50 Summer Bucket List Ideas For Kids

50 Fun Screen-Free Summer Activities For Kids

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Your kids have worked super hard all school year, and now it’s time for them to unwind and have some well deserved fun!

For many kids, summer break means spending hours upon hours on an iPad or gaming system, and while a healthy amount of screen time is perfectly ok (hey, I binged on Super Nintendo during summers in the early 90s), it’s equally important to encourage healthy outdoor play, arts and crafts, board games, reading and other activities that help with cognitive development.

With that said, below are 50 fun summer bucket list ideas for kids that encourage connecting with the outdoors, creativity, and family bonding.

I’ve even included a printable worksheet at the very bottom of this article in which your kids can list their top 10 favorite bucket list activities to try each week!

Download And Print the list below!

Fun And Simple Summer Bucket List Ideas For Kids

Have a movie night in your backyard with a portable movie projector

Build a bird house or bird feeder

Spend the day at a splash pad

Make your own fairy garden

Start a YouTube channel

Go on a nature scavenger hunt

Donate old clothing and toys to a someone in need

Redecorate your room

Fly a kite

Decorate a t-shirt with a tie dye kit

Visit your local zoo and pretend you’re on a safari

Go on a picnic

Do some star gazing in your backyard (use a telescope for extra fun)

Go fishing with friends or family

Plan a trip to the aquarium

Go geo-caching

Go on a date with mom

Make homemade ice cream

Build a fort

Go see a movie in the movie theater

Spend the day at the beach and collect seashells

Learn how to make slime

Ride a bike

Write a story

Spend a day at the community swimming pool (or your own)

Visit a farm and pick some fruit or vegetables

Learn to play an instrument

Go camping with friends or family

Read a chapter book

Camp in the backyard

Have a family game night

Start a rock collection

Visit a National Park

Learn to skateboard

Watch fireworks

Start a journal or diary

Go bowling with your friends or family

Have a sidewalk chalk art show

Go on a nature walk

Plant a vegetable garden

Make a lemonade stand

Help wash the car

Learn Origami

Play Mini Golf

Build a backyard obstacle course

Camp in the living room

Go rollerblading

Create your own comic book

Volunteer at an animal shelter

Start a book club

Your child can also create their own bucket list by choosing their top 10 favorite activities from our list above! Feel free to download and print the bucket list worksheet below!