101 Things All Kids Should Do Before They Grow Up

Childhood is the best time in anyone's life. The world is so full of wonder and possibility. So often, we grow up and look back on our younger years and wish we were able to do more before school and work took over our lives. This is a list of things every child should experience before it is too late. Use this as inspiration for things to do with your own children or just reminisce about the fun times you had as a carefree and happy child. .

1. Visit the zoo
2. Ride a horse
3. Make mud pies
4. Start a lemonade stand
5. Visit a farm
6. Pet a farm animal
7. Pick apples in an orchard
8. Grow a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable
9. Catch fireflies
10. Go camping and make s'mores
11. Make up a ghost story
12. Invent something
13. Visit Disney Land, Word or Euro Disney and shake Mickey Mouse's hand
14. Spend a day climbing trees
15. Go to a drive-in movie
16. Bake pies, cookies or cupcakes
17. Make dinner for the family
18. Put on a magic show
19. Put on a play
20. Stay out until bedtime playing tag
21. Count the stars and make a wish
22. Search for a four leaf clover
23. Go on a treasure hunt
24. Help the elderly
25. Travel to another country
26. Eat something exotic
27. Start a band
28. Take care of a pet
29. Spend a day at the library
30. Meet an astronaut
31. Make snow angels
32. Catch a snowflake with his tongue
33. Make marshmallows
34. Sit by a fire and read stories
35. Make camp in the backyard
36. Build a fort
37. Have a family sleepover in the living room
38. Meet a cowboy
39. Play board games by candlelight with the family during a thunderstorm or power outage
40. Make her own Christmas ornament
41. Color on the walls (you can put paper on the walls first!)
42. Collect seashells
43. Try to find the end of a rainbow
44. Watch fireworks
45. Make ice cream
46. Wear something crazy to school
47. Change the color of her hair (using spray, chalk, or any natural temporary coloring)
48. Take a boat ride
49. Take a ride on a train
50. Fly
51. Learn at least a few words in another language
52. Have a penpal (or email pal)
53. Keep a journal or diary that you don't sneak peaks into!
54. Learn to swim
55. Learn to ride a bike
56. Visit the capital
57. Eat dessert for breakfast (just this once!)
58. Have breakfast for dinner
59. Make play dough
60. Make friends with the quiet kid
61. Jump in a leaf pile
62. Learn to knit or sew something
63. Spend a weekend without technology
64. Interview his parents and get to know more about them
65. Have a swing contest
66. Build a sandcastle
67. Make a plate or cup with clay
68. Go on a roadtrip
69. Go to a parade
70. Make a list of things he wants to do before growing up and save this list
71. Roll down a grassy hill
72. Go on a picnic
73. Jump in puddles and get very muddy
74. Carve a pumpkin and save the seeds to roast and eat later
75. Open a savings account to keep tooth fairy and allowance money
76. Go fishing
77. Make breakfast in bed for his parents
78. Send a thank-you card to an adult just because
79. Do a large puzzle
80. Rake/mow the lawn - and help a neighbor or relative who can't
81. Chase butterflies
82. Go on an egg hunt
83. Join the boy/girl scouts
84. Visit at least one of the world's wonders
85. Swim in the ocean
86. Earn an award or trophy - even if its one you made up
87. Have a best friend
88. Plan a party
89. Play a sport
90. Help paint the house
91. Perform a science experiment
92. Play in the bath until she is very wrinkly
93. Have a water balloon or snowball fight
94. Spend a day singing
95. Have a piggy bank or rainy day jar
96. Make helping-hand coupons for mom, dad or grandparents
97. Make a family tree
98. Build his own pizza from scratch
99. Find out how his parents met and fell in love
100. Go outside and pick a bouquet of flowers for someone
101. Write a note to her future self and save it to read in 10, 15 or 20 years in the future

What do you remember most about being a child? Is there anything in particular you really want your child to experience before he grows up?