It’s here! Summer break started in our home this week. I always start the summer with a summer bucket list in my mind; but never put it on paper. I’ve finally done it, and I’d love to share it with you!
What Kind of Activities Are On A Summer Bucket List?
I love the variety of either creating your own bucket list or downloading one with activities already on it. Mine is available for you to download; but I also have a blank template you can use to make your own!
The types of activities I chose for my summer bucket list include a lot of outdoor activities. I have a 14 year old son and a 12-year-old daughter. If you have kids that age, you know what my struggle is going to be this summer…. getting them outside!
We do have a pool and a trampoline, but I feel like the pandemic has created some very bad habits. They would rather be indoors in the air conditioning playing electronic games via the internet with their friends. I need to find a balance for that this year. I included activities that they can do with friends or family. Or even by themselves. But my biggest challenge this year is reversing the screen time that was “allowed” during the shutdown last summer.
Why Have A Summer Bucket List?
I like having a summer bucket list to give us some motivation to get up and go somewhere. While I work at home for myself, I do have flexibility to manage my workload so I can go with them to do fun things. I want the kids to try different things.
We have beaches here in CT; but we only go to one beach most of the time. And when we do, we go at night. The kids have never been to the beach with a packed picnic lunch and blanket to spend the day by the water and playing in the sand. We’ve done it by the lakes in New Hampshire; but I’d love to have them try something different.
I’d like to become a tourist in our own state! We have lots of state parks, great biking, and hiking trails, and plenty of summer events are now starting up again after COVID.
Do You Have A Summer Bucket List?
What kind of activities do you do? As I said, I used to always have a list in my head and may have told the kids what I wanted to do; but many times we didn’t do nearly any of the items I wanted. Then when the summer vacation comes to an end I feel bad that I didn’t do anything I wanted to.
Having a list to check off will help me motivate myself and the kids to slow down, take some time for ourselves and go play. Life is short…summer is shorter!
Share your ideas with me! I’d love to think of other things we can do during the summer and perhaps add them to my summer bucket list next year!