26 Simple ideas for things to do in the summer

Walk in the rain and catch rain drops on your tongue

Make mud pies

Build a sandcastle

Go duck diving (running and sliding into big puddles on the grass after a summer storm)

Have a barbeque

Have a picnic

Go skinny dipping (swim naked)

Build a raft and float down a river (or use an inner tube)

Go camping

See how far you can go on a local bus then get off and spend the day there

Look for fossils

Watch a cricket match on the village green (or baseball/softball)

Have a coffee/milkshake in an outdoor cafe

Play croquet, bowls or crazee golf

Go to the beach/river/lake with a lilo

Turn the lawn sprinklers on and run around under them getting cooled down

Fill up a kiddies paddling pool and have a paper boat race

Sleep under the stars in your garden

Watch the moon rise from the edge of a mountain/hill/sand dune

Fly a kite

Build and fly a paper plane

Do nothing - jsut stare into space and daydreaming - it's healthy

Find a free music festival

Do a treasure trail / scavenger hunt

Go for a bike ride

Play cricket in the park