77 Ideas for Your Summer Bucket List

Summer is officially here. The warmer weather is perfect for outdoor activities and other adventures. Gather your family and friends together to write out your summer plans. If you are searching for inspiration, check out the following ideas for your summer bucket list.

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1. Create a colorful bucket list. Go old school, write out your plans on a poster board.
2. Go on a picnic at a local, state, or federal park. Pick a new location each time.
3. Take lots of summer photos.
4. Create a summer playlist.
5. Go Geocaching.
6. Go to the beach.
7. Build Sandcastles.
8. Buy a new pair of flip flops and sunglasses.
9. Collect sea shells.
10. Make sea shell crafts.
11. Host a BBQ.
12. Light sparklers or other fireworks.
13. Attend a fireworks show.
14. Listen to music in the park.
15. Volunteer.
16. Make a summer wreath.
17. Host a sleepover. (Yes, adults can have sleepovers too).
18. Host a summer tea party.
19. Visit a state park.
20. Search for waterfalls.
21. Go to the library.
22. Join a summer reading program.
23. Make homemade lemonade.
24. Go strawberry or blueberry picking.
25. Make smoothies.
26. Tie dye shirts.
27. Go to a baseball game.
28. Go swimming.
29. Make strawberry shortcake.
30. Go to a summer fair or festival.
31. Go for a bike ride.
32. Visit an amusement park.
33. Fly a kite.
34. Make stepping stone hand prints.
35. Attend a parade.
36. Do Random Acts of Kindness.
37. Forage for useful nature items for crafts.
38. Be a hometown tourist.
39. Create a roadhouse.
40. Go fishing.
41. Go camping.
42. Host a bonfire.
43. Eat S’mores
44. Go stargazing.
45. Do sidewalk chalk art.
46. Host a board game night.
47. Go hiking.
48. Go canoeing or kayaking.
49. Visit an aquarium.
50. Make homemade popsicles.
51. Make a bat house.
52. Make a bird house or create a bird feeding area.
53. Visit a zoo or wildlife rescue.
54. Go to the movies.
55. Host a scavenger hunt.
56. Learn about bees and how to create a pollinator garden.
57. Play mini-golf.
58. Visit a petting zoo.
59. Go to a botanical garden.
60. Visit a museum.
61. Go to an art gallery.
62. Create summer crafts.
63. Make homemade ice cream.
64. Make root beer floats.
65. Watch for fireflies on a warm summer night.
66. Keep a journal about your adventures.
67. Go on a roadtrip.
68. Go birdwatching.
69. Create a nature journal of your summer views.
70. Try something new from a food truck.
71. Paint rocks to hide around your town.
72. Watch the sunrise or sunset.
73. Visit a sunflower field.
74. Make a summer memory board.
75. Create a summer scrapbook.
76. Print photos to hang on your wall.
77. Celebrate the end of summer.

Enjoy your summer