Summer bucket list with the littles

 

As parents we have about 18 years with our kiddos... we want to invest in them and create memories that last a lifetime.  

Now that the days are heating up and our "homeschooling" curriculum is coming to an end... it is time to create our summer to do list.

 Here are some ideas but not opposed to adding more!!! Suggestions and playdates welcome!

Going to give credit where credit is due... gleaned this list from Toddler Summer Bucket List (Free Printable Checklist!) | Happy Toddler Club

1. Make homemade popsicles and eat them outside. Watch them melt in the hot sun!
2. Run through a sprinkler.
3. Go swimming!
4. Play at the water table
5. Color in the driveway with non-toxic sidewalk chalk.
6. Build a sand castle at the beach (or in a sandbox!).
7. Make an ice sensory bin and play with it outside
8. Blow giant bubbles using a hoola hoop
9. Watch fireworks on the Fourth of July
10. Make homemade ice cream in a bag
11. Fly a kite
12. Raise caterpillars into butterflies then set them free!
13. Buy a treat from the ice cream truck
14. Make an outdoor water obstacle course
15. Visit a splash pad
16. Have a picnic
17. Create a backyard play garden
18. Plant flowers and water them
19. Go for a tricycle ride
20. Make DIY toddler-safe sidewalk chalk paint and paint the sidewalk or rocks
21. Practice kicking a ball back and forth to develop gross motor skills
22. Pick flowers
23. Go for a nature walk
24. Find seashells at the beach (or pretty rocks on a walk!)
25. Feed the ducks at the pond
26. Stay up late to gaze at the stars
27. Dance to live music outside
28. Play in a summer rain shower
29. Make easy “less mess” tie dyed shirts using a non-toxic squeeze bottle kit
30. Play hide & seek
31. Kiddie pool fishing
32. Play parachute outside
33. Read books outside
34. Use paint brushes and plain old water for mess free “painting” in the driveway
35. Soda bottle glow stick bowling at night
36. Make colored ice blocks and build an ice tower outside, then watch it melt!
37. Wash the car together
38. Plan an outing with a toddler friend
39. Attend an outdoor movie
40. Grow your own veggies and eat them
41. Ride in the car with the windows down
42. Have a summer photo shoot
43. Catch a frog
44. Lay in a hammock together
45. Ride a ferry
46. Wish on a dandelion
47. Find a starfish
48. Meet a new friend
49. Splash in the ocean
50. Make spray bottle graffiti paintings outside
51. Eat breakfast outside and watch the sun rise
52. Go for a sunset walk on the beach
53. Create a sticky nature mural outside
54. Visit the farmer’s market
55. Go strawberry picking
56. Feed the animals at the petting zoo
57. Go on a ride at the fair
58. Visit a new playground
59. Go to the zoo
60. Watch a parade
61. Explore a new town
62. Take a first day of summer and last day of summer picture
63. Choose a toddler friendly father’s day craft and make it for dad
64. Make homemade taste safe play-dough
65. Create a summer scene using summer play dough mats
66. Do a 4th of July craft
67. Make toddler safe cloud dough
68. Do a fine motor wall activity
69. Make a summer themed sensory bin
70. Have a nighttime bubble dance party complete with a light-up bubble machine
71. Complete a mommy & me workout video
72. Make busy bags to bring on a road trip
73. Cook an easy toddler friendly recipe together
74. Make summer themed sensory bottles like these ocean themed sensory bottles
75. Build a “tent” and pretend to go camping inside
76. Finger paint using DIY taste safe finger paint
77. Eat snow cones
78. Grow sponge animals
79. Make lemonade together
80. Grow Lima beans
81. Have a boat race in your kiddie pool
82. Make yummy hidden veggie smoothies
83. Make suncatchers to hang in the window
84. Do a summer handprint craft
85. Make easy rainbow bubble foam
86. Make a summer scrapbook
87. Bake and decorate cookies together
88. Make a bird feeder together and hang it near a window to watch the birds
89. Eat watermelon
90. Make homemade musical instruments using household items
91. Make s’mores
92. Have a rainy day tea party
93. Make a ball pit at home
94. Make a homemade pizza
95. Visit a toddler friendly children’s museum
96. Attend storytime at a new library
97. Go to a Gymboree class or a toddler yoga class
98. Visit relatives (or at least FaceTime them!)
99. Take a trip to the aquarium
100. Explore hot & cold temperatures by making these sensory water bottles
101. Make fireworks in a jar