101 Things to Do! From955thefish.com

1	Make a scrapbook of everything you do this summer The Basics of Scrapbooking 42explore.com/scrapbk.htm
2	Have a picnicPlanning a Picnic www.recipeamerica.com/picnic.htm
3	Write a letter to your best friend English Works! Writing Letters depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/letter/writingletters.html
4	Visit another country Lonely Planet Destination Guides www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
5	Go to a ballgame Major League Baseball Team Schedules mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/schedule/index.jsp
6	Get a job (parent permission) Teens 4 Hire www.teens4hire.org/
7	Become a photographer BetterPhoto for Kids and Teens www.betterphoto.com/photography-for-kids.asp
8	Make dinner for your family Do-It-Yourself Dinner Party Project (PDF) www.reynoldskitchens.com/ReynoldsKitchens/KitchenConnection/ special/dinner_party/DinnerParty.pdf
9	Compare a book to a movie Compare and Contrast Essay (PDF) www.csudh.edu/CLASS/services/studyskills/english/ webpageworksheets/comparecontrastessay.htm
10	Write a poem 30 Days of Poetry www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm
11	Learn about fireworks How Stuff Works: Fireworks people.howstuffworks.com/fireworks.htm
12	Bake some cookies Science of Cookies www.bakingandbakingscience.com/cookies.htm
13	Take a boat ride Boat Safe Kids! www.boatsafe.com/kids/index.htm
14	Sketch a picture of your house from the outside Perspective Drawing www.artyfactory.com/perspective_drawing/perspective_1.htm
15	Go to camp Virtual Summer Camp www.homeschoollearning.com/summer/summer.shtml
16	Visit a farm 4-H Virtual Farms www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html
17	Take a walk and record the sounds Listening to Nature www.museumca.org/naturalsounds/
18	Make your own soccer camp Soccer Drills, Skills, Rules, and Tips www.soccerhelp.com/
19	Keep a journal of what you do during the Summer Summer Journal Writing Prompts www.astoria.fulton.k12.il.us/JuniorHigh/JrHiEnglish/summerhelp/ journal%20prompts.html
20	Cut up an old greeting card picture and make a puzzle (parent help) How to make your own jigsaw puzzle tn.essortment.com/howtomakeyour_rgzx.htm
21	Start a band Make Music! Start a Band www.mustcreate.org/kid_home/kids3_1.shtml
22	Make a new kind of sandwich Who Cooked That Up? – The Sandwich members.cox.net/jjschnebel/sandwich.html
23	Blow up balloons, put notes inside and hand them out to friends Message in a Balloon www.nmhct.nhs.uk/pharmacy/nmha-activities.html
24	Go backpacking The Beginning Backpacker www.backpacking.net/beginner.html
25	Go outside and find 10 different kinds of flowers Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center www.wildflower2.org/
26	Create a web site Lissa Explains HTML for Kids www.lissaexplains.com/
27	Go camping Go Camping America Kids Pages www.gocampingamerica.com/kidspages/
28	Invent a new dance Elements of Dance artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2338/
29	Help an elderly person with house or yard work (parent permission) 20 Great Reasons to Volunteer www.volunteermatch.org/volunteers/resources/tipstricks.jsp
30	Visit the zoo National Zoo Animal Web cams nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/default.cfm
31	Learn a foreign language Free Online Language Courses www.word2word.com/coursead.html
32	Make an obstacle course in your back yard How To Set Up An Obstacle Course www.ehow.com/how_3113_set-obstacle-course.html
33	Make a treasure hunt The Ultimate Treasure Hunt www.allthatstuff.net/treasurehunt.htm
34	Read a story to someone Read Aloud Tips www.myscschools.com/tracks/parents/readtips.htm
35	Have a winter theme party Children’s Winter Theme Party Ideas www.partyshelf.com/Childrens_Winter_Parties.htm
36	Recycle bottles and donate the money to a local charity The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide www.obviously.com/recycle/
37	Clean up a nature trail Trail/Campground Maintenance www.volunteer.gov/gov/resultsZ.cfm?myPosition=trail&myTx=Trail/ Campground%20Maintenance
38	Build a tree house The Tree House Guide www.thetreehouseguide.com/
39	Create a new world World Building teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/aa071602a.htm
40	Set up a lemonade stand Lemonade Stand Game www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade/
41	Learn or teach a new sport with someone Sports Illustrated for Kids www.sikids.com
42	Attend a concert Instruments of the Orchestra www.sfskids.org/templates/instorchframe.asp?pageid=3
43	Have a family game night What Game Should We Play? www.hasbro.com/familygamenight/pl/page.games/dn/default.cfm
44	Make a movie Movie-Making for Kids www.town4kids.com/town4kids/kids/digitalmedia/moviemaking/ movie_main.htm
45	Make a collage from magazine words and pictures Collage pbskids.org/zoom/activities/do/collage.html
46	Create a terrarium How to Make a Terrarium www.ehow.com/how_9374_make-terrarium.html
47	Go canoeing US Kayak / Canoe Disciplines www.usack.org/disciplines/disciplines.asp
48	Discover a new favorite author or book series Children’s Literature Web Guide www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
49	Go to a museum Museums on the Web curry.edschool.virginia.edu/it/projects/Museums/ Teacher_Guide/Hotlist
