60 Things To Do This Summer

Eliza Clark
May 22, 2013

Last summer, our Savvy team made a list of 50 things we wanted to do with our kids during our precious days of summer vacation. This year, I thought I would update you on what our family did and didn't manage to do last summer. 

1. Go to the beach (X)
2. Have a backyard campout (  )
3. Build a fort (X)
4. Fly a kite (X)
5. Go to a drive-in movie (  )
6. Write a story (  )
7. Have a picnic (X)
8. Have a pajama day (  )
9. Plant flowers (X)
10. Make a magazine collage (  )
11. Make homemade lemonade (  )
12. Play a board game (X)
13. Work on a new sport (X)
14. Build a model (  )
15. Collect seashells (X)
16. Melt crayons (  )
17. Have lunch at work with dad (  )
18. Make a fancy cake (X)
19. Visit the cemetery (  )
20. Go on a hike (X)
21. Play miniature golf (  )
22. Paint our own pottery (  )
23. Have a cousin party (X)
24. Do a big puzzle (X)
25. Slip-n-slide in the backyard (  )
26. Chalk the walk (  )
27. Watch fireworks (X)
28. Go fishing (X)
29. Make a fancy dinner (  )
30. Write a poem (  )
31. Spend a day at the museum (X)
32. Bead bracelets (X)
33. Build sandcastles (X)
34. Make a movie (  )
35. Tell ghost stories (  )
36. Skip stones at a river (  )
37. Go on a scavenger hunt (  )
38. Eat at a new restaurant (X)
39. Go to a new park (X)
40. Get a haircut (X)
41. Buy school clothes and supplies (X)
42. Press flowers (X)
43. Keep a summer journal (  )
44. Work on learning to scooter/bike/roller-blade (X)
45. Visit relatives and old friends (X)
46. Spend time on a farm (X)
47. Pick fresh fruits and/or veggies (X)
48. Try new recipes (X)
49. Read an entire book series (  )
50. Make art out-of-doors (X)

That adds up to 28 out of 50. More than half—not bad!

Here are a few things we did that were not on the list:

51.   Play card games (X)

52.   Take a boat ride (X)

53.   Spend time with grandparents (X)

54.   Read chapter books (X)

55.   Make new friends (X)

And here are some things we'd like to add to our list:

56.   Go sightseeing in our town (  )

57.   Try horseback riding (  )

58.   Clean out the toy shelves (  )

59.   Work on swim strokes (  )

60.   Visit a friend who lives far away (  )

Let's see how we do this year!

How about you, Savvy friends, what's on your list?