Summer Fun Calendar- help with ideas

[zebra15]

I am thinking of doing a summer fun calendar for DS (10). Similar to the advent/winter fun calendar 

I was going to have it run 30 days, say July 15th to August 15th.

What are some exciting summer fun ideas I can put on this thing.

Part of the time he will be at theater camp so I was going to use that!

I have so far:

make popsicles

swimming

science museum

LEGO Store

theater camp (8 days)

craft days (3)

I had a whole bunch of ideas and now that its time to fill in the calendar I have a total blank.

HELP!   We also live where it is very hot, 110 and above, so outside time needs to be limited or after dark.

[ollyoxenfree]

- lemonade stand (with homemade lemonade) 

- making ice cream using 2 coffee cans with ice (look up "coffee can ice cream" for instructions) 

- backyard camping

- outdoor movie night (use an old bedsheet and a projector)

- tadpole hunting

- tie dying t-shirts (I always think of this as a summer activity, because it's messy and so it's easier to do it outdoors)

- if you get a cooler day - lawn sports like croquet or bocce

- forage for wild edibles (dandelions, nettles, wild berries.....there's a long list of "weeds" that are good eating) and make muffins or cookies or salad with your harvest

- plant a garden and tend it

- start a seasonal photo essay project and document the changes week-by-week eg. the garden or a construction site or a baby animal at the zoo

- visit a farm 

- go to the beach

- have a picnic in the park

- explore your local area - once a week pick a different area and visit an attraction (minor historical site or park) or if you have public transit, take a bus on a route you've never gone on before 

- cooking projects - give him responsibility for cooking a meal once a week, or try baking bread from scratch, or pick a different region and explore the cuisine of Greece or Japan or South Africa or Pennsylvania Dutch...whatever

- public libraries often run summer programs 

Cities often host summer festivals for drama, music and art for free or minimal admission fee: 

- Art in the Park outdoor art exhibitions 

- outdoor music concerts

- outdoor plays 

- summer film festivals 

[zebra15]

Anyone else??

I live in the AZ desert...