Hygge
It is slowing down and savoring the simple things in life.
Cultivating connection, making memories, having gratitude.
When people think of hygge, they usually think of the cooler seasons and things like being cozy by the fire (which I am alllll about)!
It goes so much deeper than that though, and can be cultivated in any season.
Here is a slow & simple summer list of activities, that you can use to cultivate hygge with your family this summer.
SLOW & SIMPLE SUMMER ACTIVITIES:
- Build a fort
- Go swimming
- Make homemade popsicles
- Go to a splash pad
- Draw outside with chalk
- Build a house with legos or blocks
- Bake a new recipe
- Go to the beach
- Do a random act of kindness
- Have root-beer floats
- Volunteer somewhere
- Drink smoothies together
- Go to the lake
- Camp in your backyard or living room
- Make homemade ice cream
- Make DIY recipes (bath salts, after sun spray, etc)
- Make a recipe for a neighbor
- Have a BBQ
- Go to the drive in
- Go out for ice cream
- Go on a road trip
- Go camping
- Go seashell hunting
- Go for a bike ride
- Go to a baseball game
- Go outside and play with bubbles
- Create a summer playlist & have a dance party
- Write hand written notes and mail them to friends
- Visit a national park
- Read a new book
- Fly kites
- Play in the sprinklers
- Lay together under the stars
- Hike to a waterfall
- Go someplace you have never been before
- Have a water balloon fight
- Make s’mores around a fire pit
- Play lawn games
- Go sea glass hunting
- Go on a hike
- Go rock hunting and then paint them
- Play cards
- Go to a farmers market
- Go to the zoo
- Go to a water park
- Start a new tradition
- Find a pen pal
- Make chocolate covered frozen bananas
- Play something your child is passionate about (uninterrupted)
- Attend local community events
- Collect flowers and press them
- Have a picnic
- Visit a historical location or building
- Meet a new friend
- Start a nature collection
- Play in a creek
- Attend a kids book club or start one
- Visit a farm
- Go fruit picking
- Make a recipe with the fruit you picked
- Play on a slip n slide
- Take a class to learn something new
- Eat watermelon
- Make dinner together (trying a new recipe)
- Make homemade lemonade or iced tea
- Have a scavenger hunt
- Read through an entire book series
- Build a sand castle
- Have a tea party
