We are already at the gates of summer, and that is synonymous with rest, disconnection, fun and relaxation. However, for some, "shrew watching" can be more of a torment than a pleasure. Everyone has their own way of squeezing the golden days of sun and salt, and there are many of us who have not yet grasped the point of the Dolce far niente philosophy (enjoy being without doing anything, rest body and soul without feeling guilty) .
Personally, I'm pretty bad at getting bored . Since ever. I have come to the conclusion that my creative nature means that I need to keep my thinking head busy (let's see, I also make quiet plans, but for you to understand me, I prefer a thousand times to spend an afternoon reading or drawing than lying on the armchair dozing and watching life go by).
Look to what extent this is so, that when I was little I made "schedules" like the one at school but for the holidays ; I wrote down several daily activities to keep myself doing things and that the day was not a succession of dead hours. Something of this style. What is a laugh? 😂
The fact is that, as a result of this thought, I decided to write you a long list with 111 activities so that you don't miss a single day of fun.
As the Phineas and Ferb song said, "there are more or less a hundred days of vacation and classes come again... a problem in summer, and sometimes, is how to have a soooooooo fun..."
In theory, among these activities you will find ideas of all kinds. The idea is that practically anyone can do them. It doesn't matter if you're old or young, if you live in the city or spend the summer on the beach/mountain, if you can't spend a lot of money... For the record, I'm not going to promote anything and there's no paid recommendation; This is a totally personal list and I am writing right now as little things occur to me (without searching on Google). Brainstorming live, friends.
111 IDEAS TO DO THIS SUMMER
- Write a travel journal or start a scrapbook
- make homemade candles
- dye a t-shirt
- Write a letter or postcard to a friend
- See the sunrise (if you don't mind getting up early)
- Watch the sunset from a viewpoint
- Make a collage with magazine clippings
- Invent a choreography
- Create your own time capsule
- Go to a friend's beach or pool
- Organize a costume party
- Visit the Zoo/Aquarium
- go to a flea market
- go to the summer cinema
- Make a homemade video clip as a family
- Read your favorite book/blind date with a book (trade a book with a friend without telling them the title or what it is about)
- wander aimlessly
- Go for a bike or rollerblade ride
- Create your own version of one of my illustrations
- Camping in the wild (or setting up a campsite in your living room)
- Spend the day at the amusement park
- Create a photo board on Pinterest
- Go to the movies
- Visit an art museum
- Spend the day on Safari
- Organize a dessert contest
- Create a playlist of summer songs from every year
- Take a night walk through the city center
- Make your own milkshake or smoothie
- Organize a pajama party
- Create your own lists in Listography (favorite movies, favorite books, favorite names, things you want to do sometime...)
- Make a spa at home
- do a gymkhana
- Hang out with a friend you haven't seen in a while
- Spend the afternoon gossiping books in a bookstore
- go out for ice cream
- Take an excursion with your family or friends
- Look for patterns on the internet and make a piece of clothing (once I made a case with an old pair of jeans)
- Sort your family photos
- Make a small urban garden and plant seeds
- go to a park
- have a picnic
- Cook some pancakes with cream like Matilda's
- Have pizza on the beach
- Write a letter to your future self on FutureMe
- Start a series or anime
- Make your own homemade popsicles/ice cream
- Get a henna tattoo
- Set up a karaoke at home
- Go out and photograph your city
- Press leaves and flowers
- Play board games: Trivial, Dixit, Black Stories, Catan, Bang...
- Invent your own board or card game
- give someone a gift
- redecorate your room
- interview your family
- Research your family tree
- Go rock climbing
- Go to the theater or the opera
- take a horse ride
- Write a story or a poem
- visit your grandparents
- Learn to use Photoshop with Youtube tutorials
- Go to a zipline park
- Boat
- Learn to play the guitar
- Take a bubble bath
- Build a birdhouse
- Spend a morning at Ikea and then eat Swedish menu at its restaurant
- Go to the Costume Museum
- Do a movie marathon with friends
- Donate books that you are not going to read to the library
- Making soaps (be very careful! always with an adult)
- Go to the Museum of Natural Sciences
- Take photos underwater (with an underwater camera or GoPro)
- Sign up for a volunteer
- Go to a concert
- Write with homemade invisible ink (lemon juice trick)
- Make friends with a stranger (without scaring and being polite)
- Organize a getaway to a rural house
- Make your own stickers or collect those from other creators
- Recreate a childhood photo
- Play This or That
- Sign up for a Free Tour of your city
- Start learning a new language
- Participate in a charity event
- Start your own collection (keys, stamps, shells, stickers...)
- Have breakfast in bed or cook someone breakfast
- Play "Truth or Dare" with friends
- Start a blog or build your own website
- kayaking
- Sign up for yoga, dance, pilates classes...
- Become a blood/hair donor
- Learn a folk dance
- Organize a family contest (theater, stories, cooking, model parade, singing, dancing, costumes...)
- Go to the Planetarium
- Spend the afternoon in a beach bar or terrace with friends
- go to an auction
- Paint ceramics with friends (Paintaencopas, La Ceramicaria...)
- Go to the nursery to buy flowers and plants
- Compile the recipes of your grandmothers in a book.
- make homemade pasta
- Search for your name on Google or your house on Google Maps
- Play Wikipedia Race
- Set up a gym at home
- Play Geoguessr to explore the world virtually
- Paint stones or tree leaves
- Sign up for my super secret magical Newsletter
- Fly a kite
- Leave a message to a stranger
- make origami
I sincerely hope that you have liked the suggestions of plans and that you have found them to be a complete, fun and creative list. I would love for you to tell me in the comments if you have tried any of these ideas! Share the post with friends and family so they too can have fun this summer. Remember that you can also take a look at the store and the other blog posts , maybe you will find content that you love.
UPDATE! At your request, I am adding here a downloadable PDF of this list so that you can have it on hand this summer even offline and you can easily share it :) I hope you find it useful.
I send you a strong kiss and, you know, live leaving things more beautiful than they were.
loves you,
darling
3 comments
Preciosas ideas!! Haré muchas de ellas🥰
Hola Bea!! Muchísimas gracias por pasarte a comentar 😍 Me parece una chulada lo de prensar flores y el kit de cianotipia… ¡Tengo que probarlo! Soy muy fan de hacer manualidades y experimentar con distintas disciplinas, se aprende un montón y es dievrtidísimo. Me alegra infinito que la lista te haya parecido interesante, escribiré pronto más post como éste 🤗
Un besazo!
Cari
Hola Cari,
Gracias por una lista tan interesante, y me ha encantado lo del horario que realizabas cuando eras pequeña.
Pues al igual que tú, en verano el aburrimiento no tenía cabida, siempre había alguna cosa que hacer, y a lo largo de diferentes veranos sí que he realizado algunos de esos planes.
Este año quiero ver si estreno la prensa de flores y el kit de cianotipia 😉
Un abrazo