Memorial Day seems the perfect time to unveil the 2012 Summer of Intentionality List. Below you’ll find our dream summer to do list whose goodness we will try to squeeze in between our regular ole’ workin’ and liven’ day to dayness. I am pretty excited about the list and while I anticipate we won’t hit all the marks, I figure we’ll have a ball trying! What’s on your summer to do list?
THE 2012 SUMMER OF INTENTIONALITY
EVERYBODY
ACTIVITIES
- Go fishing
- Catch fireflies
- Go on a hike
- Go to a baseball game
- Swim in the quarry
- Swing on the hammock
- Fly a kite
- Go on a family bike ride
- Build a fort
- Feed ducks
- Pick berries
- Drive in movie
- Hopscotch
- Play mini-golf
- Run through sprinklers
- Sleep in a tent
- Hear live music
- Go bowling
- Go to the zoo
- Read 100 books with Happy
- Go to a splash pad
- Go to a nighttime outdoor movie
- Go to an aquarium
- Make art
- Have a picnic
- Play hopscotch
- Feed horses
THINGS TO EAT AND DRINK
- Make Rice Krispy treats
- Make popsicles
- Make ice cream
- Have breakfast for dinner
- Make homemade lemonade
- Make stove-top popcorn
- Make cinnamon rolls
- Make crepes
- Make quinoa
MOM (OR WITH DAD*)
- Read on the porch
- Go stand up paddling
- Make some art
- Get a hot stone massage
- Read 10 books
- Build up my run to sixty minutes
- Write in Happy’s journal 6 times
- Go to yoga class 4 times
- Go to Pilates class 4 times
- Use my computer class package
- Research adoption*
- Finish master bedroom redecorating*
- Clean out garage*
- Redo Happy’s room and closet*
- Put out a rain barrel*
- Make a potting bench*
- Host a dinner for neighbors*
Thank you for posting! I will be stealing some of your items from your list for mine. I’ll be publishing more toward the start of our summer break in mid June.
Because of my list last year, I had my best/most productive/fun summer ever. I look forward to spending my time well again this year.
Oh, I am so glad the list was useful to you last year, Tami! Can’t wait to see your list!
I Love the list. what I like even more is that I have already done some or I do them all the time..
Stove Popcorn is the only popcorn ill eat 😀
Breakfast for dinner is my fave
and I live in the Live music capital of the world.. its also home to Peter Pan mini golf.. the best mine golf ever 😉
What kind of pot do you use for your stove popcorn, Vette? And I envy your music surroundings, girl!
Great plan!!! I borrowed a few of your ideas…I added a couple. My list isn’t quite as long. As a family, I want us to fly kites, plant a garden (late start, but it doesn’t matter), go to the local park(s), pick something, and ride go carts. I want to make smoothie pops, stove top popcorn (haven’t done this is forever….so much yummier that way), and the perfect chocolate chip cookies (I printed a recipe from I don’t know where….it is on the fridge and has been for weeks). Just for me, I want to do yoga and scrapbooks!
Great list, Jamie– nice variety!
Rosie, did you blog or Facebook once about a family who wrote a list of fun stuff, and then another list of things that their children were going to do to earn some of those fun things? I can’t remember where I saw that.
Thanks!
Happy summer!
Yes! Here it is, Julie: https://rosiemolinary.com/2012/04/30/2012-summer-of-intentionality/ Happy summer to you!