My brother made this great list of things to do this summer in his column, Because I Said So, in the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
- First, take your school pants, the ones with the knees that are frayed and worn thin, and rip the legs off there at those knees. This is your summer uniform.
- Next, go outside and stay there until called in. And then complain that the day is over.
- Catch fireflies.
- Explore the woods.
- Build a fort.
- Tear it down and build another.
- Spend an entire day reading comic books.
- Have your fill of snow cones.
- Learn the names of the birds in your backyard.
- Drink from a hose.
- Track down kids in your neighborhood and get to know them.
- Read “Tarzan, the Ape Man” beneath your largest tree.
- Spread wildflower seeds around your neighborhood.
- Build a sand castle.
- Laugh at the tide the next day when that castle is gone.
- Build a kite.
- Fly a kite.
- Use chalk to make a sidewalk mural an entire block long.
- Go barefoot. Everywhere.
- Learn new songs and sing them.
- Draw a picture of your house every day and color it a different color each time.
- Camp in your backyard.
- Write a story.
- Write a poem.
- Plant a garden.
- Wash your neighbor’s car.
- Go whole days without putting a shirt on.
- Play in the rain.
- Shoot 20 baskets in a row.
- Eat new foods on a blanket on the lawn.
- Drink lots of lemonade.
- Make your own popsicles.
- Eat a popsicle for breakfast.
- Read your parents’ old encyclopedias; they were the first Google.
- Conduct a census of the squirrels.
- Climb trees.
- Oil a baseball mitt.
- Dig a hole.
- Read the funny papers.
- Watch a Marx Brothers film.
- Forget where you put your video game.
- Roast marshmallows.
- Count the stars.
- Lie in the grass and listen to the cicadas; you’ll be adults the next time they sound like that.
- Make mud pies.
- Operate a lemonade stand.
- Nap in a hammock.
- Run through a sprinkler.
- Visit the zoo.
- Stay up all night and watch the sunrise.
- Tell ghost stories.
- Build a birdhouse.
- Ride your bike farther than you ever have before.
- Swing on a rope.
- Find some shade.
2 comments:
Great list.
Brilliant list. The only change I would make is to #11 - Track down kids in your neighborhood with a pool and get to know them.
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