“So now what?”

A common thought among those of us headed back home for the summer. Sure, many of us are probably working, hitting the beach and reuniting with old friends, but finding things to do during the summer months can be difficult sometimes. So here are 100 things to try over the course of the next few months before we all come back to campus in the fall.

1. Try to make your own ice cream.
2. Have a picnic in the park.
3. Go see a firework display.
4. Create an obstacle course in your backyard.
5. Sleep outside in a tent.
6. Attend a county fair.
7. Have a game night with friends or family.
8. Make your very own movie.
9. Go to a festival or concert.
10. Make your own ice pops.
11. Have a scavenger hunt.
12. Visit your local state park.
13. Go to the zoo.
14. Dance in the rain.
15. Make some homemade lemonade.
16. Wake up early to watch the sun rise.
17. Visit a water park.
18. Go paddleboarding.
19. Climb a tree.
20. Get some froyo.
21. Eat a snowcone.
22. Learn how to play the guitar.
23. Paint a picture.
24. Plant some flowers or start a garden.
25. Go night swimming.
26. Have a campfire and make s’mores.
27. Complete a puzzle.
28. Wash your car.
29. Visit a museum.
30. Take a picture every day.
31. Take a cooking class.
32. Ride a roller coaster.
33. Make friendship bracelets.
34. Prank call someone.
35. Photobomb a picture.
36. Meet someone new.
37. Take an underwater picture.
38. Leave hidden notes for people.
39. Go to the library and read a book.
40. Eat from a food truck.
41. Watch a scary movie.
42. Take a family photo.
43. Play with the puppies at the pet store.
44. Try yoga.
45. Feed the ducks at the park.
46. Play messy Twister.
47. Try a new drink at Starbucks.
48. Have a dance party.
49. Pretend you live at Ikea.
50. Build a fort on a rainy day.
51. Go shopping in the city.
52. Eat somewhere new.
53. Swap names with someone for a day.
54. Pull an all-nighter.
55. Fry an egg on a sidewalk.
56. Have a silly string fight.
57. Carve your name into a tree.
58. Walk through a drive-thru.
59. Send a present to a soldier.
60. Design your own dream house.
61. Try every flavor of Pop-Tarts.
62. Cover your bedroom walls with pictures.
63. Learn sign language.
64. Go on a road trip with friends.
65. Make a rainbow cake.
66. Watch the sunset at the beach.
67. Volunteer at a hospital or shelter.
68. Pay for a stranger’s groceries.
69. Write a letter to yourself and open it at the end of the summer.
70. Go on a retreat.
71. Propose to a stranger with a Ring Pop.
72. Create a blog.
73. Have a paint fight.
74. Finish an entire coloring book.
75. Wish upon a shooting star.
76. Make a dreamcatcher.
77. Smash a pie in someone’s face.
78. Let go of a floating lantern.
79. Learn how to use chopsticks.
80. Send a letter to a random address and see if they write back.
81. Learn how to longboard.
82. Spend some time with your neighbors.
83. Travel by yourself.
84. Go horseback riding.
85. Learn how to juggle.
86. Run a marathon.
87. Learn about a new culture.
88. Take photos in a photo booth.
89. Participate in a flash mob.
90. Go rollerskating.
91. Have a sleepover with someone.
92. Make root beer floats.
93. Run through a sprinkler.
94. Learn how to hula hoop.
95. Have a pillow fight.
96. Start a collection.
97. Overcome a fear.
98. Go to a farmer’s market.
99. Visit a lighthouse.
100. Have no regrets.