Whether you’re ready or not, school is out for summer! Colette has prepared a printable and simple bucket list for summer, with boredom busters to keep the kids from making you crazy.
I’m new and very excited to be posting on OSSS for the first time today! My name is Colette, I’m the blogger and designer behind My Computer is My Canvas… I love to design quotes, planners, subway art and I spend lots of time creating printables for my family. So, with my kids getting out of school this past week, I definitely needed a fun, new Boredom Buster/Summer Bucket List and this is what I came up with!
Simple Bucket List Ideas for Summer
For the most vibrant print results on a home printer, I always recommend using Photo Paper and setting your printer to it’s “best” quality print setting. It’s not necessary, but it will help make vibrant colors that will POP! I also recommend laminating your strips, particularly if you want them to last more than one Summer. If you don’t have a laminator, check with a friend, call your library or visit a local copy shop (or just cover each strip with clear packaging tape)!
Lots of Fun Bucket List Ideas for Summer
I included 60 “activity strips” and tried to use a variety of things that can be done at home, some that are local + a few bigger family field trips. Use as many as you want and don’t feel pressured to use them all. You’d be one tired mama at the end of the summer if you did every one!
Want to know what’s on the printable bucket list? There are 3 pages of ideas, plus 1 blank page for your own activity ideas. You will find the printable for download at the bottom of the post.
Page One ~ Simple Summer Activities for Kids
- Go to the park
- Play flashlight tag
- Picnic with friends
- Make a craft
- Nature walk
- Go camping
- Water fight
- Write a ‘Thank You’ note
- Visit the library
- Go to a NEW park
- Go to the zoo
- Go swimming
- Go bowling
- Lemonade stand
- Visit a museum
- Roast s’mores
- Family vacation
- Go to a water park
- Blow bubbles
- Sidewalk chalk
Page Two ~ Fun Summer Activities for Kids
- Go on a bike ride
- Family game nights
- Build a fort
- Play frisbee
- Make cookies
- Visit a farm
- Go out for ice cream
- Run in the sprinklers
- Work in the garden
- Watch fireworks
- Play in the rain
- Write a letter
- Make ice cream
- Go to the fair
- Write a story
- Make your own pizza
- Play baseball
- Go to a parade
- Visit a friend
- Go mini golfing
Page Three ~ Cheap Summer Activities for Kids
- Amusement park
- Invite a friend over
- Deliver a treat
- Fly a kite
- Camp in the backyard
- Go berry picking
- Go fishing
- Make fresh jam
- Go on a walk
- Make a bird feeder
- Finish a book
- Go to the dollar store
- Work in the yard
- Go on a family hike
- Help a neighbor
- Organize and donate
- Go geocaching
- Go on a daytrip
- Visit family
- Glow stick games
Add Your Own Boredom Buster Ideas
You can also create some of your own simple bucket list ideas for summer… page 5 of the printable is full of blank strips. Using the “add comment” feature on Adobe Reader or any online PDF Editor, you can add text (white) to make strips that fit plans you already have or activities that are unique to your family.
After your kids have completed an item from the list of family activities, they can remove that idea from the “To Do” list and place it under the “Done” header. That will make it easier to keep track of which activities are still left to choose from.
Displaying the Family Bucket List Ideas for Summer
Once they are trimmed and laminated, recruit your older kids to help apply the magnets to the back. I personally like the little round self-adhesive ones that are the size of a dime – you can find them at any craft, big box or office store.
We are displaying our Summer Bucket List on our fridge… or you could use a framed magnet board if you have one. Use the “To Do” and “Done” titles at the top, then stack the strips below. As you complete each activity, move them to the “Done” column which is a great way to look back at the fun things you’ve done together this Summer!
Download the Summer Bucket List Printable Fridge Magnets
To grab your Summer Bucket List Printable… download it HERE!
P.S. For the “Play Frisbee” Strip, you can use my Printable Frisbee Golf Game!
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Mariel says
Colette, I’m SOOOOOOO happy to have you here!!!! This is the coolest Summer Bucket List idea I’ve seen yet! Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us!
Colette says
You are the sweetest! Thanks so much for the invite… 🙂
Dana Crittenden says
This is awesome! Thanks!