101 - 116 Fun Things to Do!

My friend Mary Ellen shared these fun things to do:

101. Make up new lyrics if you don't know them.

102. Play the radio loud.

103. Listen to your iPod.

104. Look up and marvel.

105. Look for a star and make a wish on it.

106. Watch for shooting stars.

107. Find the brightest star and find what planet it is.

108. Dance under the night sky!

109. For St. Patrick's Day - decorate the house with shamrocks and leprechauns.

110. Sing "When Irish Eyes are Smiling"

111. Celebrate by the wearing of the green and eating corned beef.

112. Listen to Celtic music.

113. Use St. Patrick's Day as an excuse to have a party

114. Drink something green!

115. Play trivia and board games

116. Say "Erin Go Bragh!" to someone!

76 - 100 Fun Things to Do!

76. sit on a bench in a park for 1/2 hour

77. play jacks

78. go to the dollar store with $3.00

79. give yourself a manicure in a wild color of nail polish

80. wear fun socks

81. make some bookmarks

82. squeeze some oranges for juice

83. write a fun letter to a friend

84. make a photo collage

85. Yoga

86. wear a fun hat

87. find a lucky penny (heads up, it's yours - heads down, give it away)

88. wear your hair differently

89. go to a kids' movie with a kid

90. attend a lecture about a foreign country

91. embroider

92. wear silly pajamas

93. pick a mascot for yourself

94. put ribbons in your hair, or someone else's hair

95. turn off your TV for a day or a week

96. memorize a joke and tell it often

97. write with purple ink

98. try food you've never tasted

99. go bowling

100. write a short story

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63 - 75 Fun Things To Do!

63. a great cup of tea
64. go to a laughing club
65. aromatherapy
66. dance by yourself
67. crossword puzzles
68. make a box of treasures
69. dress cheerfully
70. take a friendly nap
71. challenge yourself
72. list your options
73. play with a pet
74. build a fort
75. compliment someone

62 - Take a Music Bath

When I want to relax in a very short period of time, I just put on some beautiful classical music and lie down on the floor, close my eyes, and let the music wash over me for about 15 minutes. When I get up, I feel so peaceful and calm, and ready to face whatever else the day has in store for me. If you want to try this, you can use any music you like of course!

52-61 Fun Things To Do

Here are my friend Diane's contributions:
52. Playing hide-n-seek
53. Chasing little children while they giggle
54. Sled riding
55. Making snow angels
56. Building a snowman
57. Coloring book with crayons
58. Singing loudly in the shower
59. Rollerskating
60. Bike riding
61. Drawing on the sidewalk with chalk

51 - Make It Your Song!

When I wake up in the morning, I usually start laughing to "Roll Out the Barrel", but I think it is "Roll Out the Carol"! Since I am not a morning person, I think this is pretty hilarious. But the other morning, I woke up singing "Good Morning Starshine", which was really fun. Then I went to my computer and downloaded the song from iTunes for 99¢ so I could sing along a bit. Today I did a keyword search and found the lyrics and I am really laughing with the refrain. Now I can sing in the shower, in my car, or anywhere I want! I may not be the greatest singer in the world, but I am a music enthusiast, and that's all that matters!

Good morning starshine, the earth says hello

You twinkle above us, we twinkle below

Good morning starshine, you lead us along

My love and me

As we sing our

Early morning singing song

Gliddy glub gloopy nibby nabby noopy

La la la - lo lo

Sabba sibbi sabba nooby aba naba

Lee lee - lo lo

Tooby ooby wala

Nooby aba naba

Early morning singing song

Good morning . . . (repeat)

Gliddy glub gloopy . . . (repeat)

Singing a song, humming a song

Singing a song

Loving a song, laughing a song

Singing a song

Sing the song

Song the sing

Song song song sing

Sing sing sing song

Song song song sing

Sing sing sing song

Songwriters: Broussolle, J; Rado, James; Ragni, Gerome; Macdermot, Galt