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75 Summer Activities That Aren’t LAME!
I’m a mom of 4, one with special needs. I also run a small business from home. So the need for a Summer Bucket list that is actually DOABLE and makes sense for real-life people, was something I needed to come up with.
I finally came up with a good list so that I can give myself a little goal for spending time with my kids, family, and friends and put it another GREAT summer down in the books.
I’m sharing my list with you today. I also made this into a free printable for you because you know I love ya!
Click Here For Your Free Summer Bucket List Printable!
- Pick berries and make homemade jam
- Make trips to waterparks (paid or free)
- Go to a lake and rent a boat and or a Seadoo
- Buy those “bunch of water balloons” and fill up a tote of water balloons, have a water balloon fight with your kids (here is a pack of 420 Self Sealing Water Balloons enough to last all summer)
- Go on a mini beach vacation
- Hand wash your car with the water hose and have kids help you clean and vacuum it out
- Catch fireflies in clear glass jars one night
- Get fishing gear and sandwiches and spend the morning at a fishing hole
- Rent a paddleboat and take it out
- Go to a music festival
- Go to a Pro Baseball game
- Make your kids and yourself a summer reading challenge. Take trips to the library as well. Check out my favorite books I think every mom should read!
- Go indoor skydiving
- Take a new hobby class (online or in a store) (canvas painting, cake decorating, cooking, ceramics)
- Go on a camping trip
- Go to the fair and ride the Ferris Wheel, eat cotton candy, go to a carnival and ride a rollercoaster
- Have a night under the stars camp out and bring wine for yourself
- Make an outdoor drive-in movie in your driveway
- Learn a new skill (new language, yoga, martial arts, boxing)
- Take the kids to a park and fly kites
- Go to an indoor science museum during the hottest days
- Have a “moms only “ sleepover with just you and your friends
- Host a sleepover for your friends and their kids
- Prep and start a garden for the fall
- Make homemade pizza on a Friday night
- Have a cheese and wine picnic for yourself
- Go bowling with friends and family and create a bowling team
- Host a neighborhood cookout bar-b-que and pot luck
- Go to the zoo
- Go on a hike or long bike ride
- Go to the arcade as an end of week reward for doing chores and helping mom
- Take a yoga class or teach yourself yoga from youtube during your morning routine for yourself
- Take the kids to volunteer in a soup kitchen or an animal rescue
- Plant new flowers around the house
- Make homemade bird feeders, there are a ton on Pinterest. Get up early in the mornings to watch the birds at the feeders while you drink coffee
- Go to an indoor mini-golf course
- Join a marathon for a good cause
- Go ziplining
- Go to an indoor aquarium on a hot day
- Get paintball guns and go crazy in the pasture
- Make matching Tie Dye shirts for the whole family, use a Cricut Maker to put the family last name on the backs
- Sew a quilt or use old t-shirts and make a memorable quilt
- Get a babysitter and go to a country club with your spouse and country dance
- Take the kids for surfing lessons if you live near the coast
- Take a spa day for yourself. Get a massage, mani-pedi, facial
- Do a homemade wine tutorial (youtube)
- Go to a farmers market or a flea market
- Make homemade snowcones and homemade ice cream
- Go night-skinny dipping with your hubby after the kids are in bed asleep
- Go see a comedy show with your spouse
- Pop fireworks for the 4th of July
- Get a 1000 pc puzzle and leave it sitting out all summer for the family to work on little by little
- Learn how to use procreate on your Ipad and learn how to design and make your own graphic art
- Give your walls and rooms a new coat of paint
- Save your summer $$ for Christmas Shopping, get your Christmas Shopping done now during Summer
- Make a scavenger hunt for your spouse for father’s day
- Have a summer garage sale to make some extra cash and have the kids run a lemonade stand alongside. Teach kids how to save the money they earn using the Profit First for kids method
- Get your girlfriends and go to a winery
- Go to a blood drive and give blood
- Go snorkeling or scuba diving/take scuba lessons
- Go on a cruise
- Take an online class at skillshare.com or find one on Pinterest to learn more about your interests and work
- Ride ATV’s and Side by Sides out in the country
- Take a face picture every day for 60 days, put together an edited time lapse video of your facial expressions and changes
- Make a summer photo album/scrapbook for your coffee table
- Make a summer playlist for the pool
- Get a new tattoo or piercing
- Rescue an animal (and teach the kids how to foster and rehome)
- Have a campfire, drink wine and make smores with the kids, listen to that summer playlist
- On a super hot day, have a board game marathon challenge
- Get a new journal and write every morning as your summer journal of what you did that summer and your thoughts and feelings
- Have a sidewalk chalk art challenge, and post it on IG
- Start a Tik Tok account and make Tik Tok videos with your kids or by yourself as a #momsoftiktok
- Walk the dogs at dusk and dawn
- Visit a new city and learn something new about a new culture
Related: Back To School Checklist For Parents + Free Printable
So there ya have it! This is my list of summer activities for our family that I am sharing with you. You are welcome to download a copy of it here.
Tell me in the comments below some of your favorite summer activities. And if you want to save this post for later be sure to pin the image below. Just click the P button on the photo to save it to one of your Pinterest Boards to come back to.
Enjoy and Happy Summer!
