Hygge
It is slowing down and savoring the simple things in life.
Cultivating connection, making memories, having gratitude.
It is a hug without the embrace.
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
