It’s summertime: the weather is nice, the kids are out of school, and there is a world of opportunity for fun. It’s the perfect time to make a summer fun bucket list to get your family’s summer adventures heading in the right direction. Here are 50 ideas to get your bucket list started.
- Run a lemonade stand with your children – you can donate the proceeds to charity!
- Build a sand castle.
- Have a water balloon fight.
- Dance in the rain. Have towels warming in the dryer for when you are done.
- Go to a baseball game.
- Have a mother-daughter spa day, either with your mother or with your daughter – or both!
- Have a picnic by the beach/lake.
- Explore a neighboring town you’ve never been to.
- Go on a family bike ride.
- Pick berries.
- Play jump rope or hopscotch with your kids.
- Make homemade lemonade. Check out our recipe for homemade fruit lemonades!
- Have a one-on-one date with each of your children. Take them for ice cream or to the bookstore to pick out a new book.
- Go on a nature walk and learn about plants.
- Set up a scavenger hunt for your children.
- Fly kites.
- Ride a ferris wheel.
- Host a BBQ for your family & friends.
- Go roller skating.
- Run through sprinklers with your children.
- Have a family game night complete with snacks and prizes.
- Play with sidewalk chalk or DIY sidewalk chalk paint.
- Turn off all the lights and watch a thunderstorm.
- Go on a boat ride.
- Light sparklers.
- Catch fireflies.
- Make and deliver treats to your neighbors.
- Have an ice cream sundae party.
- Walk (or run) a 5K race with your family.
- Visit a farmer’s market.
- Visit a local farm or petting zoo.
- Go to a drive-in theatre or outdoor movie.
- Sleep in a tent in the backyard.
- Play miniature golf.
- Try cardboard sledding down a grassy hill.
- Hang a bird feeder in your backyard and watch your feathered friends visit.
- Go camping.
- Have your kids plan and make dinner one night (with your supervision, of course).
- Have slip-n-slide races in the backyard.
- Roast marshmallows and make s’mores.
- Grow a garden or plant some new flowers.
- Play frisbee on a beach.
- Stay up late and star gaze. Watch for shooting stars.
- Attend an outdoor music event.
- Visit a park that you’ve never been to.
- Buy your kids a treat from an ice cream truck.
- Go bowling.
- Volunteer as a family for a local charity.
- Unplug for one full day (no TV, computer, tablet, or cell phone).
- Visit a local lake or pond and feed the ducks.
Ideas for Keeping Track of Your Summer Bucket List
- Buy a large chalkboard and write your list in bright, summery colored chalk. Better yet, paint a chalkboard wall and write it there! Cross items off as you go.
- Write each item on a scrap of paper, or a popsicle stick, and put them all in a jar. Draw one or more out at the start of the week to determine what your family is going to do next.
- Post-its! Write each item on a Post-It note and stick them on the fridge, a wall, or a cork board. Pull one off each time you complete that item.
- Make a Summer Bucket List banner. Write each item on a fun piece of scrapbook paper and use clothespin to pin them to a string and hang on the wall.
- Take photos of each bucket list item you complete! At the end of summer you can make a special Summer Bucket List photo album.
For more ideas on making the most of your summer, check out Five Ways To Enjoy a Staycation.
Photo Credit: The Art of Making a Baby, The Memoirs of Megan, Dreams To Do
Awesome, thanks this definitely gave me some ideas:)