Sometimes summer vacation just seems to fly by – other times it seems to be never-ending . This year, help your child organize and manage their time by creating a Summer Bucket List of things that would make their summer more fun and memorable.
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Summer Bucket List Ideas
Create a new list each summer as a cute way to keep track of the fun times that were had. Each year children can add new and different suggestions to their list. This will also help with the ‘I’m bored’ and ‘I didn’t do anything fun this summer’ comments that kids are prone to make.
If you are keeping a School Memory Book, add their Summer Bucket List to the binder.
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Your Personalized Summer Bucket List
Start by printing off a copy of the Summer Bucket List printout. You can use plain white printer paper but, I’ve found that pastel printer paper is a nice way to distinguish it from school work.
There are several options on adding to the list. A complete list of ideas and activities can be listed at the beginning of the summer, then checked off once completed. Another suggestion is to add completed activities to the list as the summer progresses. Either way it is a great tool for adding a little structure back into your child’s free time.
- Go to the Library
- Plant a garden
- Put on a play or puppet show
- Go someplace new
- Make a fort
- Learn a new game
- Fly a kite
- Organize a bike parade
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- Do a jigsaw puzzle
- Write a short story
- Go fishing
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More Ideas
- Use this bucket list can be used as a reading log.
- Punch holes in the papers so that they can be kept organized in a 3-ring binder.
- To keep kids occupied on long road trips or an airplane, be sure to check out Car Games for Kids and 30 Tips for Traveling with Kids.
