Summer Activities That Will Cure Your Boredom

Hello everyone!

If you don’t have any trips/other plans for the summer and are wondering how to spend your time productively but still have fun, this is the post for you! Personally, my vacation was at the very beginning of my summer, so now I have the rest of the time ahead of me here at home. I actually have a lot going on related to school activities (the summer cheer practice schedule is crazy), but I have a couple weeks of peace right now. I’m going to share how I’ll be spending this downtime with you guys as well as some other ideas, and hopefully it will inspire you to try one at least one of these things!

I definitely won’t be doing all of these things (I wish I had enough time to!) but these ideas will range from the more carefree to the more structured/productive type of activities. Some of them are more basic than others but I figured I would throw in whatever sounded fun. Here they are:

Go to the beach
Find a new or unique restaurant and eat there with friends
Try making a new food, find a recipe you like or make your own recipe
Take a class in something you’re interested in, whether online or in person (this could be anything- academic interests to extracurricular interests to just something random like yoga)
Take an actual academic class/summer school to get ahead in credits or boost your GPA
Take a class in an interesting subject at your local community college for college credit
Volunteer (this could be at a place you already have volunteered, you could try helping out at a new place, or you could start your own project)
Exercise and try different types of workouts (YouTube videos, etc.)
Go to the library and find books to read for fun
Binge-watch new Netflix shows
Have a movie marathon
Have a bonfire and make s’mores with friends
Experiment with makeup looks
Write for fun- you can write anything! Books, stories, poetry, etc.
Do your own research/learn about something important to you
Have a self-care/at-home spa day (face mask, bath, etc.)
Attend a camp or volunteer at a camp as a counselor
Practice any sports/instruments you play
Clean and re-organize your room
Tan by the pool and go swimming
“Clean out” your social media- go through your followers and posts, get rid of unnecessary accounts
Get a summer job if you’re old enough
Help out your parents/family members in any way that you can (running errands, chores)
Stay involved in your school extracurriculars- try and organize an event, project, or meeting over the summer or just do things related to the subject matter
Make a killer summer playlist that you can listen to at all times
Start a blog or YouTube channel and make content related to your summer or a more specific topic you’re passionate about
Clean out your closet
Have a barbecue or some other party at your house
Go on a hike and have a picnic near the scenery
Attend a summer program (you would usually have to apply or sign up in advance so it’s not really a boredom solution but it’s a great option for future summers!! There are programs for everything ranging from the more prestigious academic ones to volunteer / culture immersion trips to taking a course for credit on a college campus. I can do a post on this in the future with some explanations of options and other resources- I’ve never done one myself but I hope to next summer)
Explore your local city- there’s probably places within it that you’ve never been to or realized the beauty of
Find a new hobby or pick up one that you’ve always been interested in but didn’t have time for previously
Start a business! It doesn’t have to be fancy or complicated; it could even be a lemonade stand.
Do your summer reading!!!!
Babysit or dogsit for people in your neighborhood
Go on long walks or runs in the morning
Go on an informal college tour if there’s any schools you’re interested nearby
Take a day-long road trip to a nearby city or town
Go to a concert or sporting event
See the exhibits at local museums

I hope these ideas got your imagination flowing and will encourage you to get up and out doing something active and fun! I personally am taking a class online (which I will be posting about soon), volunteering, keeping up with school activities, and hanging out with my friends and family. My grandparents (who live in Hawaii) are in town and staying at my house so I may not be posting as consistently but I will have more content coming soon!

-Brooke