50	Make a fire plan Home Fire Safety www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/flash.shtm
51	Make up bubble solution and have a contest Casey Carle's "Secret" Bubble Solutions www.bubblemania.com/faq/solution.html
52	Find a pen-pal (parent permission) Pen Pal Directories www.stonesoup.com/main2/penpal.html
53	Plant something Gardens for Beginners www.geocities.com/mastergardener2k/
54	Visit a tourist spot near your home Tourist Information Directory www.touristinformationdirectory.com/
55	Host a yard sale How to Plan a Yard Sale www.ehow.com/how_137461_yard-garage-sale.html
56	Build a sandcastle Sandcastle Tools www.sandcastlecentral.com/toolpages/
57	Donate some of the toys and clothes you no longer use How To Donate Toys www.ehow.com/how_10124_donate-toys-children.html
58	Research your family tree Family Tree Online www.familytree-online.com/
59	Fly a kite Professor Kite and the Secret of Kites www.gombergkites.com/howgen.html
60	Invent your own board game Design Your Own Board Game la.essortment.com/boardgamedesig_rxcu.htm
61	Use a compass or GPS to map your neighborhood Mapping your Neighborhood www.dnr.state.md.us/education/growfromhere/LESSON8/ LESSON8.HTM
62	Build a time capsule Making Time Capsules dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/preservation/conservation/time/
63	Act in a play So You Want to Put On a Play? www.writewords.org.uk/articles/theatre1.asp
64	Throw a cultural heritage block party Block Party Basics www.canadianliving.com/CanadianLiving/client/en/Food/ DetailNewsPrint.asp?idNews=230226
65	Make a bird feeder Plans for Building Bird Feeders birding.about.com/od/buildfeeders/
66	Organize a bike safety clinic Bicycle Safety Command Center www.state.il.us/kids/isp/bikes/
67	Spend time with your grandparents 10 Great Activities www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson136.shtml
68	Attend a first aid class Emergency First Aid Chart (PDF) www.ihsdesmoines.org/documents/Patient%20Education/ emergency_aid_guide.pdf
69	Dig for fossils Dinosaur Dig www.sdnhm.org/kids/fossils/
70	Write a song Notes on Songwriting www.robinfrederick.com/write.html
71	Tie-dye some t-shirts How to Tie-Dye iaia.essortment.com/tiedyedyefa_rmel.htm
72	Take a dog for a walk Tips for a Better Walk with Your Dog rubyglen.com/pets/dogwalk.htm
73	Have a paper airplane contest Paper Airplane Contest Rules www.frankenmuth.k12.mi.us/fhs/science/PA.html
74	Go without TV for a day TV Turn off Network www.tvturnoff.org/
75	Sign up at your local library for their Summer Reading Program Summer Reading and Learning www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/summerreading/ summerreading.htm
76	Learn some new outdoor games Games Kids Play www.gameskidsplay.net/
77	Make something from recyclables Crafts from Recycled Products www.makingfriends.com/recycle.htm
78	Share your favorite movie with a friend Movie Mom movies.yahoo.com/mv/moviemom/
79	Make home made ice cream Kitchen Theater Science in a Scoop www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmag/bk_issue/1996/julaug/ dept4.htm
80	Jump on a trampoline Trampoline Safety Rules www.outdoorfunstore.com/trampoline-safety.asp
81	Get a magazine subscription (parent permission) Magazine Listing www.magsonthenet.com/chilmag.html
82	Organize a scavenger hunt Outdoor Scavenger Hunts www.lovetheoutdoors.com/camping/kids/scavengerhunt.htm
83	Go swimming Video Clips of the Swimming Strokes wellness.lattc.cc.ca.us/real/strokes.html
84	Paint a portrait of your best friend Draw Your Friend www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/sparkers/friend_portrait/ portrait_friend.html
85	Start a collection How to Start a Collection www.ehow.com/how_10563_start-collection.html
86	Write a fairy tale Fractured Fairy Tales and Fables teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/fractured_fairy.htm
87	Travel in time Odyssey Online carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/MidElem_Home.html
88	Stargaze and track the moon phases Astronomy for Kids www.dustbunny.com/afk/index.html
89	Learn how to sew Learn to Sew www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/e_learntosew.html
90	Visit a National Park National Park Service Guide www.nps.gov/parks.html
91	Rent a video of a ballet Easy to Read Profiles of the Histories of Ballets classicalmusic.about.com/od/historyofballet/
92	Roast marshmallows How to Roast a Marshmallow www.ehow.com/how_1164_roast-marshmallow.html
93	Watch the birds Tips on Getting Started with Bird Watching www.birdwatching.com/tips/kids_birding.html
94	Arrange a bouquet of flowers Virtual Ikebana web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/ikebana/virtual-ikebana.html
95	Learn to blog (parents permission) How Blogs Work www.learnthenet.com/english/html/20how.htm
96	Re-decorate your room Decorating Gallery www.bhg.com/bhg/decoratinggallery/
97	Learn to play chess Chess is Fun www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html
98	Adopt a pet (parent permission) ASPCA Adoption Tips www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=adopt_tips
99	Keep your brain going Brain Teasers www.brainconnection.com/teasers/
100	Teach someone to use email How eMail Works www.learnthenet.com/english/html/20how.htm
101	Create your own holiday A Month With No Holidays? Make Up Your Own! www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson018.shtml