The Ultimate Summer To-Do List: 50 Activities for Friends and Family
- Sarah Hunt
- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min read
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern
Summer is a close second to spring for me when it comes to favorite seasons. It may have something to do with being raised in Arizona and not knowing much different when it comes to weather.
Regardless, I love spending time outside and in the water in the summer, usually at a lake or beach. So here are my top 50 activities to do with friends and family in the summer, with an emphasis on water activities:
Swim at a nearby lake
Rent jet ski’s and take them to the lake
Rent a paddleboard and paddle down to the Salt River or at a lake
Have a picnic on the lake’s beach
Go tubing down the Salt River
Rent an RV and camp out by the lake
Go camping
Go feed the ducks at the pond by the Arizona Farm Bureau’s office in Gilbert
Do water games: water balloon fight, Slip ‘N Slide, sprinklers, etc.
Swim in a pool
Make popsicles
Make homemade ice cream
Take a road trip to a beach
Try boogie boarding at the beach
Go fishing off the ocean pier
Fly a kite at the beach
Learn to surf
Go deep sea fishing
Try parasailing behind a boat
Try kitesurfing
Try sailboarding
Read a new book
Read an old favorite book
Set up and enjoy a hammock
Make a summer playlist
Buy a Fourth of July t-shirt from Old Navy (my family used to do this every year)
Make a new recipe for the grill
Learn how to carve a watermelon jack-o’-lantern or fruit basket
Learn to make a fun summer drink (non-alcoholic or alcoholic). As kids, my friends and I loved to drink homemade virgin pina coladas!
Try a new recipe for a side dish
Decorate the house for the Fourth of July
Go back to school clothing shopping with your kids
Go back to school supply shopping with your kids
Make a fort (try this awesome idea: use a king sized sheet on a queen sized bed (or queen size on a full bed, etc). Tape the box fan to the sheet so it has a sheet border on the side of the fan by the edge of the bed and to the top, leaving the side of the sheet at the end of the bed not taped down like the other 3 sides of the sheet, so you can crawl inside!)
Do a DIY project
Do some home improvement
Plant a flower garden
Plant a vegetable garden
Plant a potted herb garden in your house
Buy a succulent or house plant
Learn how to make pies and/or cobbler! Cherry, blueberry, peach, raspberry, etc. It also makes the perfect Fourth of July dessert served a la mode.
Learn how to make jam
Be the host for a barbeque
Attend a film festival
Make smores
Throw a bonfire party
Watch your favorite movies about summer
Find a new podcast to listen to
Discover some new musicians and songs that you like
Go to an art museum
Find more fun activities on Fill Your Plate’s blog!
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