69 Ideas for a summer bucket list your kids will love
Kids long for the summer school break all year long. But what are they going to do with all those glorious hours of free time?
Whilst it’s good to allow kids to get bored, it’s also quite useful to share a summer bucket list of ideas to spark their imaginations.
This list has ideas that work for school age kids through to teens.
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The ultimate super fun in the sun summer bucket list
- Do a summer reading challenge
- Go rollerskating
- Learn skateboard tricks
- Sow vegetable seeds and nuture them
- Keep a summer journal
- Create a family picture wall diary
- Keep a summer scrapbook
- Learn how to use a camera
- Start a nature collection
- Bake cookies every week
- Set a sporting target
- Write a story book
- Build a den
- Raise caterpillars
- Grow crystals
- Go GeoCaching
- Raise money for charity
- Hold a garage sale
- Create a local kids newspaper
- Research your family tree
- Create a star chart
- Build a go-cart
- Write and film a movie
- Keep a nature journal
- Volunteer in the community
- Make popsicles
- Blow bubbles
- Go to the beach
- Toast marshmallows
- Make a campfire
- Have a picnic
- Ride a bike
- Read a series of books
- Fly a kite
- Go fishing
- Make pizza
- Go to the zoo
- Make a suncatcher
- Paint rocks to leave at the park
- Curate a family movie night
- Play volleyball
- Make ice cream in a bag
- Go berry picking
- Have a sleepover
- Make friendship bracelets
- Have a pool party
- Collect shells at the beach
- Catch fireflies
- Have a dance party
- Have a backyard campout
- Make fresh fruit gummies
- Have a water balloon fight
- Build a fort
- Make a candy salad
- Make s’mores
- Visit a water park
- Go for a hike
- Run barefoot in the grass
- Make water gun art
- Use a jump rope
- Gaze at the stars
- Visit the aquarium
- Make lemonade
- Play frisbee
- Make slime
- Go to a drive-in movie
- Make puppets and do a show
- Host a talent show
- Visit a museum
Also read: 30 Summer Bucket List Ideas That Feel Like Everything (Low Key, Low Cost)
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