Hello! I am thrilled to be sharing my plan for preparing our families summer fun! I share with you, step-by-step, how we create our Summer Bucket List. There are five videos in this series to watch (all under 5 minutes) to prepare for the best. summer. ever! I would love to stay in touch and see what you and your family are doing this summer. Hashtag your photos on Instagram with #mariadismondybooks and #SummerBucketList or tag me @mariadismondybooks so I can tune in!
Summer Fun #1 Plan The Fun!
Documenting & Organizing
- Keep a summer bucket list
- Ask your kids what THEY want to do and learn over the summer
- Plan for days at home 🙂
- Girl scout badge bucket list idea
- Make a summer scrapbook (get blank books in the Target Dollar Spot)
- Photo journal of summer (Shutterfly)
Summer Fun #2 Indoor Fun
Indoor Fun Activities
- Crafts
- Brown paper bag fun
- large paper hang on fence and paint
- outdoor art gallery
- Make bird feeders
- Build a fort out of blankets
- Decorate with a big card board box
- toothpick and marshmallow buildings
- Make busy bags to use all year long
- Family Game Night
- Tea party
- Shadow Puppet Show
- Rainy Day Fun
- roller skating
- ice skating
- museums
- butterfly garden
- ice cream for dinner
Summer Fun #3 Outdoor Fun
Outdoor Fun Activities
- Sprinkler fun
- Homemade slip n’ slide
- Smores by a camp fire
- Paint with colored ice cubes
- Host a summer party
- Catch fireflies
- Summer (backyard) olympics
- Bike/car wash
- Lemonade Stand
- Make ice cream
- Paint rocks
- Water balloon fight
- Camp out at home
- Picnic with stuffed animals
- Nature walk
- Collect objectives to make craft
- Bike rides
Summer Fun #4 Educational
Educational Activities
- Look at your child’s last report card—
- Choose objectives and goals for each child
- Purchase a Summer Bridge Book (we love the ones at Costco)
- Plan and implement a Morning Routine for learning
- Start a Summer Book Club with kids
- Back-to-school crafts
- Christmas crafts
- Summer Reading
- Find and participate in a Library Challenge
- Educational Bingo
Summer Fun #5 Field Trips
Field Trips
- Local field trips around your town
- Ethnic Grocery Store-try something new
- visit a fire station
- outdoor concert
- Flea market
- Farmers Market
- garage sales
- parades
- Fireworks
- Berry picking
- Visit one free park a week
- Free Home Depot project day
- Visit a Senior Home
Travel Activities
- Pick a nearly town to visit
- Scavenger hunt
- Checklists
- License plate game
- Virtual trips
- books, videos
- pick 3
Links
- Pinterest Board “Summer”
- Reading Bingo
- Reading Scavenger Hunt
- Read 100 books
