Summer is the best time for family adventures and these fun Summer bucket list ideas are the perfect way to make sure those warmer months are filled with great memories and plenty of activities to keep the kids entertained! Make sure you grab my free printable Summer bucket list with the complete list of ideas and room to add your own, so you can check them off as you go.
100 Fun Summer Bucket List Ideas For Families
This huge Summer bucket list for kids has ideas to keep the kids busy on their own as well as plenty of family activities for Summer days, so you can jump straight into fun when the hot weather arrives!
Some of these ideas are really simple activities you can do anytime, while others need a little extra time and planning, but they’re sure to get you inspired for the ultimate Summer break!
- Make popsicles
- Have a beach day
- Make s’mores & sit around a campfire
- Have a picnic at the park
- Have a water balloon fight
- Make fruit smoothies
- Make sidewalk chalk art
- Make ice cream sundaes
- Visit the local pool
- Declutter & organise a space
- Fly kites on a windy day
- Visit a farmer’s market
- Go on a nature hike
- Visit an amusement park
- Do a scavenger hunt
- Make tie-dye shirts
- Go berry picking
- Visit a water park
- Go on a bike ride
- Have a DIY craft day
- Visit an aquarium
- Make a no-bake dessert
- Go fishing in a lake or at the beach
- Make friendship bracelets
- Have a puzzle day
- Fly kites on a windy day
- Go on a boat ride
- have a swim race
- Search for bugs
- Try geocaching
- Invite friends for a sleepover
- Plan an outdoor movie night
- Play balloon volleyball
- Make rock art
- Create a family time capsule
- Have a paper boat race
- Collect seashells
- Host a backyard BBQ with friends & family
- Write someone a letter
- Make melted crayon art
- Build a bird feeder
- Make mud pies
- Have a puppet show
- Plant a garden
- Play water hose limbo
- Build a sheet fort
- Play freeze dance
- Play water balloon dodgeball
- Play a game of hide-and-seek
- Make playdough
- Play wet sponge tag
- Make a summer scrapbook
- Read a summer-themed book
- Make slime
- Go bowling
- Make a playlist of your favourite songs
- Have a sack or spoon race
- Make pizza
- Play in the sprinkler
- Make homemade lemonade
- Have breakfast outdoors
- Go camping (even in your backyard)
- Make nature art
- Go to a festival
- Build sandcastles at the beach
- Have a screen-free family day
- Visit a local attraction
- See a movie at the cinema
- Take a photography walk
- Visit a planetarium
- Go swimming
- Cook a new recipe together
- Visit a historical site or museum
- Go stargazing & find constellations
- Go birdwatching
- Attend an art or craft class
- Do an escape room challenge
- Create a gratitude journal
- Visit an arcade
- Have a tea party in the garden
- Do colouring in
- See what shapes you can see in the clouds
- Take a mini road trip or day trip
- Try a new ice cream flavour
- Make fruit salad
- Attend an outdoor concert or event
- Visit the library
- Play frisbee in the park
- Visit a playground
- Try a new food
- Make a movie of your summer fun
- Do an act of kindness
- Write a story
- Play charades
- Go skating
- Visit a friend
- Do a word search
- Play catch
- Catch up with a friend over the phone or via a video chat with the whole family
- Play a board game
How To Make Your Own Summer Bucket List
Creating a bucket list for the Summer is a simple way to make it a memorable school break for the kids, even if you don’t have a lot of time to plan anything extravagant or won’t be travelling. There’s plenty of Summer fun to be had in your own backyard and local area.
You can easily put together your own list of Summer activities for your kids to do and have them add their own ideas too. All you need is a notebook and pen to make it happen.
Add activities you love to do together as a family, any special plans you have and a few simple activities the kids can do solo too, since sometimes us parents need a break too!
Free Printable Summer Bucket List For Kids
But in case you want one that’s ready to go for you, already pre-filled with this entire list and extra spaces for more activity ideas, I’ve got one for you. It even has some cute pictures to colour in.
Each activity has a check box so you can tick them off as you do them and try and do as many as you can! At the end of Summer, this completed bucket list template makes a sweet keepsake to remind you of your Summer fun!
You can get this Summer bucket list printable in my free printable library (along with loads of other printables).
More Fun Summer Activity Ideas
If you need even more ideas for fun things to do this summer, check out these:
- 100 Backyard fun ideas – Get off screens and have fun outdoors
- 100 Things to do with kids at home – You don’t have to go anywhere to make good memories
- 100 Fun school holidays activities – Loads more ideas for your summer break
- Fun water play activities – Cool down with these games and activities
- Sensory activities for toddlers – Simple sensory fun for younger kids
- 100 Drawing prompts for kids – Practice those creative skills
- 100 Lego building challenges – New fun ways to build with Lego & bricks
You can also plan your entire Summer with ease with my printable Summer Activity Planner:
