17 Outdoor Activities That Instantly Mean It's Summer In Australia

    Sun, sand, surf and slip 'n' slides!

    Dean Nye
    by Dean Nye

    BuzzFeed Staff, Australia

    1. Backyard slip 'n' slides...

    2. Getting stained for the sake of stuffing your face with mulberries...

    3. ...and then collecting the mulberry leaves for the silkworms for school.

    4. Endless water balloon fights with your mates...

    5. ...or soaking in a shell pool.

    6. Dancing around the backyard sprinkler.

    7. Putting up a tent out the back and having friends stay over.

    8. Collecting cicada shells.

    9. Playing a game of beach cricket...

    10. ...before feasting on an early dinner of fish and chips.

    11. Eating a big slice of watermelon...

    12. ...or getting messy with a mango.

    13. Dodging the thousands of bindis that would cover your lawn.

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    14. Finding the closest body of water to skim rocks across...

    15. ...and then if you were game enough, throwing yourself into the water!

    16. Eating a chocolate paddle pop before it completely melts...

    17. ...or chasing down a Mr Whippy van for a chocloate dipped icecream.

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