diy summer passport
June 19th, 2013
I mentioned last week that I was thinking about making a summer passport. And would you look at that: I did! It was super easy and I’m going to tell you how to do it.
diy summer passport
materials:
- a small moleskine plain journal with a kraft paper cover. They are called Cahiers and are sold in sets of three (for 7 bucks).
- crayons, markers, pencils, whatever
- a list of activities (see below)
- stickers, or a date stamper
directions:
1. Make your cover. We went with the basic, Summer Passport 2013. You could get a little more exciting, like THIS IS GOING TO BE THE JONES’ BEST SUMMER EVAR!
2. Write something fun to do on every right hand page. This ends up being about 30 activities, which I think is doable for summer. It also leaves the left page open for writing about when you did that activity (optional, obviously).
3. Draw a box under the activity. This is where you will put the stickers (or stamp the date) when you do that activity. If you plan to do something often, make sure to draw a big box. My daughter seems to think we will be going to the pool a lot this summer. :)
4. Go do something! Here’s a list of 40 things to get you started:
list of summer activities
- run through the sprinkler
- blow bubbles (last year, we made super big bubbles!)
- eat watermelon (in star form maybe?)
- make a giant fort
- make grape sculptures
- eat corn on the cob (and make your own awesome holders!)
- buy a treat from the ice cream truck
- go to the farmer’s market
- sign up for your library’s summer reading program
- play in the rain
- write a letter to Grandma
- make your own gummy treats
- wash the car
- find a new park in your town
- go swimming!
- make paper airplanes
- learn cats cradle
- paint with chalk paint
- build a fairy house
- feed the ducks
- get your face painted
- watch fireworks
- play sidewalk simon
- catch fireflies
- play badmiton
- sail boats down a tin foil river
- water balloon fight!
- be a super spy–make invisible ink
- make ice cream or popsicles
- make your own stickers
- exploding paint bombs!
- go to a local fair
- have a magic potion lab
- make saltwater taffy
- have a lemonade stand (or a tattoo stand!)
- camp in the backyard
- go fishing
- go bowling
- see a concert in the park
- pick strawberries
What are you doing this summer? Add your ideas in the comments!
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This is such a great idea!! I saw the very same moleskin notebooks at Target last night. I am going to go back and get them for my kids. Also, this is a great way to practice writing and spelling, both things that my daughter needs to work on ;)
Thanks Meghan! I didn’t know they sold them at Target–score!
This is great! Thank you!
I am making oodles of popsicles this summer. We have also played in the mud, ran through the sprinklers, bought a new bike (working on training-wheel-less riding), and gone on a road trip.
wow! you guys have been busy!
It’s the middle of winter here (and hailing as I type) so I’m going to pin this for our summer and just soak up the summery vibes from the post and ignore the foul weather outside. :)
i love these ideas! (and the books, how darling!) we just made a LONG “summer fun list” and included things like free library events (magicians, the “Reptile Man”, etc.), camping, make homemade ice cream, have a sleepover with cousins, an occasional dance party, nearby museums and farmers markets, and glow in the dark bowling – put glowsticks in empty water or soda bottles and play at night!
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So far we’ve splashed at the pool and exploited the library for all its got. Time to revisit the list (posted here http://www.prettylittlenest.com/2013/06/schools-out-for-summer.html) and get to marking things off! Maybe add a few new things from your list.