101 Things To Do This Summer

At the beginning of summer, it seems like you have all the time in the world, but in reality, it usually goes by quite fast. Planning some of your adventures makes them more likely to happen. These summer bucket list ideas for families are here to inspire you to plan an epic summer for you and your family. Have fun!

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1. Pack dinner and have a dinner picnic on the beach
2. Run a lemonade stand
3. Plan a scavenger hunt for your kids in your yard or neighborhood.
4. Go on a bike ride
5. Make popsicles or another frozen treat and enjoy it with your kids
6. Build a fort outside in the grass
7. Camp out in your backyard
8. Do a cartwheel
9. Roll down a hill
10. Fly a kite
11. Jump over the waves
12. Build a sandcastle
13. Go to a drive-in movie theater
14. Eat a hot dog from the grill
15. Have a water balloon fight
16. Go to a carnival or town fair
17. Go berry picking
18. Go to a  family-friendly outdoor concert
19. Go to a waterpark
20. Go to a baseball game
21. Play in the sprinklers
22. Lay in a hammock
23. Get ice cream from an ice cream truck
24. Go to a farmer’s market
25. Watch early morning cartoons
26. Stay in your pajamas all-day
27. Do chalk drawings on your driveway or street
28. Swim in a lake or the ocean
29. Catch fireflies
30. Go on a road trip with the family
31. Eat a funnel cake
32. Make artwork using finger paints outside
33. Eat breakfast for dinner
34. Go on a staycation
35. Collect seashells
36. Make s’mores
37. Plant flowers
38. Plant a garden with your kids and eat what you grow
39. Eat corn on the cob
40. Eat watermelon on a hot day
41. Eat Strawberry Shortcake
42. Spend a day barefoot
43. Lay on the grass and look at the stars
44. Make homemade lemonade
45. Have a family slumber party
46. Swing on the swings at a park with your kids
47. Go fishing
48. Play frisbee
49. Go to a splash pad
50. Find a sunflower
51. Float in a pool
52. Let your kids play until dark -at least one night during the summer
53. Play jump rope or hopscotch
54. Host a BBQ for family and friends
55. Make S’mores
56. Light sparklers
57. Go on a boat ride
58. Watch a thunderstorm
59. Play miniature golf
60. Visit a farm
61. Visit a new playground
62. Make or paint a bird feeder and hang it in your yard
63. Slide on a Slip ‘n Slide
64. Make tie-dye shirts
65. Blow bubbles
66. Have a yard sale -get your kids to sell some of their old toys
67. Make hand-painted stones for your backyard or garden
68. Go to the zoo
69. Collect shells at the beach
70. Climb a tree
71. Have storytime outside
72. Splash in the rain
73. Play tag, Red Light Green Light, or Mother May I
74. Do Face Painting with your kids
75. Go Camping
76. Have a hula hoop contest
77. Play flashlight tag
78. Have your kids help wash the car on a warm day
79. Eat food from a food truck
80. Get one good family photo
81. Have a family board game night
82. Get a pinata just for fun
83. Tell stories outside under the stars
84. Do a science experiment
85. Bury a time capsule
86. Spend one day outside all day and unplugged from phones, tv, and radio
87. Put on a family play
88. Walk or run in a short race or 5k to benefit a good cause
89. Watch a sunrise
90. Watch a sunset
91. Make a homemade pie with local berries
92. Have ice cream for breakfast or dinner
93. Race your kids through a grassy field barefoot
94. Make a nature bracelet
95. Let your kids get dirty
96. Look for bugs in the dirt
97. Have a family dance party
98. Play whiffle ball or kickball
99. Have your kids make dinner (with supervision)
100. Go kayaking or canoeing
101. Lay on the grass and look at the clouds

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