Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Summer Bucket List (for Preschoolers)

I posted my goals for the month of June here. Some of them are going well and getting checked off, but others (*ahem* exercise and blogging) have taken a hit the past few days as I was busy having a wonderful time with family I don't get to see often enough who stayed with us for five days and as we celebrated Jackson's birthday with lots of cake over the weekend. (A post will be coming up in the next few days about his birthday festivities.) We were very sad to see my brother, sister-in-law, and dad go home yesterday. The kids are still asking where they went. They are dearly missed already - it was so nice to have so much life in this house. But now it is back to routine for us and getting on track with these goals again!

One of my goals was to do at least one item off of our family's Summer Bucket List every week this summer. So I figured I should go ahead and post the list that we have come up with of things we would like to do this summer in hopes it might inspire you. I know I'm often searching blogs for inspiration and ideas of fun things to do with my kiddos. I have a four-year-old and a one-and-a-half year old so our list is aimed at preschool aged kids.



1. GO CAMPING (EVEN IF IT'S JUST IN THE BACKYARD)

2. SIDEWALK CHALK OUR DRIVEWAY



3. GO FISHING



4. FLY A KITE

5. VISIT THE ZOO

6. WATER BALLOON GAMES

7. MAKE OUR OWN POPSICLES

8. CHOOSE SOME NEW BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY

9. SWIM AT THE BEACH

10. PAINT ROCKS

11. WATCH FIREWORKS

12. ATTEND VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT CHURCH

13. MAKE HOMEMADE LEMONADE

14. HAVE A BONFIRE AND ROAST MARSHMALLOWS

15. COTTAGE WEEKEND ON THE LAKE WITH FAMILY

16. VISIT A NEW PARK

17. BUILD A SAND CASTLE

18. MAKE OUR OWN BUBBLES

19. GO TO A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

20. HIT UP A SPLASH PAD




I don't know if we will be able to cross them all off this summer. Even if we are only able to check off a few, sweet memories will have been made and it will have been worth it. I find having a list helps remind me to be intentional to try to make each summer special. It gives us options for the days we are looking for something special to do. The next thing I need to do is plan particular dates that will work for some of those items that require a bit of arrangement ahead of time (like the camping and cottage weekend).

I would love to hear any more suggestions you may have. What are you looking forward to this summer? Let me know in the comments below.

1 comment:

  1. I love this list and will be borrowing some ideas from it! Thanks for posting!

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