Starting a prayer to play back Dibs … who ’s with me ?

After a long few months of hibernation, summer is finally here! And I don’t know about you, but every time summer comes around, I start thinking about what the season felt like as a kid.

So, I decided to compile some classic Canadian summer memories in case you’re looking for a bit of sunny nostalgia.

1.Eating Dibs straight out of the freezer (before they sadly got discontinued).

2.Spending your nights watching Popcorn Pix movies on Family Channel.

3.Witnessing the iconic release ofHigh School Musical 2in 2007, and just wishing you could spend your summer at Lava Springs like Ryan and Sharpay.

4.Getting excited to eat freezies, only to struggle to open them every time and cut the inside of your mouth.

5.Making countless bracelets and lanyards with boondoggle — perhaps you were a wizard at learning new stitches.

6.Having to wait until June for warm weather to actually arrive.

7.And when summer weather did finally arrive, spending all day sweating in class because of the lack of AC.

8.Getting your summer reading list for school, and just knowing you won’t touch any of the books on that list.

9.Eating bowls upon bowls of Munchies and Bits and Bites as a snack by the pool, and ranking your favorite parts of each mix in your head.

10.Running to catch theice creamtruck every day, and feeling immense joy when you saw it driving around your city.

11.Lounging in Muskoka for at least one weekend per summer…

12.…and grabbing a Webers burger on the way, of course.

13.Spending hours swimming in the lake, no matter how freezing it was…

14.…or spending long hours at friends' houses to use their pools, if you didn’t have one yourself.

15.And when you weren’t swimming, you probably spent many days making keychains with Perler beads, only for the wind to knock them over.

16.Listening to hidden-gem Canadian artists like Simple Plan and Shawn Desman with the windows down, feeling all the summer vibes.

17.Taking road trips with your parents only to fight with your siblings in the car, and for Ontario kids, stopping at ONRoutes along the way.

18.Getting Kawartha Dairy ice cream whenever you could, because it’s simply the best.

19.Begging your parents to let you go to MarineLand, and singing the theme song all day long.

20.Wearing the kids Banana Boat sunscreen, and constantly smelling like it regardless of how recently you put it on.

21.And finally, getting excited to shop for new school supplies at Staples in late August.

Any other Canadian summer memories we missed? Share them down below, and be sure to follow BuzzFeed Canada onInstagramandTikTok!

Liked this list? Well, there’s more! Check out the summer edition ofTHE LIST— BuzzFeed Canada’s collection of summer lists that’ll help you make the most of the season. From movies to music to road trip recs and AI fun — dive intoTHE LIST here.

Animated clock with fast-moving hands indicating the passage of time

Woman playing piano and singing, expressing emotion, from a film scene

A Nestlé Dibs ice cream container showing bite-sized frozen snacks

Baseball players on the field with one in mid-pitching motion and others in varied positions

Handmade bracelets with various patterns on a surface

Person in winter gear walks a dog on a snow-covered street

Girl with glasses leans on table, looking at a stationary fan in a classroom environment

Two children reading books in a library aisle

Children running towards an ice cream truck with a driver leaning out

Wooden dock with two red chairs overlooking a calm lake, surrounded by greenery, no persons visible

Two people jumping off a dock into a lake with mountains in the background

Person splashing into a pool near a pool float, with onlookers by a house in the background

Child making crafts with colorful beads, various bead figures visible on the table

Man in cap gesturing number one, with a tour setlist text overlay

Person from behind looking towards a food court with various eateries and seated patrons

Person in a jacket looking at ice cream in a freezer at a store

Two dolphins swimming near the water's surface in a pool

Two Banana Boat Kids sunscreen tubes with SPF 60, pediatrician tested, water-resistant

Interior of a Staples store with promotional signs for work and learning products

BuzzFeed's "The List" cover featuring various lists, titles including "Single Songs of the Summer," "Definitive List of 12," and "Music Rewind: Throwback Essentials."