Welcome to our Simple Summer Suggestion page. Below you’ll find a collection of easy summer adventures
to enjoy on a frugal budget. What is your favorite summer activity? Let’s chat in the comments.

1. Read at the Library

Make your own sidwalk paint

2. Make your own "sidewalk chalk paint"

Make a homemade iced coffee

3. Make yourself a homemade iced coffee

Put a pen (yes that's a pen) or a Smurf on the railroad tracks

4. Put a pen (yes that's a pen) or a Smurf on the railroad tracks

Go swimming at the local pool

5. Go swimming at the local pool

Stop and smell the roses (or in this case... enjoy the lillies)

6. Stop and smell the roses (or in this case... enjoy the lilies)

Go for a walk sans-kids

7. Go for a walk sans-kids

Create "Keep in Touch" Gift Bags for schoolmates and get excited about snail mail

8. Create "Keep in Touch" Gift Bags for schoolmates and get excited about snail mail

"Oh & Ah" over tiny boquets picked by little hands

9. "Oh & Ah" over tiny bouquets picked by little hands

Make yourself another iced coffee {winks}

10. Make yourself another iced coffee {winks}

Wake up ONCE over the summer to watch the sun rise

11. Wake up ONCE over the summer to watch the sun rise

Have your child foot one of their own ice-cream bills

12. Have your child foot one of their own ice-cream bills

Visit a farm

13. Visit a farm

Play with sidewalk chalk

14. Play with sidewalk chalk

Let them get dirty and smile

15. Let them get dirty and smile

Bring in flowers from the yard

16. Bring in flowers from the yard for your dinner table

Feel the energy of a summer storm

17. Feel the energy of a summer storm

Paint outside

18. Paint outside

Treat yourself, add lemons to your water

19. Treat yourself... add lemons to your water

Display tiny weed bouquets with pride

20. Display tiny weed bouquets with pride

Learn about local residents

21. Learn about local residents

Spend a lazy day on the river

22. Spend a lazy day on the river

Have ice-cream for breakfast on a hot day

23. Have ice-cream for breakfast on a hot day

Teach your children the art of frog catching

24. Teach your children the art of frog catching

Have a lemonade stand

25. Have a lemonade stand

Find an event that offers face painting

26. Find an event that offers face painting

Sign up for an early morning bird walk

27. Sign up for an early morning group bird walk

Let your child play in the pond with rain boots on... try not to say "be careful"

28. Let your child play on the edge of a pond with rain boots

Read mindless fiction and relax

29. Read mindless fiction and relax

Make watermelon slushies... recipe below

Make watermelon slushies... recipe below

Ideas

  1. Read at the library
  2. Make your own sidewalk paint
  3. Make a homemade iced coffee
  4. Put a pen (yes that’s a pen) or a Smurf on the railroad tracks
  5. Go swimming at the local pool
  6. Stop and smell the roses (or in this case… enjoy the lilies)
  7. Go for a walk sans-kids
  8. Create “Keep in Touch” Gift Bags for schoolmates and get excited about snail mail
  9. “Oh & Ah” over tiny bouquets picked by little hands
  10. Make yourself another iced coffee {winks}
  11. Wake up ONCE over the summer to watch the sun rise
  12. Have your child foot one of their own ice-cream bills
  13. Visit a farm
  14. Play with sidewalk chalk (5 New Ways to Take Sidewalk Chalk to the Next Level)
  15. Let them get dirty and smile
  16. Bring in flowers from the yard for your dinner table
  17. Feel the energy of a summer storm
  18. Paint outside
  19. Treat yourself… add lemons to your water
  20. Display tiny weed bouquets with pride
  21. Learn about local residents, creatures, insects, spiders and more
  22. Spend a lazy day on the river
  23. Have ice-cream for breakfast on a hot day
  24. Teach your children the art of frog catching
  25. Have a lemonade stand
  26. Find an event that offers face painting
  27. Sign up for an early morning group bird walk
  28. Let your child play on the edge of a pond with rain boots on… try not to say “be careful”
  29. Read mindless fiction and relax
  30. Make watermelon slushies (recipe)
  • http://oneperfectdayblog.net/ Ness @ One Perfect Day

    What a great list. Number 4 made me laugh! (As did number 10!) Our favourite way to spend a lazy summer’s day is to inflate the kiddy wading pool and sit in it all afternoon. We bring out the esky full of cool drinks and icy poles, turn on some music and have a pool party. :)