Looking for some fun summer family bucket list ideas? We came up with 50 activities and a cute printable checklist you can post on your fridge to help you get started. There’s something for everyone – outdoor adventures, easy day trips, relaxing afternoons, and summer treats. Grab your bathing suit and let’s make some family memories!
1 Spend a day at the beach
2 Go on a backyard scavenger hunt
3 Play mini golf
4 Take a hike on a scenic trail
5 Make s’mores or other summer snacks
6 Go camping
7 Visit a museum
8 Try geocaching
9 Visit an aquarium
10 Make a handprint watermelon craft
11 Try stargazing
12 Visit the planetariium
13 Build a birdhouse for your yard
14 Play a game of tag
15 Run through the sprinklers
16 Learn to knit / crochet
18 Visit a farmers market
19 Build a fairy house
20 Tie dye a shirt
21 Have breakfast for dinner
22 Go to a street fair
23 Visit a national park
24 Climb a tree
25 Have a water balloon fight
26 Have an ice cream social
27 Have a backyard BBQ
28 Visit the zoo
29 Take a road trip and play the license plate game
30 Visit a quirky roadside attraction
31 See an outdoor concert
32 Visit a farm
33 Go berry picking
34 Learn to play guitar
35 Make a sparking star wand for the 4th of July
36 Set up a lemonade stand
37 Play a board game
38 Blow bubbles
39 Hold a jump rope contest
41 Plant a garden
43 See a baseball game
44 Learn to surf
45 Go fishing
46 Go fossiling
48 Collect seashells
49 Build a sandcastle
50 Sleep under the stars
Click here to download your printable summer family bucket list
Please note: bucket list is in a non-editable pdf file format. For personal, non commercial use only.
(Updated on 05/10/23)
