Ready to Have the Best Summer Ever? Consider This Your Ultimate Bucket List

Fried food! Supporting local businesses! Rides! Games!

It doesn't matter if you're 16 or 30, having a sleepover with your best friends that involves junk food, movies, and funny stories and is truly unmatched. Experience that joy again this summer. Maybe even take it outside for a backyard sleepover under the stars!

If you feel comfortable going to a concert again this summer, let yourself go and dance the day (or night) away.

Miss just casually strolling through a museum? Tap into that sweet, sweet feeling again (and escape the heat).

And afterward, whip up a fun new recipe with some of the fresh food you got!

Enough said.

Whether you make it to Disney or just your local fun park, there's nothing like enjoying a few roller coasters on a hot summer day.

Who else has missed hearing, "This round's on me?" Share a few drinks in a corner booth with your friends.

There's nothing like being out in nature to calm and reset your mind.

Appreciate the little things when you stop and look up.

Is there any better summer activity? Just don't forget to bring the s'mores fixings!

Go on. You deserve it.

Mini golfing is the perfect summer date night idea.

Whether you plant a whole garden or just take care of one plant in your apartment, there's nothing more satisfying than watching your little green one grow.

The. Best.

Spend a lazy day diving into another world.

Better yet: invite tons of your friends over and have a color war! It'll feel just like summer camp.

Local travel will be very popular this summer, so it's time to start exploring our own backyards.

And if you're not in the mood to bake over a hot stove, try this two-ingredient no-bake fudge.

Summer is the perfect time to act like a kid again!

Here's how to set up a backyard projection screen.

Be sure to check on any travel restrictions for your destination, but it's time to dust off that passport.

Being back in the ball park will feel so good.

Find those gems that you've been missing out on lately.

Maybe even have an Olympics-themed party!

Try riding to a new coffee shop or park you've never been to.

Picnics can be enjoyed with friends or solo! Just make sure you have all of your favorite snacks.

And definitely jump in the water multiple times.

The zoo can make for the perfect day out.

Fireworks aren't only for the Fourth of July — enjoy them all summer long.

Kayaking is a great way to explore somewhere new.

Good food + good friends = all you need.

And soak up that peace and quiet.

Depending on where you live, this could either be an easy task or a huge undertaking, but that's why it's fun!

If everyone is fully vaccinated and comfortable hugging again, soak it all up. It's been too damn long.