Things every child should do...

... but, some of us go on to do these things later in life as well. I found this list online somewhere, and now I'm not sure where. I'm happy to say that Enid has done a huge percentage of these things at the ripe old age of 3.

• climb a tree
• play with a doll or action figure
• make up a story
• sleep in a tent
• read by flashlight
• make an indoor fort
• build with blocks
• invent a sandwich
• go sledding
• fly a kite
• make a sand castle
• jump in a pile of leaves
• collaborate on an idea with a friend
• feed an animal
• be read to
• explore a new place
• have a secret hide-out
• paint something
• look at great art
• listen to great music
• play dress up
• look at cloud shapes
• roll in the grass
• run for the joy of it
• learn the great Bible stories 
• catch snowflakes on your tongue
• run through a sprinkler
• have a lemonade stand
• play in the puddles during a warm summer rain
• go on a bug hunt or just catch a butterfly
• play marbles
• go for a flashlight walk at night
• roast marshmallows at a campfire
• start your own collection of something that costs nothing (rocks, leaves, shells etc.) • catch lightnin' bugs (or as you Yankees might call them, "fireflies"!)
• go fishin'!
• go on a kind of scary adventure with his/her daddy!
• swim in the ocean!
• sail on a boat!
• make mudpies!
• bake cookies with a grownup who loves them!
• make up a story that a grownup will write down for them!
• write a letter to Santa Claus!
• decorate Easter eggs!
• build a snowman!
• play hide-n-seek in the neighborhood on a summer night when it's almost dark! 
• Snuggle in the safety of parent's arms.
• Be able to make as much noise and mess at times.
• Be able to eat pancakes for dinner, ice cream for breakfast.
• Be able to have an imaginary friend.
• To have time to daydream 
• Ride a horse
• Watch the sun rise
• Watch a meteor shower
• Look through a telescope
• Catch tadpoles
• go berry picking (and eating!)
• watch movies at a drive-in
• participate in a neighborhood 4th of July parade
• play in a treehouse
• dance at a wedding •