This week is all about summer time preparations. Because I’m not the best at coming up with stuff to do on the spot, I have created a ‘Summer Bucket List’. Our family goal is to complete all 92 items by the end of summer break. We have a fun chart that will show us how close we are to our goal and I have posted our check list in the loft area, so the whole family can see it. I will keep you guys updated on how our bucket list is going and I want you to let us know how you are doing on yours! We will be using the hashtags: #summerbucketlist #carveawatermelon (or whichever item you completed) & #jessiethetherapist  Here is our checklist, so feel free to take it and modify it for your family.

 

Summer Bucket List 2017!

• Carve a Watermelon

• Paint Fingernail with glitter

• Eat lunch at the Zoo

• Go to a movie

• Have a movie night at home

• Make your own ice cream

• Make a summer fun video

• Drink a full gallon of water in a day

• Go to a water park

• Go swimming (a lot)

• Play in a Family games tournament

• Celebrate Strawberry Days!

• Go to a beach

• Go to a lake for an afternoon

• Get a surf shirt

• Light up the night- have fun with glow sticks, glow in the dark nail polish, serve drinks with glowing cups, put glow sticks in flower vases, etc.

• Call someone you haven’t talked to for a while

• Make strawberry tea

• Ride bikes

• Experiment with different popcorn flavors

• Play musical instruments as a family

• Read a ‘beach read’

• Go to a yard sale

• Go camping

• Make a sea glass craft (windchimes?)

• Have dinner outside

• Make tomato/basil/balsamic vinegar/cheese appetizers

• Ride an old-timey merry go round

• Go to a parade (dress for the occasion)

• Tons of fun on the 4th of July!!!!

• No car for a whole day

• Go draw with chalk

• Go natural for a full day

• Snooze outside

• Play in sand

• Go pick and eat farm fresh foods

• Stretch and breathe with the Sunrise

• Take a bunch of silly photos with props

• Play tic-tac-toe (get creative)

• Celebrate Blueberries!!!!

• Create Canvas swim bags that each kiddo personalizes

• Make special coasters for your outdoor eating

• Go have a cooler lunch picnic

• Go pick up litter as a family

• Hang garden lights on the balcony for dinner

• Eat a seafood meal

• Honor a lighthouse (August 7th) maybe a craft or something

• Go to Raspberry Days in Bear Lake <3

• Be a flower child!- flowers in hair, hippie clothing,etc.

• Learn how we are impacting our environment and do something to help

• Send someone a postcard

• Eat a Crab

• Have a spa day

• Plant a plant in a pot (extra points if you paint the pots first)

• Dye or paint a tshirt

• Make a meal made of only things you have grown

• Go buy a special book for each kiddo and read it as a group (rainy day)

• Spend a whole day as a royal family (crowns and accents are a must)

• Go get ice cream somewhere you have never been

• Lay out a blanket and look at the stars

• Make a map of your neighborhood

• Tour a candy factory

• Do a treasure hunt

• Make homemade salsa

• Feed the ducks

• Have a BBQ at a lake

• Play Hopscotch

• Watch Fireworks

• Visit a farm

• Decorate bikes with streamers

• Make (or walk to) shaved ice

• Make cookies

• Have a craft night

• Visit an amusement park

• Go on a hike

• Fly a kite

• Visit the aquarium

• Go Bowling

• Try a new food

• Do a science experiment

• Make Milk shakes

• Have a tea party (teddy bear picnic)

• Play baseball

• Go to a baseball game (eat wonderful food)

• Go apple picking

• Paint with watercolors

• Visit the fire station in uniform (hats & coats)

• Make smores

• Otter Pops at pool

• Play catch or frisbee

• Go on a boat ride

• Make Unicorn Shakes!

My Challenge to you: Make your Summer Bucket List! Keep us informed as you go by posting in our comments section and using hashtags: #summerbucketlist #makesmores (or whichever item you complete) & #jessiethetherapist

But most important, enjoy your summer. 🙂

Happy summer prepping friends!

– Jessie the Therapist