack.org/disciplines/disciplines.asp

48
Discover a new favorite author or book series
Children’s Literature Web Guide
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

49
Go to a museum
Museums on the Web
curry.edschool.virginia.edu/it/projects/Museums/
Teacher_Guide/Hotlist

50
Make a fire plan
Home Fire Safety
www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/flash.shtm

51
Make up bubble solution and have a contest
Casey Carle's "Secret" Bubble Solutions
www.bubblemania.com/faq/solution.html

52
Find a pen-pal (parent permission)
Pen Pal Directories
www.stonesoup.com/main2/penpal.html

53
Plant something
Gardens for Beginners
www.geocities.com/mastergardener2k/

54
Visit a tourist spot near your home
Tourist Information Directory
www.touristinformationdirectory.com/

55
Host a yard sale
How to Plan a Yard Sale
www.ehow.com/how_137461_yard-garage-sale.html

56
Build a sandcastle
Sandcastle Tools
www.sandcastlecentral.com/toolpages/

57
Donate some of the toys and clothes you no longer use
How To Donate Toys
www.ehow.com/how_10124_donate-toys-children.html

58
Research your family tree
Family Tree Online
www.familytree-online.com/

59
Fly a kite
Professor Kite and the Secret of Kites
www.gombergkites.com/howgen.html

60
Invent your own board game
Design Your Own Board Game
la.essortment.com/boardgamedesig_rxcu.htm

61
Use a compass or GPS to map your neighborhood
Mapping your Neighborhood
www.dnr.state.md.us/education/growfromhere/LESSON8/
LESSON8.HTM

62
Build a time capsule
Making Time Capsules
dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/preservation/conservation/time/

63
Act in a play
So You Want to Put On a Play?
www.writewords.org.uk/articles/theatre1.asp

64
Throw a cultural heritage block party
Block Party Basics
www.canadianliving.com/CanadianLiving/client/en/Food/
DetailNewsPrint.asp?idNews=230226

65
Make a bird feeder
Plans for Building Bird Feeders
birding.about.com/od/buildfeeders/

66
Organize a bike safety clinic
Bicycle Safety Command Center
www.state.il.us/kids/isp/bikes/

67
Spend time with your grandparents
10 Great Activities
www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson136.shtml

68
Attend a first aid class
Emergency First Aid Chart (PDF)
www.ihsdesmoines.org/documents/Patient%20Education/
emergency_aid_guide.pdf

69
Dig for fossils
Dinosaur Dig
www.sdnhm.org/kids/fossils/

70
Write a song
Notes on Songwriting
www.robinfrederick.com/write.html

71
Tie-dye some t-shirts
How to Tie-Dye
iaia.essortment.com/tiedyedyefa_rmel.htm

72
Take a dog for a walk
Tips for a Better Walk with Your Dog
rubyglen.com/pets/dogwalk.htm

73
Have a paper airplane contest
Paper Airplane Contest Rules
www.frankenmuth.k12.mi.us/fhs/science/PA.html

74
Go without TV for a day
TV Turn off Network
www.tvturnoff.org/

75
Sign up at your local library for their Summer
Reading Program
Summer Reading and Learning
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/summerreading/
summerreading.htm

76
Learn some new outdoor games
Games Kids Play
www.gameskidsplay.net/

77
Make something from recyclables
Crafts from Recycled Products
www.makingfriends.com/recycle.htm

78
Share your favorite movie with a friend
Movie Mom
movies.yahoo.com/mv/moviemom/

79
Make home made ice cream
Kitchen Theater Science in a Scoop
www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmag/bk_issue/1996/julaug/
dept4.htm

80
Jump on a trampoline
Trampoline Safety Rules
www.outdoorfunstore.com/trampoline-safety.asp

81
Get a magazine subscription (parent permission)
Magazine Listing
www.magsonthenet.com/chilmag.html

82
Organize a scavenger hunt
Outdoor Scavenger Hunts
www.lovetheoutdoors.com/camping/kids/scavengerhunt.htm

83
Go swimming
Video Clips of the Swimming Strokes
wellness.lattc.cc.ca.us/real/strokes.html

84
Paint a portrait of your best friend
Draw Your Friend
www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/sparkers/friend_portrait/
portrait_friend.html

85
Start a collection
How to Start a Collection
www.ehow.com/how_10563_start-collection.html

86
Write a fairy tale
Fractured Fairy Tales and Fables
teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/fractured_fairy.htm

87
Travel in time
Odyssey Online
carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/MidElem_Home.html

88
Stargaze and track the moon phases
Astronomy for Kids
www.dustbunny.com/afk/index.html

89
Learn how to sew
Learn to Sew
www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/e_learntosew.html

90
Visit a National Park
National Park Service Guide
www.nps.gov/parks.html

91
Rent a video of a ballet
Easy to Read Profiles of the Histories of Ballets
classicalmusic.about.com/od/historyofballet/

92
Roast marshmallows
How to Roast a Marshmallow
www.ehow.com/how_1164_roast-marshmallow.html

93
Watch the birds
Tips on Getting Started with Bird Watching
www.birdwatching.com/tips/kids_birding.html

94
Arrange a bouquet of flowers
Virtual Ikebana
web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/ikebana/virtual-ikebana.html

95
Learn to blog (parents permission)
How Blogs Work
www.learnthenet.com/english/html/20how.htm

96
Re-decorate your room
Decorating Gallery
www.bhg.com/bhg/decoratinggallery/

97
Learn to play chess
Chess is Fun
www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html

98
Adopt a pet (parent permission)
ASPCA Adoption Tips
www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=adopt_tips

99
Keep your brain going
Brain Teasers
www.brainconnection.com/teasers/

100
Teach someone to use email
How eMail Works
www.learnthenet.com/english/html/20how.htm

101
Create your own holiday
A Month With No Holidays? Make Up Your Own!
www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson018.shtml