Summer Fun: A New List

It's almost here, summer!  And this year, it's about 65 days long.  We have camp planned, a few sessions for each child, and are otherwise content not to keep much of a schedule.  But, I like to keep in mind some things we can drive, should we have the inclination.  And so I have a list, just in case (just in case, this is last year's list here.)

1. Go swimming
2. Attend town festival.
3. Boat cruise to Sheffield Island or Thimble Island
4. Visit historic house
5. Visit historical society
6. Go to Broadway show
7. Beach trip
8. Take lighthouse tour
9. Visit a children's museum
10. Putt-putt golf
11. Go to driving range
12. Visit arcade
13. Eat Dole Whip
14. Make ice cream
15. Go to outdoor concert
16. Participate in Home Depot/Joann's workshop
17. Have a barbecue
18. Raise butterflies
19. Have a lemonade stand (cookies for cancer?)
20. Picnic
21. Go berry picking
22. Minecraft-athon
23. Attend music festival
24. Go to farmer's market
25. See fireworks
26. Movie night
27. Game night
28. Dance night
29. Old tv show marathon (ours or theirs)
30. Play in sprinkler
31. Go to culture festival (Scottish, Irish, Greek, etc.)
32. Go to Renaissance festival
33. Go to hot air balloon festival
34. Go to county fair
35. Stargazing
36. Activity kits day
37. Make jam
38. Go to movie in theater
39. Build fairy houses
40. Sketching outing
41. Biking 
42. Hiking (Audubon/Nature Center?)
43. Celebrate 4th of July
44. Celebrate Solstice
45. Birthday parties
46. Build Lego city
47. Try a new craft/art project
48. Decorate chalkboard for summer
49. Learn to cook favorite meal
50. Visit Miss S
51. Make ice cube candles
52. Organize school papers
53. Purge and donate toys and books
54. Backwards day
55. Pajamas day
56. No electricity day
57. Tie dye sheets
58. Practice knot tying
59. Do a 1000 piece puzzle
60. Kite flying
61. Wash cars
62. Try new CSA vegetable in recipe
63. Write to a pen pal
64. Community service project
65. Do nothing special

UPDATE:  The kids have added some new ideas:  70s childhood day (i.e. no computers or DVR/DVDs etc); make your own sushi day, Meringue-day with cookies and pie and Eton Mess; baby day, with old videos and pictures; another CT Sun day.