June 2025
Summer is here! The time to ditch the textbooks, set your alarm clock on fire (not literally), and finally live your best life now. But after a week of sleeping in and binge-watching everything ever made on Netflix, you might find yourself wondering… What do I actually do with all this free time?
Don’t worry. We’ve got your summer survival guide right here—packed with fun, creative, and even productive ideas to make this your most legendary summer yet.
1. Try Something You’ve Never Done Before
Take a cooking class. Try paddleboarding. Learn how to skateboard without faceplanting. Whether it’s a hobby, sport, or random skill, summer is the time to experiment.
2. Start a Mini Project or Challenge
Start a 30-day photo challenge, create your own short film, or even launch a “summer-only” Instagram account to document your adventures. Bonus: it gives your summer memories a creative twist.
3. Make the Ultimate Summer Playlist
You know those songs that just feel like sunshine? Curate your perfect playlist for chilling with friends, hitting the beach, or solo bike rides. Share it with your squad—or gatekeep like a true music snob.
4. Go Offline (For a Day… or Two)
Try a digital detox. Go camping, visit a nature trail, or just chill outside with a book and a picnic. Being unplugged can actually feel kinda amazing.
5. Start a Side Hustle
Got a knack for babysitting, dog walking, making bracelets, or digital art? Turn it into summer cash. You’ll be surprised how fun (and empowering) it is to earn money doing what you love.
6. Read One Book That’s Not for School
Hear us out. One. Book. Not a school assignment. Something fun, mysterious, romantic, or hilarious. You might actually enjoy it—and it looks good when school applications roll around.
7. Make Something With Your Hands
Paint. Tie-dye. Build a birdhouse. Bake weird cupcakes. Do something messy and hands-on. Your inner artist/carpenter/chaotic baker is ready to shine.
8. Host a Backyard Movie Night
Grab a sheet, a projector (or just a laptop), snacks, and some friends. Boom—instant outdoor movie vibes. Bonus points for themed nights or dress-ups.
9. Volunteer for a Cause You Care About
Whether it’s helping at an animal shelter, planting trees, or working with younger kids at summer camps, giving back makes you feel good and makes a difference.
10. Learn a Weird Skill
Juggling? Origami? Morse code? Beatboxing? Memorizing random facts about sharks? Impress your friends, confuse your enemies, and have a good laugh doing it.
11. Plan a Day Trip With Friends
Hit a lake, explore a new town, or find the best ice cream spot within a 50-mile radius. Just getting out of your usual neighborhood can feel like an adventure.
12. Get in a “Feel Good” Routine
Without school, it’s easy to drift into chaos mode. So build your own chill routine—some movement, something creative, something restful. It’s not about productivity, it’s about balance.
13. Try Fun Science Experiments
Yes, science in the summer. But like, fun science. Think: making slime, invisible ink, or elephant toothpaste. (Just maybe not in your mom’s kitchen.)
14. Make a Summer Bucket List
Write down 20 things you want to do before school starts again. Make it wild, make it weird, make it yours. Cross off each one as you go.
15. Do Absolutely Nothing (And Love It)
Sometimes, summer’s about lying on the grass, staring at the sky, and doing nothing at all. That’s valid. Recharge. Rest. Be a little lazy. You earned it.