If your house is anything like ours, you’re probably not long into the summer holidays (first morning even!) when your child asks “What are we doing today?”. Coming up with ideas for all 60 odd days of the holidays can be a challenge! So, just for you, here are 100 of the sparkliest summer bucket list ideas for kids to print out and work through.
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We have put together this list of 100 fun ideas for kids to work their way through this summer. You can print our free download version and they can tick off as they complete things.
Summer Bucket List Ideas for Kids
You can download your free Summer Bucket List, print it off and enjoy planning fun things to do with your child and get them to tick them off as you work your way through the list.
- Take a book out of the library
- Go for a walk in a forest or park
- Make cookies
- Paddle in the sea
- Make a volcano in the sink
- Watch old cartoons on Youtube
- Jump on the trampoline 300 times
- Have a picnic (in the living room if rainy!)
- Do a treasure hunt
- Take a dog for a walk
- Build a sandcastle
- Make a den with the couch cushions
- Design your own comic book
- Make playdough
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- Learn some new jokes
- Sleep overnight in a tent
- Search for shells on the beach
- Read 5 new books
- Blow bubbles in the garden
- Plant some seeds
- Design paper airplanes
- Play a game of football
- Look at the stars
- Teach the dog a new trick
- Build an amazing LEGO Creation
- Listen to a podcast
- Learn to hula hoop
- Build a bug hotel
- Run down a big hill
- Fly a kite
- Do some cloud watching
- Bake and decorate cupcakes
- Make a time capsule
- Make pancakes
- Paint a wall or fence
- Do chalk drawings on the pavement
- Learn a magic trick
- Skim stones at the beach
- Make homemade pizza
- Have a treat at a cafe
- Learn to juggle
- Make some music
- Climb a tree
- Play a game of cards
- Write and perform a short play
- Make Oobleck or Slime
- Draw or paint a picture
- Make a friendship bracelet
- Play a board game
- Go on a bug hunt (catch a firefly or two!)
- Learn how to count to 10 in French
- Go for a cycle or a scoot
- Visit a family member
- Go fishing
- Have a family game night
- Make a jumping frog
- Make ice cream sundaes
- Have a water fight
- Make a daisy chain
- Write a letter to someone and post it
- Make salt dough ornaments
- Make a paper fortune teller
- Make a summer scrapbook
- Paint a summer picture
- Make a stop motion video
- Make a home cinema including tickets and popcorn
- Go swimming
- Learn a new card trick
- Write a story
- Design a fairy garden
- Do a jigsaw puzzle
- Set up a lemonade stand
- Visit the Zoo
- Play a ball game
- Take a road trip
- Make smoothies
- Try yoga
- Build a marshmallow catapult
- Help cook dinner
- Bake a cake
- Learn to knit
- Write a new pop song
- Tidy your room
- Play frisbee
- Camp in the backyard
- Do a summer science experiment
- Make s’mores
- Play hopscotch
- Try a new hobby
- Make a marble run
- Take a day trip to a museum
- Plant sunflowers
- Paint rocks
- Do a random act of kindness
- Make waffles
- Build a card house
- Have a disco
- Watch the sunrise
- Play Paper, Scissors & Stone
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Have your say! What’s on your summer bucket list? Tell us in the comments below.