49 Things to Do on Sweltering Hot Days
As told by Jack's Mommy (Lisa) on
27 Jul, 2008 | 173 Views | Filed In: Thoughts from Mom
Eat frozen Grapes
Suck on a Freezie Pop
Rub Ice (or cold water) on your wrists
Put a cold rag on the back of your neck
Turn the ceiling fan on high
Break out the box / floor fans
Shut all windows and doors (to insulate the house better)
Take a cold shower and wet your hair
Take a nap
Strip (be sure to do #7 first)
Go to the lake
Head to the beach
Drink a large glass of iced tea
Freeze a half bottle of water, fill the rest with cool water, drink!
Resign yourself to staying inside
Have a Lord of the Rings (or other trilogy DVD) marathon
Start a new blog
Sort those pictures from last year!
Make some old fashioned lemonade (Country Time Powder Mix will be fine in a pinch though)
Make popsicles out of that lemonade (pour into small cups, add a craft stick, freeze!)
Go to a water park
Visit the YMCA swimming pool
Buy a slip & slide and get down and dirty with your kids (or husband!) outdoors
Break out the sprinkler, or have fun squirting each other with a hose pipe
Go to an aquarium
Wash your car (apply a liberal amount of water)
Wash your neighbor’s cars (and make money)
Wash your Dog
Wash your neighbor’s dog (and make money)
Go Ice Skating (many cities have a nearby rink)
Find a local farmer’s market and buy watermelon (then have a seed spitting contest)
Have a water balloon fight
Have a water gun fight
Set up a neighborhood lemonade stand
Go fishing
Crank up your netflix subscription and catch up on Lost
Go White Water Rafting
Head to the mall and get a head start on christmas shopping
Clean your house
Make up a menu of 15 no-stove-heat-needed meals to have on hand
Have a read-a-thon with your family, with everyone reading quietly
Read aloud to your family (preferably books with cold themes!)
Visit an indoor arcade and challenge your family to ski-ball
Visit a local museum or art gallery (they’re always cool inside)
Head to the local library
Have a “girls day in” and invite friends over for iced tea and a home-spun manicure
Go to a movie theater where it’s dark and usually very cool
Drink water, drink water, drink water!
Stay home and do absolutely nothing (it’s quite refreshing sometimes)
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Hi! My name is Lisa. I am 25 years old, and am married to the most wonderful man in the universe. I also just gave birth to my first son, Jack-Evan (aka "Little Jack"!). I love Jesus, my family, the ocean, good books, and motherhood.
I’ll have to skip 46, but 33 and 12 sound good!!
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