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50 CHEAP AND EASY THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR TEENS THIS SUMMER
Summer is here, school is out, and the sun's hot and shining. You're a teenager and you've got tons of spare time, but you just don't have any ideas. Summer can be a fun, but it gets boring when you run out of ideas.
Here are 50 things for teens to do over summer break. These ideas are fun, for indoors and out, mostly cheap, and will help you get the most out of summer. These are not just for teens! Parents, younger children, and anyone young-at-heart who is looking for some summer fun can enjoy this list.
Happy Summer!
1. Have a water balloon fight.
2. Go on a sunset hike.
3. Have a spa themed slumber party.
4. Sit in a crowded place and people watch.
5. Play putt putt golf.
6. Have a garage sale and make a few bucks selling stuff you don’t want.
7. Go to a drive-in movie theatre and eat tons of popcorn.
8. Rearrange or redo your bedroom.
9. Have an all-day Netflix marathon movie day.
10. Create your own slip and slide on a hill.
11. Have an all-day Netflix marathon movie day.
12. Spend a day thrift shopping.
13. Get a new and different haircut.
14. Try a food you’re afraid to try.
15. Pull an all-nighter (just for fun).
16. Stargaze from on the roof, or pull your mattress out into the yard.
17. Make a new playlist of the best tunes for your summertime soundtrack.
18. Write and produce a film or play with your friends.
19. Make and fly a kite.
20. Relax in a hammock.
21. Go on a scavenger hunt.
21. Go on a scavenger hunt.22. Have a day at the beach (build sandcastles, paddle, beachcomb etc.).
23. Bury a time capsule to dig up in five years.
24. Build an obstacle course for you or your dog!
25. Move the furniture around in your room to give it a fresh, new look.
26. Learn a new language.
27. Paint a mural on your bedroom wall (with your parent’s permission of course!)
28. Make a vlog on YouTube.
29. Cook a homemade pizza.
30. Buy several flavors of ice cream and have an ice-cream feast with your friends!
31. Build a fortress out of cardboard boxes (you're not too old for that).
32. Try a new food you've never tasted before.
33. Go to a carnival and ride the Ferris wheel.
34. Learn how to cook your favorite meal.
35. Rock the cutest nail designs of the season
36. Start a new hobby. (For 69 awesome hobby ideas
37. Get up early, drink coffee and watch the sunrise with your friends.
38. Host a taco bar party with all the fixings.
39. Watch all the silly cartoons you loved as a child.
40. Watch fireworks sitting on the roof of a car.
41. Catch fireflies for old time sake.
42. Have an epic water gun fight.
43. Have a clothes swap: Have all your friends bring items they no longer want and trade with each other.
44. Paint a T-shirt with acrylic paints.
45. Send a message in a bottle.
46. Go to a museum.
47. Play a complete game of Monopoly.
48. Play card games: poker, spit, or solitaire. If you don't know how, it's time to learn!
49. Have a garden party. Ask friends to bring different foods!
50. Have a bonfire and make s’mores!
