Summer Bucket List - 100+ Ideas For The Summer (2024)

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You've got the whole of the summer stretched before you - so what are you going to do to keep the kids entertained for 6+ weeks?!

What you need is a summer bucket list - a list of over 100 ideas for things to do in the school summer holidays.

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So here is your definitive Summer Bucket List (or should that be bucket and spade list. I'll get me coat....)

Summer Bucket List

  1. Go To The Seaside
  2. Make Sandcastles
  3. Eat Ice Cream
  4. Go swimming
  5. Put your feet (or all of you!) in a paddling pool
  6. Wear sunglasses
  7. Go bowling.
  8. Make a suncatcher
  9. Go Geocaching
  10. Find painted rocks
  11. Make your own painted rocks
  12. Go to a festival
  13. Go for a walk in the woods
  14. Sing under a bridge
  15. See an outdoor movie
  16. Go to a fair or fete
  17. Make a go cart and then ride in it.
  18. Go camping
  19. Go to your local park
  20. Try some coin rubbing
  21. Be a tourist in your own town
  22. Go to a museum
  23. Go to an art gallery
  24. Join a library reading challenge
  25. Do a summer wordsearch
  26. Have a water balloon fight.
  27. Ride in an open top bus
  28. Colour in some summer colouring pictures
  29. Use suncream.
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  31. Learn the 6 rules of sun safety.
  32. Decorate a T-Shirt
  33. Go skating
  34. Make your own Playdough with ingredients that you already have in the kitchen.
  35. Go butterfly spotting.
  36. Wear all the same colour clothes.
  37. Go to the cinema. Here are the latest kids movies that are in the cinema right now.
  38. Wear odd socks
  39. Play hide and seek
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  41. Organise a Nature Scavenger Hunt.
  42. Wear a hat.
  43. Re-read your favourite book
  44. Build a den.
  45. Have a sleepover.
  46. Talk in Pig Latin.
  47. Go skateboarding.
  48. Make a paper fan to help you keep cool.
  49. Tick off some of the 50 things to do before you're 11¾.
  50. Learn a few words in a foreign language
  51. Make your own ice lollies (popsicles)
  52. Donate some unwanted clothes and toys to a charity shop.
  53. Make paper planes.
  54. Write a story.
  55. Have a proper afternoon tea with cucmber sadwiches and cake and china cups.
  56. Go for a bike ride.
  57. Make your own newspaper or magazine
  58. Visit a Farm Park
  59. Go to the theatre
  60. Make an animation.
  61. Go and feed the ducks - here are some safe things to feed to ducks.
  62. Have a picnic.
  63. Have a picnic indoors on a rainy day.
  64. Visit a 'pick your own' farm and pick your own fruit and veg.
  65. Visit a corn maze.
  66. Get messy with some papier mache.
  67. Record yourself speaking and be amazed at what you sound like.
  68. Take the train or bus ride instead of going by car.
  69. Play Tennis For Free.
  70. Have a dress-up day. Get out all the kids dressing up costumes, find some old clothes, bags and jewellery and try everything on. Make hats out of card or newspaper.
  71. Read poetry.
  72. Have a sports day with all the old favourites – 3 legged race, egg and spoon and a sack race.
  73. Make your own Sponge Bombs then lob them around to cool off.
  74. Make a recycled collage. Use old magazines and junk mail to make a picture.
  75. Be a tourist in your own town by visit your local monuments and museums.
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  77. Take a dog for a walk. Or maybe a cat....
  78. Make your own jigsaws by cutting out pictures from magazines.
  79. Make paper lanterns to decorate the garden for a barbeque or party.
  80. Have a treasure hunt by writing clues to find objects hidden around the house.
  81. Sing along to your favourite songs.
  82. Keep a scrapbook of all your summer holiday fun.
  83. Learn to play chess.
  84. Go fly a kite.
  85. Make some leaf rubbings.
  86. Write a poem
  87. Go and see a summer pantomime
  88. Plant some seeds.
  89. Make paper boats and have your own boat race.
  90. Be pavement artists and decorate with colourful chalks.
  91. Throw a cocktail party with these non alcoholic cocktails.
  92. Do a drawing.
  93. Check the bottom of the garden for fairies. Take your camera and see what you find.
  94. Try to run away from your shadow - how do you get on?
  95. Paint a picture.
  96. Go bird watching
  97. Go on a minibeasts safari
  98. Go to the zoo
  99. Hug a tree
  100. If you live near an airport or airfield, go plane spotting.
  101. Dance to some music.
  102. Be really organised and get all your school uniform bought and named in good time. Maybe not the kids idea of a great afternoon out, but excellent for Mum's sanity.

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FAQs

What is a reverse bucket list? ›

The reverse bucket list is pretty straightforward: Rather than writing down all of the things you hope to one day achieve, you instead write down a list of all the things you've already accomplished, things that make you feel proud. It's the exact opposite of a regular bucket list–and it's an encouraging exercise.

What is the most common thing to do in summer? ›

Americans tell NRPA that they are planning to attend a picnic/BBQ, go for a walk/hike or head to the beach. Other popular summer activities include exploring the nature, cooling off at the pool or attending a festival.

What is a lifetime bucket list? ›

A bucket list is a list of the experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. A bucket list is an itemized list of goals people want to accomplish before they “kick the bucket” — or die.

Why create a summer bucket list? ›

Creating a written list of your plans will help you to be more mindful and intentional about how you spend your time. It will also help motivate you to follow through with doing the things you and your family enjoy most.

What is a bucket list trip? ›

The term 'bucket list' is derived from the phrase 'kick the bucket', which is an English expression for dying. A travel bucket list is your personal list of destinations and experiences you want to of visiting and accomplish in your lifetime.

What is the inverse bucket list? ›

Creating a context of our journey thus far is imperative to understanding why we want the things we want, and ultimately, how to get them. A Reverse Bucket List is a list of things that we think are “bucket list worthy,” but that we've already done.

What does D bucket list mean? ›

noun. : a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying.

Can a bucket list be anything? ›

A bucket list is a list of experiences someone wants to have at some point in their life. They're a fun method of life-planning that can include professional and personal goals or anything else you can imagine.

What to do in summer without friends? ›

Spending a day at the beach is a relaxing way to spend a summer day and it is a great solo activity. Put on your swimsuit and a coverup. Then, pack some sunscreen, a towel, water, and snacks. You might also want to load your phone with music, a podcast, or an audiobook before you head out.

What is the best thing in summer? ›

Reading Books – An Ideal Summer Pastime

This is the perfect time to slow things down and build their reading habits. And reading books is ideal for kids of all ages.

What does summer bucket list mean? ›

From TIME. Start by coming up with a summer bucket list -- a list of things you'd love to do that aren't too far from home. From Fast Company. For others, it's just an item checked off a bucket list.

What's in my bucket activity? ›

Steps for attention bucket –

“I have something in my bucket, in my bucket, in my bucket, I have something in my bucket, I wonder what it is. (Sing and sign as shown in the video. An adult will then take out an item from the bucket, name the item and demonstrate using the toy. (Child is required to sit and observe).

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