Summer Bucket List for Little Ones

Are you 1-3 weeks into summer, running out of ideas to entertain the littles ones and already waiting for school/fall routine to be here?!?! If so, here is a list so you don’t get bored of the same old, and instead, look forward to the rest of the summer with your little ones! Summer may seem overwhelming to some, knowing your little ones want to be entertained all day and every day. Hopefully this list makes your summer more fun and less overwhelming!

AT THE BEACH or LAKE:

• Make an obstacle course
• Build sand castle village
• Play beach golf
• Make a sand mermaid
• Play beach bowling with tennis balls
• Play bocce ball with rocks

OUTSIDE at HOME:

• Wash mommy’s car in swimsuits
• Have a squirt gun fight
• Have a water balloon war
• Play duck duck sponge
• Make a bird feeder
• Have a lemonade & cookie stand
• Paint rocks
• Make frozen snow from shaving cream
• Sidewalk chalk paint
• Make a cardboard fishing boat
• Water gun target shooting
• Sprinkler fun

INSIDE the HOME:

• Make popscicles
• Bake and decorate cookies
• Have an ice cream party
• Make cookies for the neighbors
• Build a marshmellow toothpick sculpture
• Make ice cream
• Make slime
• Make dinner for a family friend and deliver
• Crafts
• Make a pet rock

OUTINGS:

• Feed the ducks
• Blueberry picking or find a U-pick farm
• Farmer’s market
• Library
• Go for a hike
• Find a splash pad nearby
• Minature golfing
• Bike or scooter ride
• Nature scavenger walk
• Visit a trampoline park
• Visit a museum
• Visit a farm or ranch
• Pick a new park each week to play at

WEEKLY:

• Summer chores
• Make a treat for a neighbor
• Go to a beach, lake or river
• Find a new park to meet up with friends
• Local library visit for summer reading list prizes

Enjoy the rest of summer and have fun with your little ones!