Summer is fast approaching if it hasn’t already started for you. After months of homework, papers, tests, and hard final exams, we are all pretty excited to finally take a break and relax a little. Now hopefully you do get some time off but for many of us summer means getting a job or an internship and working our butts off. This isn’t a bad thing of course as we are preparing for our futures. But, are those long days at work going to be the ones you remember the rest of your life? Summer is a time to work and earn your keep. But it’s also a time to adventure and explore and make memories to last. From the small, simple actions to big adventures, take a look at the perfect summer bucket list.

1. Try a new restaurant at least once a month

2. Go to a museum

3. Buy at least one item of clothing you would never try on

4. Have a sleepover with your friends

5. Try a new tv series

6. Read at least one book

7. Do something special with at least one family member

8. Talk to someone you’re crushing on

9. Take up a new hobby

10. Learn how to cook a new meal for dinner

11. Bake one special dessert for yourself

12. Visit the closest city to you

13. Try some temporary tattoos

14. Go camping in your backyard (or better the woods)

15. Start a collection

16. Learn at least one new game

17. Volunteer at your local animal shelter

18. Make a new friend

19. Go fruit picking

20. Visit a farmers market

21. Go visit a state you’ve never been to

22. Tie-dye!

23. Have a photoshoot with you and a friend

24. Try at least one new food every week

25. Watch the sun rise and set

26. Go stargazing

27. Have a water balloon fight

28. Road trip

29. Go to a new hiking spot

30. Dance in the rain

31. Go a full day without technology

32. Go tubing, kayaking, or canoeing

33. Have a bonfire with friends

34. Have a picnic

35. At home spa day

36. Go to an amusement park

37. Build an outdoor blanket fort

38. Start a memory book

39. Do a color run

40. Go running early in the morning

41. Leave a kind note on someone’s windshield

42. Pay it forward

43. Find a secret spot only you and your friends will visit

44. Go to a concert

45. Catch fireflies

46. Write yourself a letter to be opened in 10 years

47. Redecorate your room

48. Try a new style

49. Have a movie marathon

50. Be the best version of yourself

These are just some of the hundreds and hundreds of things you can do to enjoy your summer just a little more. Whether it be a simple action like saying hi to someone new or road tripping across the country, make this summer one you will remember. You only live once!