Students' ideas for having fun naturally. Seventh-graders in Felton, California, were asked to make a list of reasons why someone might use drugs. Students responded: boredom, fear, curiosity, escape, family problems, peer pressure, etc., and stated that everyone experiences these at one time or another. Then students were asked how they might deal with these things without using drugs, and this list was compiled.

• Play a game
• Take a bath
• Go for a walk
• Eat
• Buy something
• Get a job
• Listen to music
• Build a snowman
• Go skating
• Cook a meal
• Dance
• Talk on the phone
• Ride a bike
• Sing
• Go to a movie
• Get a make-over
• Play basketball
• Take a shower
• Have a party
• Get a haircut
• Chop some wood
• Build something
• Go to a sports game
• Sit and think
• Visit neighbors
• Play with your cat
• Window shop
• Go to the park
• Watch the sky
• Climb a tree
• Clean your room
• Smell some flowers
• Go skiing
• Play pool
• Go sledding
• Plant a garden
• Milk a cow or goat
• Feed the animals
• Go horseback riding
• Paint your room
• Wash your clothes
• Run through the sprinklers
• Go swimming
• Go sailing
• Ride a motorcycle
• Be with a friend
• Make up a joke
• Do an art project
• Learn to play an instrument
• Go fishing
• Clean the fish bowl
• Invent something
• Volunteer for a charity
• Go to the beach
• Start a collection
• Wash the car
• Go to an amusement park
• Dress up
• Swing on a park swing
• Plan a picnic
• Buy someone a present
• Go for a drive
• Do your homework
• Have a slumber party
• Sew
• Talk to a friend
• Start a club
• Crochet or knit
• Visit your grandmother
• Go sky diving
• Work a puzzle
• Doodle
• Lift weights
• Play cards
• Be nice to your brother or sister
• Write a note to a friend
• Go hiking
• Rent a video
• Make a video
• Write a book or story
• Make weird noises
• Go skateboarding
• Hang out with friends
• Run
• Start a hobby
• Build a secret fort
• Bake something
• Write a song or poem
• Fix something that's broken
• Play on the computer
• Lie in the grass
• Take pictures
• Talk to your parents
• Sit by the river
• Have a pillow fight
• Play miniature golf
• Go bowling
• Walk your dog
• Iron a shirt
• Read a book
• Hug someone