15 Ways To Embrace Your Inner Child
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15 Ways To Embrace Your Inner Child

Please leave all seriousness at the door.

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Meredith Ross

Remember when you were little and you couldn't wait to grow up? Let's admit it, growing up is great. You can eat ice cream whenever you want. You can stay up late and continue on to the fourth episode of the show you're binging. You can even buy that thing you definitely don't need because no one is here to tell you no.

But even with that in mind, wouldn't it be great to be a kid again? Forget the whole idea of bedtimes or those matching outfits your mom made you and your sibling wear. What about the simplicity behind life? What about the feelings of innocence and curiosity?

We all have to grow up sometime, but that doesn't mean we have to completely forgo these feelings.

Here are 15 ways you can embrace your inner child because let's face it, you're always a kid at heart.

​​1. Color in a coloring book.​​

Coloring in the lines is a social construct. Also, it's highly encouraged that you color someone's hair purple.

2. Watch an animated movie.

Let's be real, Pixar was made for adults, not children.

3. Read your favorite childhood book.

I will never understand the concept of green eggs and ham nor should you.

4. Turn off your phone and play outside. 

Remember when you had to use a landline to call your friend and you had to talk to their mom way before you could talk to them? Such a hassle.

5. Make friendship bracelets. 

You get a bracelet, you get a bracelet, YOU get a bracelet.

6. Build a pillow fort in your dorm or living room.

Isn't it cool that you can tear apart your whole room and no one can tell you no? Shout-out to those roommates who just understand too.

7. Do a puzzle.

A 500 piece puzzle will not only test your patience, but your overall sanity.

8. Go on a road trip with friends and play car games.

No more fighting over the aux cord. Instead, how about you guess what I'm thinking in 21 questions.

9. Sing and dance around the house.

Cue the opening scene from the Lizzie McGuire movie.

10. Wear something silly.

Don't throw out that miscellaneous sock. Who says you can't rock mismatched socks under your pantsuit?

11. Step in that rain puddle.

Do it. You know you want to. It's your life calling.

12. Make a ginormous ice cream sundae.

Oh, will this spoil my dinner? That's okay, this is dinner.

13. Smile at a stranger.

Smile at someone, something, or even yourself.

14. Let yourself cry.

We all need to sometimes and it doesn't make you any less of a person.

15. Be vulnerable. 

Share your thoughts and feelings with others. Don't feel guilty for being YOU.


Allow yourself to experience life, love, and laughter.

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