Start a scrapbook. Include anything and everything --even the little stuff. The price tag from your favourite dress, amusement park ticket stubs, photos of you and your family and vacation postcards are all awesome additions to your book. It'll be a summer you'll never forget.

 

Get a green thumb! Purchase some packets of flower seeds--cosmos, poppy, sunflower --and plant them in your own garden patch or start a small potted garden. Tending to your sprouts will keep you super-busy, and it's oh-so satisfying to watch as your blooms blossom.

 

Rent a bicycle and go cycling together. Gather more friends if you like and pedal off for some good laughs. Steer clear off main roads and take the roads that have less traffic.

 

Fly a kite on a windy day. Even better, make the kite yourself.  Fly your kite on the beach or in an open field, where the wind is often at its strongest mph. 

 

Turn into an expert. Pick a topic you're really interested in (like cricket, your favourite boy band or singer, Paris, butterflies... whatever) and spend a little time each week researching it online. By the end of the summer, you'll practically be an expert on the subject.

 

Become a bookworm. Make it a goal to finish off a certain number of books this summer. Pick a genre you've never tried before--biographies, sci-fl, historical fiction--and then stake out a few reading spots. Climb a tree, stretch out on the porch swing, or even curl up on the couch on a rainy day.

 

Become a volunteer at a nearby old age home. Your electric smile and enthusiastic personality will have inmates spirit lifted in no time. Spending even an hour a week playing board games or just talking with residents whose families can't (or don't) visit makes a big difference in their lives. Oh, and the stories they tell!

 

Start a cool collection. It doesn't matter what you collect--just pick something you like, and go for it! Sea shells, old coins, postage stamps and bottle caps are popular summer collectibles. Or be a collector of something totally unique, like ceramic cats, funky bandannas or buttons. To get into the collecting groove, visit a local museum and check out its collections for inspiration.

 

Go to the nearest park and have a picnic. Nothing beats hanging out on a blanket with your pals. Have everyone pack their favourite snacks, and meet up at different spots each time. Don't forget the Frisbee!

 

Make handmade gifts and cards for upcoming special occasions.

 

Develop a new talent. Wish you could play piano like Vanessa Canton or tennis like Serena Williams? All it takes is some daily practice, and you too could discover skills you never even knew you had. Spend an hour at it each day, and you'll be better than ever by the end of the summer--and impressing everyone around you!