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
- Take a hike
- Go berry picking
- Make homemade ice cream
- Volunteer at a local soup kitchen
- Put your toes in the ocean
- Stay in your pajamas all day
- Learn 10 new things
- Go an entire day without electronics
- Make your own popsicles
- Have an indoor picnic
- Grow your own vegetables
- Mail a letter to a school friend
- Watch a sunset (or even a sunrise)
- Make s'mores
- Catch a firefly
- Cook dinner over a campfire
- Go to a skating rink
- Stay up all night
- Let kids pick food for one day
- Have an at home movie day
- Keep a summer journal
- Go to the zoo
- Pay for the car behind you in a drive-thru
- Take a new picture every day
- Paint your parents' toenails
- Make a sidewalk chalk mural
- Have a water balloon fight
- Read a new book
- Go to a theme park
- Learn how to ride a bike
- Be a tourist in your own town for a day
- Learn a new sport
- Pick a bouquet of flowers
- Bake a pie with fresh fruit
- Have a family wiffle ball game
- Set up a lemonade stand
- Have a sleepover
- Complete a family DIY home project
- Find 10 toys to donate to charity
- Go to an aquarium
- Tie dye t-shirts
- Run through the sprinklers
- Have a family silly string battle
- Go stargazing
- Travel to a new city
- Visit the library
- Have kids cook dinner (with adult help/supervision)
- Do yoga as a family
- Make a blanket fort
More Things To Do In The Summer
- Make cookies for neighbors
- Go to a farmer's market
- Play miniature golf
- Make fresh lemonade
- Build a huge sandcastle
- Attend a camp (or volunteer as a counselor)
- Redecorate your room
- Start a leaf collection
- Eat a food truck dinner
- Hide a kindness rock in your town
- Get a temporary tattoo
- Ride in a boat
- Build a huge puzzle as a family
- Donate outgrown clothing
- Fly a kite
- Make root beer floats
- Bury a time capsule
- Make a goal for next school year
- Get ice cream from an ice cream truck
- Have a family game night
- Camp in the backyard
- Have a spa day
- Go geocaching
- Build a bird feeder
- Try a new kind of food
- Wash the car
- Make a summer playlist
- Learn how to knit/sew
- Feed the ducks
- Make homemade pizzas
- Make a new friend
- Stay up for 24 hours straight
- Volunteer at an animal shelter
- Go to a live concert
- Eat a sno cone
- Teach parents one of your favorite video games
- Blow bubbles
- Have a dance party
- Finger paint
- Play with play doh
- Complete an art project
- Go fishing
- Eat a watermelon
- Trace your family tree
- Go to a drive-in movie
- Take a family walk around the neighborhood
- Parents say yes for a whole day
- Donate to (or start a) community mini library
- Make a school year memory book
- Play in a pool
- Jump in puddles
- 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.
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These are some wonderful ideas. I like how they are all connected with creating last memories.
This is a great list! My kids would have loved a list like this when they were younger. . . summer days can too easily devolve into doing nothing.
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