Keep Things Simple With Our 30 Days of Creating Great Memories Challenge
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Life is often busy and challenging, but it’s often the memories we make and the people we’re with that make it worth it. Yes, vacations and milestones are wonderful times in our lives, but often we overlook how some of our favorite memories come from doing simple things.
Our 30-day challenge is full of activities to encourage you to be present, revisit old memories, and do simple activities, both on your own and with loved ones.
You can get this challenge as a printable that you can put on your notice board, in a binder, or on your refrigerator door. Simply scroll to the end of the article to get it.
Below you’ll find the list of ideas in full. All of these are relatively simple activities that utilize things you have at home or close by.
Take a 1-second video for 30 days. Go for moments that are meaningful, memorable, or funny.
Start a memory jar. We like to add things like ticket stubs, photos, quotes that are meaningful to us, short notes describing a happy memory, postcards, and doodles. You can be as creative as you want and add things that are meaningful to you.
Order prints of photos on your phone. You can then frame them or create a scrapbook with them.
Meet a friend for coffee. While you’re at the coffee shop, maybe try a coffee drink you’ve not tried before.
Have a family board game night. We love UNO for a family-friendly game night. If it’s just adults, here are some more games to choose from. Personally, we like Cards Against Humanity for an evening of laughs or one of these board games.
Road trip to your old school, college, or hometown.
Wake up and watch the sunrise outside. We like to put on some music to enjoy with a cup of coffee while watching the sunrise. You can see some morning songs we enjoy below.
- “Lovely Day” Bill Withers
- “The Best Is Yet to Come” Frank Sinatra
- “Bloom” The Paper Kites
- “La Vie en Rose” Édith Piaf/Louis Armstrong
- “Into the Mystic” Van Morrison
- “Ordinary People” John Legend
- “Sunrise” Norah Jones
- “Days Like This” Van Morrison
- “Good Life” OneRepublic
- “In My Life” The Beatles
- “From the Start” Laufey
- “Vienna” Billy Joel
- “Wonderful World” Sam Cooke
- “Sunny” Bobby Hebb
- “Sunshine” Gabrielle
- “Good Vibrations” The Beach Boys
- “Many the Miles” Sara Bareilles
- “Waiting on the World to Change” John Mayer
- “Morning Sun” Melody Gardot
- “Fields of Gold” Sting
- “Put Your Records On” Corinne Bailey Rae
- “Breathe (In the Air)” Pink Floyd
- “A Beautiful Morning” The Rascals
- “Great Day” Paul McCartney
Take a selfie of you smiling.
Dance in the living room.
Go for a sunset drive.
Organize an extended family video call.
Play charades with the family.
Play a retro video game.
Go for a neighborhood sunset walk.
Draw a timeline of your life with proud moments.
Organize a family photo session for the summer. Here are some photo ideas to get you started.
- Matching pajamas or outfits.
- Recreate an old family photo.
- Everyone with their favorite book.
- On bicycles in a park.
- Playing lawn games.
- Family hug photo.
- Jumping (mid-air).
- At your favorite places in the city (favorite bookstore, coffee shop, restaurant, park, lake, etc).
Have a no-screen evening. Some of our favorite activities include board game night, crafts night, potluck dinner with friends, and evening walks.
Watch a classic comedy movie.
Explore somewhere new in your town or city.
Call a friend to catch up and reminisce.
Write down 5 reasons why you’re beautiful.
Create a playlist of meaningful songs.
Make summer plans in a group chat. If you need inspiration, take a peek at our summer bucket list or our summer party ideas and themes.
Cook dinner to your favorite music.
Stargaze in the backyard or by a window.
Watch a feel-good movie with the family.
Drive to a field in bloom.
Watch a heart-warming video that makes you smile.
Put photos into albums.
Compile your 1-second-a-day video.
If you want the printable, you can get it here. Print it off, check off an item every day, and have fun creating some great memories.
We really hope you enjoy this 30-day challenge. You’ll be amazed at how incredibly fun simple activities, like playing a board game, can end up being.
This 30-day challenge can be done during any month, so don’t forget to save it to one of your boards. That way, if you’d like to try the challenge, you can revisit the list and get the printable with ease.
