75 Last Minute Ways To Enjoy The Long Weekend
Columbus Day is just about here. For many, this is the first long weekend of the school year. If you're like most, you look forward to this extra time together, only to draw a blank on what to do when the time finally arrives. Here are things to do to help you enjoy this much-deserved time off.
- Try out a new recipe
- Decorate the house for Fall
- Take advantage of all the holiday sales out there
- Get a mani/pedi
- Go on a date with your spouse or significant others
- Explore- visit somewhere locally that you haven't been before
- Check out classes at the Community Center
- Vow to clean green. Get rid of all of your chemicals and make your own, DIY supplies.
- Draw
- Have a scavenger hunt
- Write a handwritten letter to someone
- Spend an entire day in your PJs
- Bake something and make a surprise delivery to a neighbor
- Take time out to sit in a cafe and indulge in a fancy beverage
- Make your own sugar scrub
- Have a few friends over for cocktails
- Take a bath with Dr. Teal's epsom salts
- Go to a pumpkin farm
- Go garage sale-ing
- Create an Autumn themed wreath for the front door
- Journal
- Stroll through a local park
- Collect pretty fallen leaves
- Visit the local library
- Make a time capsule of sentimental items
- Hop around to a few garage sales
- Attend a sporting event
- Research your family tree online
- Do some fun science experiments
- Make popcorn and have a Netflix-a-thon
- Start creating some of those Pinterest projects you've been saving
- Practice photography skills by snapping what inspires you
- Sleep in
- Put together a puzzle
- Wander around your village, visiting local shops
- Volunteer for a cause you're passionate about
- Pen a guest post for a blog you follow (The Mogul Mom is always looking for great articles!)
- Make a new music playlist
- Go geocaching
- Host a potluck dinner
- Visit the local aquatic center and go for a dip
- Write a poem
- Teach yourself origami
- Check out Canva and make some pretty graphics
- Have a family game night
- Hike a local trail
- Visit the zoo
- Visit a museum
- Sing karaoke
- Go to a comedy club
- Read
- Check out those webinars or podcasts you bookmarked
- Make a wishlist for holiday gifts
- Reminisce with old photos and videos
- Build a fort
- Try out a new restaurant
- Take a class at the gym
- Delve into the archives of your favorite blog
- Watch a sunrise & a sunset
- Break out the crayons and a coloring book
- Go out for ice cream
- Go on a bike ride
- Get a massage
- Take a mini vacation
- Make a scrapbook
- Bloghop, leaving a comment trail
- Paint a funky design on your nails
- Plant something
- Make jewelry
- Do a family photo shoot with a photographer
- Learn calligraphy
- Dance like no one's watching
- Skype with someone you haven't seen in awhile
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Hopefully this list has inspired you to make the most of the days ahead. Tell us, what do you have planned for this weekend?