124 Things to Do This Summer

124 Things to Do This Summer

·         Go to the beach/lake

·         Create a pet show

·         Wear clown make-up

·         Go to a movie

·         Go hiking

·         Take swim lessons

·         Go on a picnic

·         Weave a potholder

·         Swim

·         Hula hoop

·         Badminton

·         Plant a garden

·         Wii

·         Make a card and mail it

·         Water balloon fight

·         Build a fort

·         Play twister

·         Create a neighborhood newsletter

Bake a cake

·         Learn to play canasta

·         Show an outdoor movie

·         Take swim lessons

·         Take diving lessons

·         Make soap

·         Make a necklace

·         Crochet

·         Build a tent city in your back yard

·         Have a pool party

·         Visit the library

·         Paint by numbers kit

·         Plan a canoe trip

·         Design/make a pillow

·         Puzzle (1000 pieces or more)

·         Create a variation of a Frisbee game

·         Frisbee soccer, Frisbee golf, Frisbee tennis

·         Play bocce

·         Plan a camping trip

·         Scavenger hunt

·         Practice algebra

·         Go boating

·         Bike trail

·         Adopt a pet

·         Make tacos

Family Genealogy

·         Talk to your grandparents about their grandparents

·         Write a book

·         Publish your book on amazon

·         Interview a war veteran

·         Clean out your closet

·         Make a salt and flour map of your state

·         Make a salt and flour map of the USA

·         Plan a road trip

·         Visit the zoo

·         Join a community walk or race for charity/event

·         Play limbo

·         Plan a BBQ

·         Go to a ball game

·         Create a tournament

·         Play monopoly

·         Start a blog

·         Visit a nursing home

·         Write a song

·         Jump rope

·         Have a fashion show

·         Visit the thrift store, purchase items and have a fashion show on your new outfits

Think It and Do It

·         Take music lessons

·         Visit a museum

·         Bike parade

·         Make funnel cakes

·         Read Gone With the Wind

·         Watch “Gone With the Wind” in one day

·         Build a Time Capsule

·         Decorate cupcakes

·         Make a smoothie

·         Create a chalk mural on the sidewalk or driveway

·         Build a birdhouse

·         Play with clay

·         Make s’mores

·         Make milk shakes

·         Color

·         Have a yard sale

·         Create a bouquet of flowers

·         Paint a bouquet of flowers

·         Plan a neighborhood carnival

·         Make a basket

·         Play war with cards until someone wins

·         Masquerade party

·         Design a t-shirt

·         Make a bird feeder

·         Produce a neighborhood play/theater

·         Start a kickball tournament

·         Make crepe paper flowers

·         Have a tea party

·         Go to the flea market

·         Attend a vacation/church/synagogue school

·         Read a novel

·         Research your genealogy

·         Decorate sock puppets and make a show

·         CPR class

·         First aid class

·         Create a board game

·         Slumber party

·         Bake cookies from scratch

·         Make jello with half the water, cut it into shapes, eat it

·         Create frosting flowers and decorate a cake

·         Get a make-over

·         Make ice cream

·         Plant a tree

·         Make popcorn balls

·         Make play dough

·         Take an on-line class

Write a song

·         Visit a farm

·         Do outside work for an elderly neighbor

·         Play crochet

·         Write a letter and mail it

·         Run a mile

·         Count calories for a week

·         Make homemade pizza

·         Bake bread

·         Play chess

·         Make a wreath and hang it

·         Build a campfire and tell stories and sing songs around it

·         Pick berries and make jelly

·         Learn another language

·         Make a photo album

·         Create a family yearbook

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Student Chef Cook-Off in Jacksonville

2014 Student Chef Cook-Off

The Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness, also known as "Fresh for Florida Kids," is searching for Student Chef Ambassadors to represent Florida during the 2014-2015 school year.

Entry Requirements

Create an original snack recipe. Only original recipes will be accepted. Do not use brand names of ingredients. Recipes must meet the following criteria:

• Contains at least one fresh fruit or fresh vegetable
• Has clear directions and makes 4 snack servings
• Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less
• Is creative and original in nature
• Has readily-available ingredients (those that can be purchased at a typical supermarket)
• Promotes good nutrition/is healthy

To be eligible, entries must be completed and received in the format designated below:

• The entry must be an original recipe.
• Entries must be submitted with a photo of a completed serving.
• Limit one entry per region per person.
• The recipe entry must be created solely by a child in fourth - twelfth grade living in the state of Florida during the 2014–2015 school year.

Judging

All qualifying round entries are judged based on nutrition, presentation/appeal and originality. There will be three (3) qualifying round winners chosen for each category per region (9 per region, 45 total). Contest winners will be notified by email and the winning entries will be exhibited online.
The 45 qualifying round winners will be invited to cook their recipe for a panel of judges in a finalist round at their region’s Publix Aprons™ Cooking School for the chance to be named their region’s Student Chef Ambassador.

• Tampa: Central/West – September 27, 2014
• Tallahassee: Northwest – October 11, 2014
• Jacksonville: Northeast – October 25, 2014
• Miami: South – November 1, 2014
• Orlando: Central – November 15, 2014

Regional round qualifiers will have 45 minutes to prepare each recipe as written in their submission. The prepared dishes will be reviewed and scored by a panel of judges based on taste, originality and presentation. All decisions made by the panel are final.
There will be three (3) finalist round Grand Prize winners in each region (1 per grade level) and the high school winner will be the region’s Fresh for Florida Kids Student Chef Ambassador.

Prizes

Everyone WINS who competes at a regional Cook-Off!

• Three FIRST PLACE winners (one from each grade category) at each Cook-Off will win a certificate for a Publix Aprons Cooking School class and a $100 gift certificate!
• Three SECOND PLACE winners (one from each grade category) at each Cook-Off will win a certificate for a Publix Aprons Cooking School class and a $75 gift certificate!
• Three THIRD PLACE winners (one from each grade category) at each Cook-Off will win a certificate for a Publix Aprons Cooking School class and a $50 gift certificate!

All regional Cook-Off contestants will be given a $50 gift certificate to reimburse for ingredients and travel expenses. All prizing will be awarded at each Cook-Off.

To Enter

All submissions will be made online using this website's entry page.
Digital photo must be uploaded as a jpeg (1MB max). No person may be in the photo. A detailed list of ingredients in standard U.S. measurements, number of servings and direction on how to complete the dish must be included.

Official Rules

Learn the official rules of the contest.