Summer activity:

• Nostalgic

  See a movie at the drive-in
• Walk on the boardwalk and listen to the boards creak under your feet
• Blow bubbles
• Play tag, hopscotch, or one of your favorite childhood games
• Ride a roller coaster
• Play miniature golf
• Win a prize at the fair
• Catch fireflies at night
• Build a sandcastle at the beach

• Eat and Drink

  Eat a whole lobster with your hands
• Pick berries and peaches at a farm
• Buy a Creamsicle from the neighborhood ice cream truck
• Roast marshmallows over a fire and make s’mores
• Make lemonade from scratch
• Eat corn on the cob
• Sip a sweating glass of iced tea
• Eat a slice of watermelon
• Buy fresh produce at the farmers’ market
• Mix up a pitcher of sangria
• Eat a soft-serve vanilla ice cream cone with rainbow sprinkles
• Dig your own clams
• Have a barbecue

• Relax

  Nap in a hammock
• Have a picnic in the park
• Sit on a porch swing
• Stargaze while lying in the grass
• Watch the sun set from a beach
• Dangle your feet off a dock
• Bring a blanket and lie on the grass at an outdoor concert

• The Great Outdoors

  Pick wildflowers
• Swim in a lake
• Rent a bike
• Go fishing
• Go camping
• Play tennis
• Go for a hike
• Go kayaking or canoeing
• Toss a Frisbee

• Just Because

  Collect seashells at the beach
• Take a last-minute road trip
• See a summer blockbuster
• Read a trashy novel
• Walk barefoot in the grass
• Get caught in a summer rainstorm
• Sleep with the windows open
• Make a summer playlist
• Smell freshly-cut grass
• Feel the sun on your back
• Roll up your pant legs and go wading
• Go to a baseball game