- Because who doesn't want to spend a summer playing like children.
Do you want to be a kid this summer? Here are 47 ways how.
- Play tag, hide-and-seek, or capture the flag with friends or family.
- Go on a picnic with simple snacks and a big blanket.
- Make friendship bracelets or simple crafts with bright threads.
- Jump into a pool without testing the water first.
- Dance barefoot in the grass to your favorite songs.
- Draw silly faces in the sand or dirt.
- Build an epic sandcastle at the beach, complete with moats and seashell decorations.
- Collect seashells, rocks, or little treasures from nature.
- Have a water balloon fight until everyone is soaked and out of breath. Would this make you feel like a kid?
- Stay up late to watch the stars and make up your own constellations.
- Make homemade lemonade and set up a little stand, even if it’s just for fun.
- Make paper airplanes and see whose flies the farthest.
- Chase ice cream trucks and pick the most colorful popsicle you can find.
- Pretend the floor is lava and jump from spot to spot.
- Ride your bike with no destination in mind, just feeling the wind on your face.
- Roll down a grassy hill until you’re dizzy and laughing.
- Blow bubbles and try to catch them before they pop.
- Try catching raindrops on your tongue.
- Laugh loudly, freely, and without worrying who hears you.
- Eat popsicles as fast as you can before they melt.
- Catch fireflies at dusk and watch them glow in your hands before letting them go.
- Have a race—running, swimming, or biking—just for fun.
- Eat watermelon slices outside and don’t worry about the juice dripping everywhere.
- Tell ghost stories with a flashlight under your chin. Would this make you feel like a kid?
- Eat cereal for dinner just because you feel like it.
- Play in the rain instead of running from it.
- Fly a kite on a breezy day and see how high it can go.
- Run barefoot on warm sand or soft grass.
- Watch your favorite childhood movies with a big bowl of popcorn.
- Try to cartwheel, even if you’re a little rusty.
- Make up games with random rules that only you understand.
- Have a silly photoshoot with funny poses and props.
- Spend hours at a pool trying new jumps and tricks.
- Build a blanket fort and hide inside with snacks.
- Play pretend, creating whole worlds out of nothing. Would this make you feel like a kid?
- Have a backyard camping night, complete with a tent and flashlight stories.
- Draw with sidewalk chalk, covering driveways in colorful doodles.
- Skip stones across a lake or pond, trying to beat your record.
- Build something random with whatever materials you can find.
- Climb trees or sit on a sturdy branch, pretending it’s your secret hideout.
- Run through a sprinkler on a hot afternoon, fully clothed, laughing for no reason at all. Would this make you feel like a kid?
- Swing as high as you can on a playground swing set.
- Splash in puddles after a summer storm.
- Watch clouds drift by and guess what shapes they look like.
- Roast marshmallows and make gooey s’mores around a fire pit.
- Have a “no phones” day and just enjoy being outside.
- Make a time capsule filled with little summer memories.
Are you trying to be a kid this summer? Tell us your favorite