Summer Bucket List for Kids (Adults Welcome)

2026-04-25 16:30:27

Aim for half. You'll get 10 if you're intentional. You'll remember all 10.

  1. Sleep outside one night
  2. Run through a sprinkler
  3. Catch a firefly
  4. Make popsicles from juice or yogurt
  5. Watch a sunset all the way through
  6. Read a whole book in one day
  7. Go to a farmer's market and pick one new food
  8. Bike somewhere you've never biked
  9. Swim in open water (lake, river, ocean)
  10. Make s'mores over any flame — stove counts
  11. See fireworks
  12. Plant something from a seed
  13. Stay up past bedtime for a good reason
  14. Write a letter to someone
  15. Climb a tree (safely)
  16. Wake up early to see the sunrise
  17. Make and sell lemonade
  18. Go to a library event
  19. Pack a picnic and eat it somewhere new
  20. Do one thing that scares you a little

Next summer, make them write their own.