A List of Our Summer Adventures

Summer break is upon us. I look forward to this with visions of hammock lying and puddle jumping. I play scenes in my head of running through bucolic fields and giggling in mounds of dirt. We actually do not have a hammock. Whenever there are puddles there’s lightning. I hate nature and don’t actually want to play in the dirt. I delude myself even in my own daydreams.

Bird and Deal create a Summer Adventure list every year. We’ve already started this year’s list, which is a tad late considering this is the last week of school. Well, they do go on Monday for the official last day of school. What’s up with that, Wake County?!

Here’s a list of what’s on tap at the house of Dirt & Noise this summer:

1. Go to a nighttime outdoor movie at the NC Art Museum
2. Visit the Civil Rights Museum (with Bird only since Deal is too young for that)
3. Plant a vegetable garden
4. Slip n’ Slide in the backyard
5. Have a lemonade stand
6. Go to Old Salem
7. Make cupcakes, popsicles, pies
8. Do science experiments found on Pinterest
9. Make a garden stepping stone
10. Paint on canvas
11. Decoupage desk chairs
12. Write stories
13. Go to the beach
14. Launch rockets
15. Volunteer at the food bank
16. Write letters to pen pals
17. Have a water gun fight
18. Launch water balloons
19. Play WiiU Sing Party
20. Visit SciWorks
21. Go to the Greensboro Science Center
22. Visit the NC Capitol
23. Take a photography walk
24. Make homemade ice cream
25. Draw. Draw. Draw.
26. Go to the library every chance we get
27. Go to local spots like the Joel Lane House
28. Visit Duke Gardens
29. Play tennis
30. Hit some golf balls at the driving range
31. Visit the Nasher Museum of Art
32. Ride a boat in Wilmington
33. Play laser tag
34. Indulge in arcade games, mini golf, bumper boats, and junk food
35. Refine our Prancercize form (Ha! Just seeing if you’re paying attention.)

Chime in with your own list of adventures. What are we missing?