Summer is approaching, slowly but surely. With spring break behind us, we only have one thing on our minds: summer. But are you constantly doing the same thing every summer? It's time to adventure out of the normal summer activities and make this one a season to remember. I promise you, this list leads to a sunny summer full of adventures, memories, and fun outside of the usual. Here are 51 things that are on my summer bucket list.

1. Paint twister

2. Slip n' slide

3. Go to the farmer's market

4. Take a spontaneous road trip

5. Make ice cream from scratch

6. Have a "baking day"

7. Read a book

8. Have a water balloon fight

9. Go on a picnic

10. Walk a scenic trail

11. Create a scavenger hunt with friends

12. Go to a drive-in movie

13. Take one walk per day

14. Camp out

15. Take a trip to an amusement park you haven't been to

16. Each week, watch a movie you've never seen

17. Spend a day downtown

18. Go to a baseball game

19. Journal your memories

20. Go kayaking

21. Go to a festival

22. Have a photo shoot with your best friends

23. Watch the sunrise and sunset

24. Build a fort

25. Create a memory scrapbook

26. Have a water gun fight

27. Have a week (or month!) full of random acts of kindness

28. Paint a canvas

29. Say "yes" to everything for a day

30. Go cliff diving (in a safe atmosphere)

31. Have a "Harry Potter" movie marathon

32. Make a recipe book

33. DIY some shorts

34. Dance in the rain

35. Carve your name into a tree

36. Have a tech-free day

37. Go strawberry picking

38. Burn your past in the fireplace

39. Go tubing down a river

40. Try new food

41. Take a picture a day

42. Go stargazing

43. Go to a wildlife reserve

44. Tie-dye something

45. Attend a lot of concerts

46. Spend a week nonstop with your best friend

47. Start a blog

48. Have a "girls day"

49. Wash your car

50. Be proud of the person you are

51. And last, but not least, live each day to its fullest