This week is all about summer time preparations. Because I’m not the best at coming up with stuff to do on the spot, I have created a ‘Summer Bucket List’. Our family goal is to complete all 92 items by the end of summer break. We have a fun chart that will show us how close we are to our goal and I have posted our check list in the loft area, so the whole family can see it. I will keep you guys updated on how our bucket list is going and I want you to let us know how you are doing on yours! We will be using the hashtags: #summerbucketlist #carveawatermelon (or whichever item you completed) & #jessiethetherapist Here is our checklist, so feel free to take it and modify it for your family.
Summer Bucket List 2017!
- Carve a Watermelon
- Paint Fingernail with glitter
- Eat lunch at the Zoo
- Go to a movie
- Have a movie night at home
- Make your own ice cream
- Make a summer fun video
- Drink a full gallon of water in a day
- Go to a water park
- Go swimming (a lot)
- Play in a Family games tournament
- Celebrate Strawberry Days!
- Go to a beach
- Go to a lake for an afternoon
- Get a surf shirt
- Light up the night- have fun with glow sticks, glow in the dark nail polish, serve drinks with glowing cups, put glow sticks in flower vases, etc.
- Call someone you haven’t talked to for a while
- Make strawberry tea
- Ride bikes
- Experiment with different popcorn flavors
- Play musical instruments as a family
- Read a ‘beach read’
- Go to a yard sale
- Go camping
- Make a sea glass craft (windchimes?)
- Have dinner outside
- Make tomato/basil/balsamic vinegar/cheese appetizers
- Ride an old-timey merry go round
- Go to a parade (dress for the occasion)
- Tons of fun on the 4th of July!!!!
- No car for a whole day
- Go draw with chalk
- Go natural for a full day
- Snooze outside
- Play in sand
- Go pick and eat farm fresh foods
- Stretch and breathe with the Sunrise
- Take a bunch of silly photos with props
- Play tic-tac-toe (get creative)
- Celebrate Blueberries!!!!
- Create Canvas swim bags that each kiddo personalizes
- Make special coasters for your outdoor eating
- Go have a cooler lunch picnic
- Go pick up litter as a family
- Hang garden lights on the balcony for dinner
- Eat a seafood meal
- Honor a lighthouse (August 7th) maybe a craft or something
- Go to Raspberry Days in Bear Lake <3
- Be a flower child!- flowers in hair, hippie clothing,etc.
- Learn how we are impacting our environment and do something to help
- Send someone a postcard
- Eat a Crab
- Have a spa day
- Plant a plant in a pot (extra points if you paint the pots first)
- Dye or paint a tshirt
- Make a meal made of only things you have grown
- Go buy a special book for each kiddo and read it as a group (rainy day)
- Spend a whole day as a royal family (crowns and accents are a must)
- Go get ice cream somewhere you have never been
- Lay out a blanket and look at the stars
- Make a map of your neighborhood
- Tour a candy factory
- Do a treasure hunt
- Make homemade salsa
- Feed the ducks
- Have a BBQ at a lake
- Play Hopscotch
- Watch Fireworks
- Visit a farm
- Decorate bikes with streamers
- Make (or walk to) shaved ice
- Make cookies
- Have a craft night
- Visit an amusement park
- Go on a hike
- Fly a kite
- Visit the aquarium
- Go Bowling
- Try a new food
- Do a science experiment
- Make Milk shakes
- Have a tea party (teddy bear picnic)
- Play baseball
- Go to a baseball game (eat wonderful food)
- Go apple picking
- Paint with watercolors
- Visit the fire station in uniform (hats & coats)
- Make smores
- Otter Pops at pool
- Play catch or frisbee
- Go on a boat ride
- Make Unicorn Shakes!
My Challenge to you: Make your Summer Bucket List! Keep us informed as you go by posting in our comments section and using hashtags: #summerbucketlist #makesmores (or whichever item you complete) & #jessiethetherapist
But most important, enjoy your summer. 🙂
Happy summer prepping friends!
– Jessie the Therapist