Be a kid again!

Bubble fun!

The other night I was hanging out with a group of friends and one of them decided that he needed to write a list of things that he enjoyed doing as a child and do all of those things in the near future. The funny thing is that I had done all of those things in the past year where as he had not done any of them since childhood.

Some of the things on the list were to: -Build a fort, -Use chalk, -Fly a kite, -Climb a tree, -Blow bubbles, -Play with playdough (which by the way I currently have a pack of 24 sitting in my room thanks to my roommate), and -Color in coloring books.

In a tree

It made me sad that he did not partake in those events since youth. I love all of those things. I then started wondering how many people just think they are far too old for those things. My guess is that even though I still do all of those activities I am sure the majority of people my age do not.

So here is my goal to all of you wonderful people out there. Make a list of things that you loved doing as a child or things that you think of

Fort fun!

children doing and go out and do them!

It really is a lot of fun and you will get much enjoyment out of those activities. So the next time you are bored make a list and go out and relive memories!

The fun of chalking

I want everyone to take a minute and think back to a your childhood. Think of when you were a kid outside when the weather was nice and warm. What were the things you enjoyed doing? Maybe it was blowing bubbles, maybe it was playing some sort of athletic game, or maybe it was coloring with chalk.

I am guessing that at some point in your youth you experienced the joys of playing with chalk. But why did those joys need to end in your childhood? I don't think they did need to end. In fact I don't think you are ever too old to have fun with chalk.

I love going out and doodling with chalk around campus. In fact I love it so much that last semester, every Thursday night my friend and I would go around campus and draw fun little pictures, so on Friday when everyone went to classes they were able to view all of our wonderful art and have no idea who did it. That's right world it was my friend and I that did those little drawings that brought smiles to your face.

When you are drawing with chalk do not do anything super lame, someone wrote "SKATY" (whatever that means) all around campus last year, everyone thought that was silly. Instead it is best to stick to drawing unless you have something cool or important to say with your chalk.

This semester when there was finally a sunny beautiful day, my roommate and I went around campus and drew the sun in different settings. With the sun we wrote lyrics to a song that involved the word 'sun' in it. It was great fun and brought joy to many people.

Not only is chalking a great pass time and great fun for yourself but you can also bring joy to the faces of others. So basically chalking is a win win situation. Now embrace your inner child, dust off that chalk that has been sitting in the corner of your garage for far too long, and go have some fun!

The fun of dressing up!

Do you need a bit of spice added to your ordinary outings? Do you need a bit of excitement and creativity brought into your everyday life? Well have I got the plan for you!

Every once in a while when I want to make something a bit more exciting I like to dress up, in either nice clothing, random cloths, or themed cloths.

Example A. One time my freshman year my friends and I all found the most random cloths we had and piled them all on and went to a movie together like that. We had a lot of fun.

 Example B. On another occasion my freshman year I randomly dressed as a super hero and walked around the dorm like that, it was hilarious.

Example C. Dressing up for girls nights and going out is always a fun idea. I don't know how many times my friends and I have just thrown on dresses and gone out to eat together. Another time my friends and I dressed up and went to The Cheesecake Factory downtown and it was just fun to have the chance to look pretty.

Example D: Sophomore year finals second semester my roommates and I were tired of studying and we just wanted to to something random so we put on really weird clothing and walked around the dorm with whatever food we had in our room and fed people that were studying for finals and needed a study break.

Example E: For my 21st birthday it was a Disney Princess themed birthday, so everyone that attended dressed up as a Disney character. I loved it!

So do something exciting and dress up at some point, it is rather fun and entertaining.