
Long live summer y’all! It is here, and we sure got quite the start on it just within our first 2 weeks. We have maybe 10 more things on our list. We were a little ambitious and excited, what can I say?! If you’re looking for some fun ideas to do with your kids and the family, check out my summer bucket list below and let me know what you get crossed off. Happy summer bucket listing!
- Go hiking
- Go camping
- Get ice cream from an ice cream truck
- Go to the splash pad
- Go tubing at the lake
- Go swimming at the pool
- Go the movies
- Make lemonade
- Go to the zoo
- Go on a picnic
- Go to the park
- Make a fort
- Go on a family bike ride
- Have a movie night at home
- Watch fireworks
- Have a board game night
- Pick flowers from your yard together to fill up a vase
- Have a family talent show
- Watch the sunset together
- Have a pajama day at home
- Visit your local farmers market together
- Go by your local library
- Make a pallet and snuggle together
- Have a family slumber party
- Make chalk art outside
- Have a water balloon fight
- Go 4wheeler riding
- Eat watermelon
- Cook together
- Get snowcones
- Visit a waterpark
- Make s’mores
- Play in the sand
- Paint outdoors together
- Have a yes day
- Visit a museum
- Go to an outdoor concert
- Visit an aquarium
- Go bowling together
- Go to your local fair
- Visit your local botanic garden
- Go fishing
- Watch a baseball game
- Go on a family dinner date
- Have an ice cream bar party
- Have a cookout
- Go to the beach
- Take a day trip to one new place
- Create your own scavenger hunt in the yard.
- Play frisbee.
- Make a slip n slide in the backyard.
- Have a dance party in the living room.
- Make jewelry together.
- Go kayaking or canooing.
- Fly a kite.
- Climb a tree.
- Play flashlight tag.
- Visit an amusement park.
- Visit a national park.
- Learn to water ski.
- Plant a garden.
- Go paddleboarding.
- Eat watermelon.
- Visit a new park.
- Play in the rain.
- Pick your own fruit from a farm.
- Skip rocks on the water.
- Go to a summer camp.
- Make popsicles at home.
- Stargaze in your backyard.
- Go camping in your living room.
- Have a campfire.
- Collect sea shells.
- Bake cookies together.
- Put up a bird feeder.
- Volunteer.
- Have a pizza night.
- Play miniature golf.
- Tie dye shirts
- Relax in a hammock.
- Do yoga together outside
- Visit a waterfall.
- Make a summer playlist.
- Stay in a cabin.
- Make a fruit smoothie at home.
- Go glamping.
- Look for lightning bugs.
- Collect leaves and identify the trees.
- Go ziplining.
- Ride the waverunner.
- Go boating.
- Take candid summer family photos that show off your children’s personalities.
- Bake treats for a neighbor and deliver to them.
- Let your kids help plan your next family vacation.
- Hula hoop or jump rope.
- Paint rocks.
- Play in the sprinklers.
- Go on a road trip.
- Go hot tubbing.
- Try a new craft.
What are your plans this summer? What unique ideas do you have that I should add to my list?

Great list!