INPUT ARTICLE: Article: to celebrate summertime. Ask your parents or guardians if you can invite over a few friends for a get-together. Once you have permission, start planning a theme for your soirée. Consider making the party themed around food, like tacos or ice cream. If you’d prefer a more general theme, try hosting a barbecue or campfire party.  For your safety, always ask an adult for help before using anything with an open flame. If you have a pool in your yard, consider hosting a pool party for your friends! Rent or purchase a few crowd-pleasing movies, then call or text your friends to have them to come over! Assemble your viewing space with lots of snacks, drinks, blankets, and anything else that your friends need or desire. Then, have all your friends vote on which movie to watch first!  If you’re hosting a sleepover, consider playing a marathon of a movie series, like Harry Potter or The Lord of the Rings. Always ask for permission before inviting people over to your home. Conquer your boredom and empty wallet in 1 fell swoop by selling things out of your yard, driveway, or neighborhood! If your parents or guardians have a lot of extra junk in the garage, ask them if you can sell it in a garage sale for extra cash. If you’d rather hone your baking skills, try cooking up a variety of sweets to sell at a bake sale.  Advertise around the neighborhood and nearby streets to let people know that you’re hosting a sale. Try to keep your prices reasonable. While it’s fun to earn extra cash, you won’t be able to earn much if your goods are too expensive. your hair a fun new color. Change your look by picking a fun color to highlight your hair. If you’re dying your hair on a whim, you can use temporary dyes to re-color your hair, like Kool-Aid. If you’d prefer to dye your hair permanently, look into bleach and other similar options.  Remember to ask your parent or guardian for permission before making any permanent changes to your hair. If you don’t want to dye all of your hair, consider dyeing the underside of your locks, or highlighting a few streaks. Collect a variety of photos from your childhood and teen years to compile in a single place. Go to a craft store to pick up different scrapbooking supplies, like the scrapbook itself, as well as decorative paper, stickers, and other decorations. Dedicate each page to a different memory or time in your life, so you can look back on those times with a smile. Store the scrapbook somewhere safe once you’re finished with it. In a way, it can serve as a time capsule. Start creating your YouTube career by recording daily videos about your summer life. You don’t need to use a fancy camera for this—a phone or small video camera will work just fine. Spend a few minutes talking about your day, keeping the topics as interesting as possible.  Don’t share any personal information about yourself in the videos that could allow creepy strangers to find you in real life. Ask your parents or guardians for permission before setting up an account on YouTube, or another video sharing site. Ask your friends or family members if they’d like to chip in to purchase a fun tabletop game. Do you prefer action games, strategies and puzzles, or mindless, fun activities? Whatever you do, choose a game that best represents your interests, and has enough room for several players. If you’d prefer to go down an adventurous route, you can also try role-playing games.  For example, if you prefer a simple board game experience, you might enjoy something like Sorry! or Trouble. If you’re more interested in strategy, then Settlers of Catan or Monopoly might be a great option. Card games are always a great option to play with friends. Try playing Trash, Slap Jack, Egyptian Rat Screw, War, or other fun games! Try solving a jigsaw puzzle if you’d prefer to spend some time alone.

SUMMARY: Host a fun party Invite your friends over for a movie night. Start a garage or bake sale in your neighborhood. Dye Assemble a scrapbook of your best memories. Create a vlog to document your summer. Play card or board games at home.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: . Give your favorite baked goods a colorful twist by making them tie-dyed. You can give the batter rainbow hues or create a colorful frosting for the top. . This is a great opportunity to make fun paper for crafts and cards. Use the simple process of tie dying on your favorite cardstock or construction paper to create a fun colorful effect. . Your nails will be attracting compliments left and right with a tie dye makeover. Try one of two different methods to create a tie dyed swirl using your favorite nail polish. reate a tie dye effect in photoshop. If you want to add a colorful tie dye to your graphic designs, learn how to create the effect in photoshop. With a few steps, you'll be on your way to adding a rainbow background to all of your handmade graphics.

SUMMARY: Make tie dye cupcakes Make tie dye paper Try tie dying your nails .


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Try not to eat anything different to what you would usually eat. If you normally eat two slices of toast with jam and marmalade and one egg, eat just that on the morning of your event. If you're swimming in the afternoon, eat a big breakfast and a light lunch. If you are swimming in the morning, eat a light breakfast and eat a big lunch'. Eat one or two hours before the event. Bananas, crackers, and plain toast with no butter / in modest amounts are good food. The best foods are pasta, cereals, bagels, breads, fruits, and vegetables. These are out of the stomach in two hours, therefore should not be eaten more than three hours before swimming or they could override the energy in time for the race.  Bananas are great because they have potassium which makes you more resistant to fatigue. Remember, no sugar. If you have school, do not rush between classes. Take your time walking up and down the stairs. Do not over-exert yourself, save your energy for the race. Don't put Fastskins on until after warm up and you are dry. Be sure you have water and healthy snacks. If you are swimming both trials and finals, you are going to need up to five towels; however, you can hang up your towels to dry to save space in your bag. Remember, it takes 30 minutes to soak in. You don't want goggle tans, that's for certain. Plug in your iPod or phone and listen to your favorite mix of tunes. Dance if you want but don't wear yourself out. Electrolyte drinks and water are the best liquids. Many people think that Gatorade is good but it is high in sugar. Only drink this five minutes before an event. Drink plenty throughout the day and during the meet. Lack of liquids do affect your performance as well, even before you feel thirsty. But make sure to go pee before you swim!

SUMMARY: Eat a light breakfast such as a bowl of cereal and a banana, or an energy bar if you're swimming a morning event. Rest. Put on your bathing suit right before you leave and gather your stuff for the meet. Put on sunscreen if outside. Listen to some good pump up music. Drink plenty of liquids.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: To comb your hair straight, you will need to use a medium or fine-toothed comb, depending on the thickness of your hair. This method is good if you will have some time to keep combing your hair until it dries.  Keep in mind that this method will only work on straight or wavy hair. For example, if you are going to be riding in a car or bus for a while, then you might want to try combing your hair straight. You can also use a brush if you prefer, but it might result in wavier hair.

SUMMARY:
Get a medium or fine-toothed comb.