Although it's been a LONG time coming this year, summer officially kicks off today. Typically, summers in the PNW are just about perfect compared to other parts of our country, so I think we should optimize our time and get outside and have some FUN!
We've come up with 50 different activities we think are pretty awesome and are challenging you to do as many of them as possible in our short summer season.
Here's your list of summer activities:
Go for a hike in the woods (3-5 miles is ideal)
Ride a bike outside (either for exercise or for fun)
Go kayaking
Visit a beach and look for sea glass or cool rocks
Eat fresh fruit from a bush or tree
Visit a park and have a picnic
Find a swing set and go for a swing
Swim in the ocean/Puget Sound
Try stand up paddle boarding (SUP)
Stroll through a garden and smell the flowers
Dive off a diving board or a dock
Go for a boat ride
Eat fresh local seafood
Take a sunrise walk with a friend
Stay up late, lay on a blanket outside and look at the stars
Read a book by a pool or lake
Make a new summer salad recipe
Have a BBQ and invite some friends over
Take a nap in the shade of an umbrella outside
Skip rocks at the beach
Build a sandcastle
Eat watermelon
Buy and drink lemonade from a kids stand
Sit outside and listen to the trees and birds
Go for a walk and wave and smile at everyone you see
Find and visit a new park in your neighborhood
Nap in a hammock
Plant something with your bare hands and get dirt under your nails
Have a hose or water gun fight
Wash your own car
Float on your back and focus on your breath
Visit a farmer's market and buy your whole dinner there.
Watch the sunset
Take a sunrise hike
Go to a zoo or visit a farm
Volunteer in a neighborhood clean up or just go pick up trash around your own neighborhood
Buy a big bouquet of fresh flowers and give them to someone you love
Take fresh baked cookies or bread to a neighbor's house
Find animals and shapes in the drifting clouds
Play with a kid or grandkid and make them giggle hysterically
Learn a good joke and tell it often
Pay for someone's coffee or drink
Eat all your meals one day outside only
Enjoy your morning cup of coffee or tea on your deck or in your backyard
Go to an outdoor concert
Make your own ice-cream
Sleep outside one night (tent or au natural- your choice)
Play yard games (badminton, croquet, bocce ball, corn hole, horseshoes, etc)
Visit a museum or outdoor sculpture park
Run through a sprinkler (seriously, it's still fun as an adult!)
That's it! Enjoy this particular challenge. Reconnect with your inner-child and have some fun! We all deserve a respite from the amount of seriousness of the past few years!
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