101 Family Summer Bucket List Ideas & Printable

These 2022 summer bucket list ideas (and free printable template) are perfect things to do in the summer with preschoolers, kids, teenagers, & adults – the whole family! 

Like it or not, summer's here! My kids are already out of school, and I would be that if your kids aren't out yet, they will be shortly. What memories is your family going to make this summer?

We've got a few fun things to do in the summer with our family. I'm not really a big summer planner – I just kind of like to let it organically happen – but what harm is there in brainstorming a few fun things to keep the summer interesting in those down times? I love the idea of a summer bucket list – it's an easy way to pick out quick and fun things to do as a family over the next few months.

If you're a little stumped in the summer fun department, I've got you covered! Here are 101 ideas for what you can do with your family (from toddlers to teens) this summer. And, scan down to the bottom for your free list printable!

101 Summer Bucket List Ideas

1. Take a hike
2. Go berry picking
3. Make homemade ice cream
4. Volunteer at a local soup kitchen
5. Put your toes in the ocean
6. Stay in your pajamas all day
7. Learn 10 new things
8. Go an entire day without electronics
9. Make your own popsicles
10. Have an indoor picnic
11. Grow your own vegetables
12. Mail a letter to a school friend
13. Watch a sunset (or even a sunrise)
14. Make s'mores
15. Catch a firefly
16. Cook dinner over a campfire
17. Go to a skating rink
18. Stay up all night
19. Let kids pick food for one day
20. Have an at home movie day
21. Keep a summer journal
22. Go to the zoo
23. Pay for the car behind you in a drive-thru
24. Take a new picture every day
25. Paint your parents' toenails
26. Make a sidewalk chalk mural
27. Have a water balloon fight
28. Read a new book
29. Go to a theme park
30. Learn how to ride a bike
31. Be a tourist in your own town for a day
32. Learn a new sport
33. Pick a bouquet of flowers
34. Bake a pie with fresh fruit
35. Have a family wiffle ball game
36. Set up a lemonade stand
37. Have a sleepover
38. Complete a family DIY home project
39. Find 10 toys to donate to charity
40. Go to an aquarium
41. Tie dye t-shirts
42. Run through the sprinklers
43. Have a family silly string battle
44. Go stargazing
45. Travel to a new city
46. Visit the library
47. Have kids cook dinner (with adult help/supervision)
48. Do yoga as a family
49. Make a blanket fort

More Things To Do In The Summer

50. Make cookies for neighbors
51. Go to a farmer's market
52. Play miniature golf
53. Make fresh lemonade
54. Build a huge sandcastle
55. Attend a camp (or volunteer as a counselor)
56. Redecorate your room
57. Start a leaf collection
58. Eat a food truck dinner
59. Hide a kindness rock in your town
60. Get a temporary tattoo
61. Ride in a boat
62. Build a huge puzzle as a family
63. Donate outgrown clothing
64. Fly a kite
65. Make root beer floats
66. Bury a time capsule
67. Make a goal for next school year
68. Get ice cream from an ice cream truck
69. Have a family game night
70. Camp in the backyard
71. Have a spa day
72. Go geocaching
73. Build a bird feeder
74. Try a new kind of food
75. Wash the car
76. Make a summer playlist
77. Learn how to knit/sew
78. Feed the ducks
79. Make homemade pizzas
80. Make a new friend
81. Stay up for 24 hours straight
82. Volunteer at an animal shelter
83. Go to a live concert
84. Eat a sno cone
85. Teach parents one of your favorite video games
86. Blow bubbles
87. Have a dance party
88. Finger paint
89. Play with play doh
90. Complete an art project
91. Go fishing
92. Eat a watermelon
93. Trace your family tree
94. Go to a drive-in movie
95. Take a family walk around the neighborhood
96. Parents say yes for a whole day
97. Donate to (or start a) community mini library
98. Make a school year memory book
99. Play in a pool
100. Jump in puddles
101. Have a scavenger hunt

Free Summer Bucket List Printable

And, of course, I have a pretty printable to organize all of your summer fun!

You can click here to download your free copy of the printable you see above. I (purposely) made this to match my summer kids' chore chart and school year memories label – I think it's kind of fun to coordinate all of these kid-related printables. This is the perfect list to display on a fridge or bulletin board and check off as you accomplish all of those summer to-dos.

Happy summer, friends! Click here if you need a few ideas for summer chore chart/home organization – I've got a few go-to ideas I use each year.