My tween daughter Roo and I have now weathered many a summer day and we can always find something to do that is frugal or free in most cases. Here is our list:

1. Visit the beach. This is one of my daughter’s favorites.
2. Go fishing
3. Local Outdoor Concerts and Plays
4. Go for a Nature Walk.
5. Do an act of service.
6. Have a games night
7. Host a sleepover
8. Do your nails: manicures and pedicures
9. Have a Yard Sale Scavenger hunt
10. Draw Sidewalk Art
11. Attend a local bookstore event
12. Spit seeds
13. Make homemade ice cream
14. Have a Lemonade stand
15. Have a water gun fight
16. Spit Seeds
17. Make treats
18. Skip stones
19. Star Gaze
20. Start a collection
21. Go to your local botanical garden
22. Grow something
23. Read
24. Go for a bike ride
25. go swimming
26. Play street ball
27. Play Frisbee
28. Sketch a picture
29. Clean your room
30. Make a toy
31. Create a board game
32. Collect bugs
33. Learn a card trick

Feel free to add to this list in the comments section.