Between the end of spring finals and the beginning of the fall semester, there are approximately 100 days of summer (give or take a couple days). While many college students spend the summer working, taking extra classes, or doing whatever they can to bulk up their resume - a special few get a couple days off here and there to enjoy their break. While you’re home this summer, or anywhere for that matter, make sure you spend the summer doing what makes you happy. If you can’t figure out what that is, here’s a list of 51 things you can do to fight boredom and capitalize on your time off!

1. Get a little tan, maybe even try 'tantoos!'
2. Feed the birds at your local park
3. Run through a sprinkler or two
4. Visit relatives you don't see often
5. Have a picnic
6. Go hiking somewhere new
7. Take a painting class with friends
8. Spend an afternoon in a bookstore
9. Find a quiet beach to go seaglass hunting
10. Go swimming
11. Have a water balloon fight
12. Make some s'mores
13. Fill your driveway with chalk drawings
14. Make your own ice cream
15. Build a sandcastle
16. Destroy said sandcastle
17. Learn a new skill like cooking or drawing
18. Catch fireflies at dusk
19. Wake up to catch the sunrise
20. Make a slip’n’slide (all you need is a tarp and some dish soap)
21. Go pick fruit that's in season
22. Plant a garden
23. Watch fireworks
24. Make your own popsicles
25. Go kayaking
26. Spend a rainy day indoors with a board game or two
27. Read a new book, or several new books
28. Try meditation
29. Listen to some new music you've never heard of
30. Take a walk outside
31. Go tree hunting and see how many different kinds you can find
32. Write a song or a poem
33. Play in a waterfall
34. Assemble a fleet of paper airplanes
35. Go bowling
36. Build a pillow fort
37. Go to a local farmer's market
38. Fly kites in a field
39. Dance in the rain
40. Find somewhere to go fishing
41. Go to a concert
42. Spend a day in an amusement park
43. Make a finger paint masterpiece
44. Put together a really big puzzle
45. Explore your hometown as if you're a tourist
46. Go for a run
47. Stage a photo shoot for you and your friends
48. Spend an afternoon walking around and giving people flowers
49. Wash your car and go for a drive to air dry it
50. Go cloud watching and draw what you see
51. Enjoy every day

I hope you enjoy your summer and your time off! Get out there, soak up some sun, meet new people, and make time to take care of yourself. School will be here before you know it, so don't waste any time!