Summer 2014 KIDS Bucket List

Maybe it's because I'm so desperate to be done with Winter, but I've had Summer-y things on the brain recently. I asked the boys what they want to do this Summer and they were hardly any help. Eli just wants to "jump rope" because he got a jump rope from his teacher for Valentine's Day. Isaac only wants to "blow my whistle." Sorry, boys, it will be a long 3 months if I leave it up to you!

I've come up with a GIANT list of 125 things for us to do:

1.       Picnic in the park

2.       Go Camping

3.       Visit the County Youth Fair

4.       Do the pedal pull at The Fair

5.       Swim at the Hospers pool

6.       Plant flowers

7.       Read 100 books

8.       Watch Fireworks

9.       Go Boating

10.    Tent in the backyard

11.    Visit the Omaha Zoo

12.    Watch a parade

13.    Bake cookies for someone
14.    Have a bike wash

15.    Slip ‘n’ slide in the back yard

16.    Nature Scavenger Hunt

17.    Water balloon fight

18.    Ice cream party

19.    Listen to music in the park in OC

20.    Swim in the OC Pool

21.    Plant a vegetable garden

22.    Swim in the SC Pool

23.    Catch fire flies

24.    Practice school work: Alphabet, Numbers, Shapes

25.    Day camp at Oak Grove

26.    Go fishing

27.    Have a Lemonade Stand

28.    Go to a carnival

29.    Pick strawberries at Getting’s Garden

30.    Decorate flag shirts

31.    Paint a picture

32.    Write a book

33.    Grill pizzas

34.    Make a dirt cake

35.    Surprise Dad with lunch at work

36.    Make homemade jam

37.    Build a sandcastle

38.    BBX

39.    Vacation Bible School

40.    Swimming Lessons-Eli

41.    Go golfing with Dad

42.    Ride bikes to get ice cream at the Drive Inn

43.    Chalk the whole driveway

44.    Make sun tea

45.    Roast hot dogs and marshmallows

46.    Participate in a parade

47.    Stay in PJs all day

48.    Make cement garden pavers

49.    Grow carrots in 2L bottles

50.    Jump rope

51.    Blow super bubbles

52.    Fly a kite

53.    Paint rocks

54.    Donate books

55.    Watch a free movie in the theater

56.    Catch candy at a parade

57.    Mail a letter to a friend

58.    Make a bird feeder

59.    Have a paper airplane contest

60.    Run in the sprinkler

61.    Decorate cupcakes

62.    Play Frisbee

63.    Go to the farmer’s market

64.    Build a puzzle

65.    Visit GG and GG

66.    Have a sleepover in the living room

67.    Watch a movie at the library

68.    Do a science experiment

69.    Color a picture for someone

70.    Bake a pie

71.    Dance crazy to music

72.    Make bracelets

73.    Play soccer

74.    Help clean up the yard and go to the tree dump

75.    Play I-spy

76.    Have a dinosaur dig in the sandbox

77.    Make homemade butter in baby food jars

78.    Play twister

79.    Play with glow sticks in the dark

80.    Watch the clouds

81.    “sew” with yarn and paper plates

82.    Find treasures around town

83.    Make art with our names

84.    Play excavators with toys frozen in ice

85.    Make a bird house from a juice carton

86.    Paint blocks

87.    Can our own pickles

88.    Play with a water piñata

89.    Make Kool aid ice cubes

90.    Play “Red Light, Green light”

91.    Identify constellations

92.    Family walk/bike ride

93.    Hula Hoop

94.    Look for bugs in the yard

95.    Make tin can lid wind chimes

96.    Kids plan the menu for the day

97.    Nature crayon rubbings

98.    Make a Patriotic windsock for the 4th

99.    Use all the legos to build something

100. Have a back to school party

101. Make recycled boats to float in the pond

102. Hide buried treasure in the yard

103. Stamp with cut up apples

104. Do an obstacle course in the backyard

105. Play in a new park

106. Go out for supper-kids’ choice

107. Make stained-glass scenes for the windows

108. Learn 10 new German/Dutch words

109. Play ladder golf

110. Eat poffertjes in the park

111. Learn how to tie shoes – Eli

112. Shoot bow and arrow

113. Make muffins and read If you Give a Mouse…

114. Sort fruits and vegetables by color

115. Have a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa’s house

116. Make a balloon car out of recycled products

117. Watch a lightning storm

118. Make a race track for hot wheels

119. Play with sparklers and fire crackers with Daddy

120. Play a board game

121. Try a new recipe

122. Pretend we’re ninjas

123. Wear costumes for a day

124. Make candy necklaces

125. Play Hide and Seek



What did I miss? What do you plan to do this Summer with your kids?