Summer is coming and this is the time of year that our family starts putting together our summer wishlist/bucket list. Here are 171 ideas that we’ve come up with that might help your family jump-start your own summer bucket list!
- Read a book
- Put on a play
- See a play
- Build with LEGO
- Build a card house
- Make a Rube Goldberg machine
- go to a playground
- do a science experiment
- go to a zoo
- make a lapbook
- make homemade lemonade
- sell lemonade
- go geocaching
- eat ice cream
- make ice cream
- blow bubbles
- colour a picture
- watch fireworks
- go to a splash pad
- go swimming
- jump through a sprinkler
- visit a farmer’s market
- pick your own strawberries
- play a game of soccer
- play a game of baseball
- jump on a trampoline
- bake muffins
- bake a giant cookie
- plant a garden
- hit golf balls
- mini-putt
- play a card game
- play a board game
- play charades
- go fishing
- catch butterflies with a net
- stargaze
- camp out
- roast marshmallows
- sing a song
- tour a farm
- make something out of recycling
- make Popsicles
- send someone a homemade card
- have a picnic
- make a smoothie
- go to the beach
- build a sandcastle
- make a road for toy cars
- sew something
- bob for apples
- go to a community event
- do a read-a-thon
- have a scavenger hunt
- make bracelets
- cook together
- have a water balloon fight
- have an un-birthday party
- try a new ethnic food
- paint a picture
- visit an art gallery
- visit a museum
- fly a kite
- make a stop motion video
- make something out of duct tape
- do an obstacle course
- wash the car
- play tag
- climb a tree
- play a musical instrument
- whittle
- have a garage sale
- window shop at a local store
- read comic books
- make superhero capes & help people
- bug hunt
- birdwatch
- do leaf rubbings
- build a fort
- roll down a hill
- go orienteering
- make and use a sling
- run around a track
- bake some bread
- take apart an old small appliance
- try woodworking
- design a new book cover for your fave book
- learn how to tie knots
- design a musical instrument
- learn a magic trick
- throw a circus
- learn first aid
- look for shapes in the clouds
- make something out of origami
- take self-portraits
- make a clay bowl
- tell funny jokes
- make sock puppets
- make a model car
- drive a remote controlled device
- make a rocket
- go for a boat ride
- make a greenhouse garden
- Ride on a go kart
- go down a waterslide
- track animals in the woods
- finger knit
- write a story
- discover your town’s history
- talk to a family elder about childhood memories
- create a time capsule
- play frisbee
- go bowling
- watch a little league game
- stay up all night
- play hopscotch
- draw with sidewalk chalk
- make playdough
- make glowstick lanterns
- do tye-dye
- backwards day
- get your face painted
- play hide and seek
- have a fondue night
- make paper airplanes
- make a pet rock
- drink root beer floats
- go rollerskating
- do a puzzle
- play in the mud
- jump in puddles
- go on a spontaneous road trip
- go for a bike ride
- feed some birds
- go to a fair
- have a watermelon seed spitting contest
- make cardboard weapons/shields and have a battle
- go to a concert in a park
- do some Random Acts of Kindness
- collect food for the food bank
- go to the library
- make a pizza box solar oven
- watch a sunset
- draw on the windows w/ window markers
- make paper dolls
- do a paper-mache project
- make garden stepping stones
- make a marble run
- make a vinegar & baking soda volcano
- have a pillow fight
- have a PJ day
- have a dance party
- go to yard sales
- make a marshmallow & toothpick sculpture
- put on a puppet show
- play capture the flag
- have a whipped cream fight
- use a photo booth
- skip rocks
- go for a horse ride
- ride on a train
- Send out and follow the adventures of a Flat Stanley
- make something from a big box
- have a banana split
- have a marshmallow gun fight
- bean bag toss
- have a sock ball fight
- pop popcorn on the stove
- pick wildflowers
- visit a historical re-enactment event
- hold a backyard summer Olympics
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Lisa Marie Fletcher is a mom of 5 with 15+ years of homeschooling experience. She started The Canadian Homeschooler in 2010 as a way to support the homeschooling community in Canada.
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You have inspired me! Time to make our list of summer goals!