People crave summer like cold water on a hot day in July. Nothing sounds sweeter while in the midst of a sociology test. However, once on summer break teens often get stuck lying around with nothing to do. After you use all your money and get tired of the pool, you run out of things to do, so where to go? Something new and exiting would be to visit an art show. art shows will most likely be free and are a fun creative event to spend a night on. Another great idea is spending the day at the museum. If you can find a free museum, it’s the best deal.

Museums can get a little pricey, but you’re paying to fill up an entire day. Often, tickets include multiple exhibits and some kind of show. It can take up to an hour for each exhibit, and it’s a great way to learn and have fun at the same time. If the museum has an imax theatre, going to that can a very good time. Its like seeing a movie, but being emerged in it at the same time. Going to an imax film can be the funnest way to end a day at the museum.

Something else you could do to spend a summer day is go check out all your local thrift stores. The first thing you have to do is make sure you have a car, or have a friend with a car. Thrifting saves you money and is always so much fun. If you don’t find any legitimate clothing choices at a store, just have a blast by trying on the goofiest stuff you can find. Thrift stores are always full of funky clothes from the nineties and eighties, so have a terrible fashion flashback fest and throw on some weird outfits. A must for any day of thrifting is a camera though!

If you live in an area with a lot of religious schools and churches, they will most likely have festivals during the summer. I suggest getting online and looking up festivals in your area and mark the dates on your calendar. Going to these festivals is a great way to spend an evening while supporting your community. Plus, it may be a great way to meet a guy or girl whose also bored, you two may end up spending the rest of your summer evenings together. Always keep your mind open to going to new place on adventures and doing new things during the summer.

Summer is such a great opportunity to do all the fun things you missed out on during the school year. You have three months to do whatever you want. The problem comes when you run out of things to do, or can’t think of anything exiting. The keytrick is to keep your options open and explore everything. Call up friends you haven’t seen in a while and do something spontaneous. Summer is an opportunity to make memories, so take it. Don’t say no to anything that sound like it could be fun.