Things to do when you feel happy (or want to be)

SUPER DOOPER IMPORTANT THING YOU SHOULD READ:

ALWAYS ASK YOUR MOM OR DAD BEFORE DOING ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES, REMEMBER TO BE SAFE, AND TIDY UP AFTERWARDS

HAPPY THINGS TO DO:

• Paint your nails a crazy color

• Make a list of things you want to do for your birthday

• Take a picture of something beautiful or funny

• Paint on the concrete with ice cubes on a sunny day (wear sun cream)

• Roll down a grassy hill with your friend

• Sing along when your favourite song comes on

• Make the biggest snow ball you’ve ever seen

• Let a piece of chocolate melt on your tongue, see how long you can keep it there

• Jump in a pile of crunchy fall leaves

• Swim in the sea or a lake

• Wear googles and cover yourself in shaving cream, then run through the sprinkler

• Make a restaurant for dinner and create a menu, a sign, and a waiter costume

• Watch your breath float away in cold air

• Watch all the Harry Potter movies or read the books

• Have a bubble bath or find a colorful bath fizzer

• Paint a picture about your favorite dream

• Draw or write with bright coloured pens

• Hang up some pretty fairy lights

• Design your own video game and draw pictures of it, describe the rules & rewards

• Make a pile of blankets and pillows on the trampoline and watch the clouds

• Dream up an imaginative story, make puppets to show the story before bed

• Make a fort with LED battery candles, books, snacks and blankets, sleep in it

• Paint your face in front of a mirror

• Watch videos of cute baby animals

• Invent the ultimate ice cream sundae

• Go star-gazing late at night

• Dance around with a silly wig or costume

• Plant some flowers and watch them grow

• Think of a crazy new ingredient for Taco Tuesday

• Flip through old photos and print ten of your favorites

• Go for a bike ride in the local park

• Think of small acts of kindness you can do for people

• Have a family movie night with snacks

• Make breakfast in bed

• Perform a dance or lip sync on TikTok

• Design a new flavor cookie that no one has thought of before, then bake it

• Watch the birds and squirrels come to a food feeder, make a little table or menu

• Create a pizza with all your favorite toppings, or a few crazy ones

• Pick fresh strawberries or blueberries on a farm, make a smoothie with them

• Go camping in the back yard with flash lights and BBQ smores

• Have an indoor picnic on a rainy day, with a picnic blanket and a funny movie

• Make a hot cup of cocoa with marshmallows and whipped cream

• Make Christmas cookies while watching a Christmas movie, even if it’s August

• Celebrate ‘Sparkle Day’, ‘Pancake Day’ or ‘Do Everything Backwards’ Day

• Make lots of bubbles with a bubble machine

• Bake monster cookies with candy eyeballs and spiky frosting

• Finger paint with pudding

• Create a bus, a car wash, or a coffee shop out of old cardboard boxes

• Sprinkle confetti on the carpet, time how long it takes you to vacuum every piece

• Make a movie that involves an umbrella, a smelly sock, and block of cheese

• Drag an old sheet outside and use a paintbrush to splatter it with paint 

• Design a T-shirt and paint your idea with fabric paint

• Make some goop using cornstarch, water, and food coloring

• Make a crown using paper or cardboard, markers, glitter, and stickers

• Go bowling with some empty water bottles or soda cans

• Draw on the windows with washable window markers

• Splash in a couple of puddles and go for a walk with your umbrella

• Create an obstacle course with pillows, chairs, and a blanket-covered tunnel

• Make a playlist of your favorite songs, perform a concert with pretend tickets

• Send a letter or parcel to someone in the mail, maybe they’ll send one back

• Talk to someone you love on the phone

• Pop some bubble wrap, or tape it to the ground like a bubbly popping road

• Have a tea party outside

FOR MORE IDEAS WATCH THIS VIDEO: 100 Kids Tell Us What Makes Them Happy

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