The Things All Kids Should Do

Since I mentioned, down below, the things all kids should do, I thought I would post them.  I will admit, I don't know where I got this, or who I stole it from; also, I have taken out the ones I don't want MY kids doing!  Some of these are great.  Where are we going to find fireflies in the desert??  Hmm,  Could we change that to "tarantulas", or maybe "scorpions"?

*Make mud pies.
*Splash in a big rain puddle.
*Play tag in the dark with flashlights.
*Go camping in a tent.
*Make homemade taffy.
*Experiment to churn butter in a mayonnaise container.
*Catch fireflies in a mayonnaise jar.
*Ride in a rowboat.
*Skip rocks on a pond.
*Swing on a tire swing.
*Play in the rain.
*Climb a tree!
*Play in the sprinkler.
*Tend to plants and/or animals.
*Make "tents" with blankets over furniture.
*Tumble and wrestle with Daddy.
*Swim. (Just for fun, not lessons or swim team.)
*Have dessert for dinner!
*Have popcorn for dinner.
*Help dad wash the car.
*Go fishing with daddy.
*Fly a kite.
*"Camp" out in the back yard.
*Catch snowflakes on their tongues, and make snow angels.
*Get DIRTY!!!!
*Make cookies (or bake anything) - letting the kids do the measuring of course.
*Put on a play.
*Put on a puppet show.
*Horse back ride.
*Hay ride (or sleigh ride).
*Lots of crafty stuff.
*Own and take care of a small pet.
*Slide down a steep hill on a cardboard box.
*Eat cotton candy and candied apples.
*Go to the county fair.
*Go fishing using homemade poles.
*Make a visit to the Ice Cream man who drives around your neighborhood.
*Riding bikes through puddles and then washing the bikes.
*Go to the circus.
*Play with a kitten.
*Wade in a creek.
*Make homemade popsicles.
*Go to the zoo.
*Ooh and ahh over fireworks. .
*Catch lightning bugs, crawdads, crickets, tadpoles and other "critters."
*Dance in the rain.
*Blow bubbles.
*Play in the mud.
*Plant flowers and seeds.
*Play with squirt guns and water hoses.
*Sing in the car, making up silly songs.
*Fishing and camping with Daddy and Grandpa.
*Have an imaginary friend.
*Make dandelion wishes.
*Eat flowers (ever taste a tiger lily?).
*Face paint clowns and put on our own circus.
*Go to the fair, eat cotton candy and ride the carousel.
*Watch a sunrise, and a sunset.
*Watch the full moon rise.
*Find cloud "pictures".
*Look at the stars.
*Act goofy and silly whenever possible.
*Laugh A LOT.
*Crack the egg into the batter and stir (even at the risk of dropping your best bowl and breaking it).
*Comb mom's hair (even if they make tangles).
*Make a gingerbread house (even if the gumdrops never make it on the fence).
*Pray for friends in need (even if it sets you back 25 minutes in starting school).
*Help paint anything.
*Go to work with Dad (even if he has the night shift and does not get home until 1:30a.m.)
*Have your attention (even if you have a deadline).
*Run ahead of you on a backyard hike (even if you want to hold their hand for the gazillionth time).
*Draw another picture (even if you want that paper for yourself).
*Have the last cookie (even if it's your special treat).
*Eat butter and jelly on saltine crackers!
*Sit under a tree while you read them a chapter book from cover to cover. 
*Ride a seesaw.
*Roller skate.
*Spend hours in the woods exploring God’s world.
*Dance and just be silly!
*Tumble down a hill
*Drink from a water hose
*Have a weenie roast
*Roast marshmallows

*Make S’mores
*Go on a treasure hunt
*Write messages in secret code
*Build a sand castle
*Have a lemonade stand
*Draw pictures with colored chalk on the driveway
*Collect seashells
*Find a stick and pretend it's a sword or play cops and robbers
*Make a fort under the kitchen/dining table
*Eat cake with your hands
*Chew bubble gum and blow a really big bubble and then peel it off your face
*Jump on your bed
*Squish mashed potatoes out of your mouth (ONCE!)

We have a few to work on, but having a list helps!