The Ultimate Summer Bucket List for the Family • The Pinning Mama

With school ending I’m feeling the rush of “what are we going to do all summer?” Look no further, I’ve created a bucket list for your family to enjoy throughout the summer. This bucket list will help alleviate boredom from your kids. When they ask what they can do or tell you they are bored… send them to the bucket list. My kids can’t wait to pull a activity out of the jar when it is their turn.

A few fun ideas to do with these lists are copy all of the ideas onto a paper, cut them up and place in a jar. Each time your kids are bored or looking for something to do they could choose a paper out of the jar. You could also put the ideas on popsicle sticks in a jar. Another idea would be to place the activities on a chart, hang it up, and place a sticker next to each activity you have checked off. I warned my kids that we would not be able to get everything on our list but we would try to accomplish as much as we could. Having activities to do helps force us to spend time as a family, which is always a huge bonus.

Summer Bucket List

Run through sprinklers
Jump on a trampoline
Ride bikes
Get ice cream
Blow bubbles
Eat watermelon
Go to the zoo
Make s’mores
Have a picnic
Go camping
Have a scavenger hunt
Go to a water park
Play tag with friends
Eat a snowcone
Go to the Library
Make fresh lemonade
Blow bubbles
Create a masterpiece with side walk chalk
Play on a slip-n-slide
Go to the beach
Stargaze
Paint rocks
Watch fireworks
Have a water ballon fight
Collect seashells
Watch the sunrise
Watch the sunset
Paint with flowers
Play mini-golf
Ride bikes
Run through the sprinklers
Build bird feeders
Wash the car in your driveway
Fly a kite
Go to an amusement park
Go for a hike
Climb a tree
Play tag with friends
Make homemade ice cream
Go to a Drive-in movie
Make home made popsicles
Build a fort
Make tie-dyed shirts
Go bowling
Play hopscotch
Go to a baseball game
Make homemade pizza’s on the grill
Catch fireflies
Go fishing
Plant a garden
Have a slumber party
Stay up late watching movies
Game night
Visit a children’s museum
Write a letter to someone who doesn’t live close by
Nerf gun war outside
Learn how to cook their favorite food
Listen to an audio book
Go berry picking
Go to an aquarium

A few of these takes a bit more money and planning but most are pretty simple and easy to do. Someone told me the other day that we only get 18 summers with our kids at home…… that made me a bit sad. So I decided that I’m going to try and make the most of each and every summer we have together.