Activities to Do Over the Summer!

June 4, 2021
Summer break is near! Here are a few things you can do over the summer
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Chalk Drawings – everywhere, on the driveway, on the roads, on the sidewalks (be reasonable)
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Swimming! Go to Joanne’s Water Park or take a trip with your family or friends or even by yourself to different lakes and rivers. One suggestion is Neshotah Park.
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Biking – We have a lot of trails here in Green Bay! For example the Fox River trail.
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Go to Bay Beach with others!
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Wildlife Sanctuary – Feed the geese, and visit it’s other animals
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Go to the Farmer’s Market! Get some cheese curds, shaved ice and sugar snap peas. Mmmm, yummy.
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Play as many board games as you can! Games like Apples to Apples and Monopoly.
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Have bonfires. That is always a fun classic thing to do. Make dinner over your bonfire perhaps. Roast hot dogs and marshmallows
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Go camping!
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Sleep under the stars
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Make tie-dye things! T-shirts, socks, pillowcases, etc.
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Read as many books as you can. Find what you’re interested in and read more about it! Or discover what genre of books you like
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Have a water balloon fight
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Have a squirt gun fight
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Try out grilling! With supervision, of course
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Learn how to braid or french braid
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Make friendship bracelets! An amazing way to pass the time
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Don’t be afraid to get dirty and messy! Roll around in the mud.
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Play lawn games such as lawn darts, ladder climb, bean bag toss, kick ball, etc.
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Go backyard camping. Set up a tent in your backyard and pretend to be camping! (with the luxury of your house bathroom)
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Catch frogs!
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Go to Baird’s Creek
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Listen to a new genre of music. You may be surprised! I suggest the works of Andrea Bocelli or Paganini. Also, check out some classic rock. That really hits the spot.
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Go kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, boating of any sort, if possible! Super fun.
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Smile to others while you are out and about
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Be active! Go for walks, runs, hikes, etc.
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While your out dress and pretend to be a different person!
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Explore different styles
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Go thrift shopping! You will find amazing things.
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Pick flowers and put them in a vase in your home
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Take pictures of yourself and others. You could pretend you are a warrior or royalty while taking these pictures
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Find out more about your heritage and where you come from if possible! For example, I am mostly German with French, Scandinavian (Danish, I want to say) and Polish.
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If you are going to college next year and living in a dorm compile a list of things you need or want for school life and dorm life.
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Lay in the grass while listening to good happy music or don’t listen to music. Listen to the sounds of the leaves and the wind.
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Go kite flying!
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When it’s raining, put on a bathing suit (or stay in your clothes I suppose) and dance in the rain! Have fun!
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Visit waterfalls. Places like Fonfericks or Wequiock falls.
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Catch bugs and put them in jars or containers to observe them.
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Get something from an ice cream truck
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Go strawberry picking!
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Make new friends! I know, harder than it sounds. Believe me, I know. But at least try!
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Spend time with your elders. Listen to what they have to say and listen to their stories of life. Maybe even record it and/or write stuff down!
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Get a sun tan!
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Go listen to some outdoor music and concerts
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Go to the Neville Museum!