things to do this summer

softimpact:

i’ve been getting a good amount of requests for fun things to do this summer that don’t require a lot of money so i’ve compiled some of my favorite things into a list :~)

• paint by numbers - you can pick up these at your local hobby lobby or michaels
  
• gardening - buy some flower/veggie seeds at your garden store, find a patch of dirt that gets sun, and you’re in business! plus when flowers bloom you can make little bouquets!! 
• go thrifting or to local flea markets and set a spending limit - see what you can get on the cheap!
• learn a new language using a handy app like duolingo
• find somewhere you can travel locally within an hour or two from your house - hiking trails are free and you get great sights + exercise !
• film photography - i highly recommend minoltas (holgas are also fun and inexpensive), and you can get these online for relatively low prices. places that develop film are walgreens and sams club
• take up cooking if you’re decent at it - your parent(s) will probably appreciate it too! i like to browse pinterest and housekeeping websites for good recipes
• lots of towns have outdoor movies, live music shows, or even shakespeare in the park type events, and these are usually free or v cheap!
• speaking of the movies, lots of movie theaters will give you matinee price in the evenings if you have a student id
• redbox has new releases most of the time and it’s only a dollar a day
• summer is also a good time to re-invent your usual hair/makeup styles so take an afternoon and play with makeup or bleach the ends of your hair if you’re daring!
• the library also lets you check out a lot of books as well as older movies at once, so stock up on those older films and murder mysteries! (there’s nothing better than a bowl of ripe summer fruit and a mystery)
• go blueberry, blackberry, peach picking! very fun and you get great fresh fruit out of the deal 
• journal, write a short story, or fill a notebook with small poems

that’s all i can think of at the moment, but feel free to add more ideas onto this post if you have em!!

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