50 Summer Bucket List Ideas for Kids
It’s easy to let summer slip away in “Not today’s” or “Maybe next weeks,” but as parents, we get so few precious summers with our kids, that it’s so important to make the most of the time we have. In this post, you will find 50 fun, frugal, an intentional ideas on how to engage and connect with your kids and enjoy summer as a family!
50 Fun and Cheap Summer Bucket List Ideas to Try With Kids
When I was a kid I spent most of my summer days outside. Even though I was a big reader and thought curling up on the couch made a perfect day, I was outside a lot. Why? my mom kicked me outside, and she LOCKED the door. I had to find places to go and things to do. Can you relate?
As a mom I worry when my kids don't want to be outside too. With eight kids at home sometimes I hear, “I'm bored.” This means two things: 1. “Mom, entertain me” or 2. “Mom, I want to play on my tablet/watch TV.”
Even though I haven't tried it on my kids, I understand why my mom locked me out. Summer days are perfect for connecting with God in nature and with each other. That doesn't happen glued to the electronics.
How to Make A Summer Bucket List with Kids
Here are fifty summer bucket list ideas of your kids. Cut out the options and put them in a bucket. Pull out one each day. Or pick your top ten favorite things to do before summer ends.
Don't just think of them as activities to mark off a list. Instead, be diligent to use these ideas to connect with God in nature and connect with friends and family. As you do you're creating wonderful summer memories!
50 Summer Bucket List Ideas for Kids
Pick berries
Make a bird feeder from pinecones, peanut butter and bird seed
Start a bug collection
Visit a farm
Throw rocks in a pond
Walk through a forest
Visit a nature museum
Photograph rainbows
Roast marshmallows
Visit an aquarium
Hike a trail
Catch frogs and lizards
Record bird calls
Chase fireflies
Go fishing
Plant a garden
Build a fort
Visit a start park
Paint rocks
Visit the zoo
Make a craft from popsicle sticks and glue
Feed the squirrels
Start a nature journal
Collect sea shells
Build a sand castle
Go on a picnic
Splash in puddles
Dance in the rain
Dig up worms
Have a water fight
Make mud pies
Collect pinecones
Build a fairy house
Draw a tree
Chart phases of the moon
Make a nature scavenger hunt
Feed some ducks
Blow dandelions
Dig a hole
Collect acorns
Mimic a bird song
Make a flower crown
Follow an ant trail
Roll down a hill
Write a nature poem
Smell flowers
Every summer day you experience together is like a story tucked away in your child's heart. Make yours full of laughter and togetherness!
What about you? What is left on your summer bucket list?
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Blessings,
Tricia Goyer
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