101 Ideas to Do This Summer

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1 Make a scrapbook of everything you do this summer
The Basics of Scrapbookinghttp://www.scrapbookscrapbook.com/beginners.html

2 Have a picnic
Planning a Picnichttp://www.the-picnic-site.com/

3 Learn how to play soccer
How to Play Soccerhttp://www.ehow.com/PrintArticle.html?id=2044097

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

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

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

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

8 Make dinner for your family
Do-It-Yourself Dinner Party Project (PDF)http://www.reynoldskitchens.com/ReynoldsKitchens/KitchenConnection/special/dinner_party/DinnerParty.pdf
9 Compare a book to a movie
Compare and Contrast Essay (PDF) http://www.csudh.edu/CLASS/services/studyskills/english/webpageworksheets/comparecontrastessay.htm
10 Write a poem
30 Days of Poetrywww.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm

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

12 Bake some cookies
Science of Cookieswww.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 Drawingwww.artyfactory.com/perspective_drawing/perspective_1.htm

15 Go to camp
Smart Start to Businesshttp://www.youthpreneur.net/camps

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

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

18 Embrace Other Cultures
Culture Questhttp://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/cquest/

19 Keep a journal of what you do during the Summer
Keepsake Diaryhttp://kids-indoor-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/keep_a_summer_journal
20
Cut up an old greeting card picture and make a puzzle(parent help)
How to make your own jigsaw puzzletn.essortment.com/howtomakeyour_rgzx.htm

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

22
Learn how to make a movie
Digital Movie Making for Kidshttp://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/intro_video/making_of_movie.html

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

24
Go backpacking
The Beginning Backpackerwww.backpacking.net/beginner.html

25
Learn how to oil paint
Free Art Lessonshttp://www.interactiveartschool.com/free-art-lessons.html

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

27
Go camping
Go Camping America Kids Pageswww.gocampingamerica.com/kidspages/

28
Learn how to use Microsoft Office
Free Tutorials for Microsoft Officehttp://www.baycongroup.com/tutorials.htm

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

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

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

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

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

34
View and learn about Modern Art
Destination Modern Arthttp://www.moma.org/destination/

35
Learn about the Animals that live on our planet
A Library of the World’s Animalshttp://www.learnanimals.com/

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

37
Explore the Universe
A Learning Center for Young Astronomershttp://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

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

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

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

41
Learn how to make ethnic food
Ethnic Recipeshttp://www.bhg.com/recipes/food-slide-shows/ethnic-food/

42
Attend a concert
Buy tickets http://www.ticketmaster.com/section/concerts

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

44
Learn about science
Latest Science Newshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/news/

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

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

47
Learn how to help the environment
Environmental Kids Clubhttp://www.epa.gov/kids/index.htm

48
Discover new games to play
Nature Gameshttp://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activities/nature-games.page-1.html

49
Go to a museum
Find a museum in your areahttp://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/it/projects/Museums/Teacher_Guide/Hotlist/

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

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

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

53
Plant something
Gardens for Beginnerswww.geocities.com/mastergardener2k/

54
Learn about Plants and our Environment
ThinkQuesthttp://library.thinkquest.org/3715/

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

56
Build a sandcastle
Sandcastle Toolswww.sandcastlecentral.com/toolpages/

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

58
Research your family tree
Free Genealogy Informationhttp://genealogy.about.com/cs/free_genealogy/a/free_sites.htm

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

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

61
Make your own comic book
Comic Creatorhttp://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/

62
Create a book cover for your writing projects
Book Cover Creatorhttp://www.readwritethink.org/materials/bookcover/

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

64
Learn to Cook
Introductory Cooking Lessonshttp://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/kids-cooking-lessons-cit-intro.html

65
Make a bird feeder
Easy birdfeeders for young childrenhttp://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-easy-bird-feeders.html

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

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

68
Learn how the Internet works
Learn the Nethttp://www.learnthenet.com/english/section/intbas.html

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

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

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

72
Make your own banana split
Yum!http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/recipesforkids/ht/bananasplit.htm

73
Create a themed dinner
Theme Dinner Ideashttp://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/theme-dinner-ideas.html

74
Tour the World
Google Earth Stylehttp://earth.google.com/tour.html

75
Throw a pajama party
Make it a successhttp://www.ehow.com/how_2047629_plan-pajama-party.html

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

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

78
See a movie with a friend
In the theatre or on DVDhttp://www.movies.com/

79
Make homemade ice cream
Kitchen Theater Science in a Scoopwww.carnegiemuseums.org/cmag/bk_issue/1996/julaug/dept4.htm

80
Build a time capsule
For the entire familyhttp://www.ehow.com/how_6637_make-family-time.html

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

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

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

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

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

86
Write a fairy tale
Fractured Fairy Taleshttp://www.readwritethink.org/materials/fairytales/

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

88
Stargaze and track the moon phases
Moon informationhttp://www.moonconnection.com/

89
Learn how to sew
Learn to Sew http://cyberseams.com/

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

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

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

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

94
Arrange a bouquet of flowers
Learn how to make a beautiful display http://interiordec.about.com/library/weekly/aa021403b2.htm
95
Learn to blog (parents’ permission)
How-tohttp://learn2blog.pitas.com/

96
Re-decorate your room
Decorating Galleryhttp://www.hgtv.com/topics/bedrooms/index.html

97
Learn to play chess
Chess is Funhttp://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/chess/chess.html

98
Adopt a pet (parent permission)
http://www.petfinder.com/

99
Keep your brain going
Brain Teaserswww.brainconnection.com/teasers/

100
Teach someone to use email
How eMail Workswww.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