19 Things to Do In Summer 2019 – A Summer Bucket List

We get 18 delicious summers with our children. This is one of your 18. If that’s not perspective, I don’t know what is.”

-Jessica Scott

Believe it or not, summer will be here before we know it. My big kids only have one week of school left, and my preschooler has been done for almost two weeks now. Our summer shenanigans are so close to starting that I can already feel it, hence the need for a summer bucket list.

This is the first summer in 3 years that I haven’t been a stay at home mom, but that isn’t going to stop us from having all the same fun as usual. I just have to plan a little more strategically to get in all of the same activities. One bonus, though, is that since I’m working this year, we’ll have a little extra money to do stuff we’ve had to miss out on in the past.

Since my littles are getting older and are able to express what they want, I’m excited to get their input for our Summer Bucket List. If you have been following my blog already, you know that I love printables, so, of course, I have a printable for my kids to fill in their own bucket list.

I created these printables last year, and my littles were still too small to understand the concept of filling in their own. My big kids loved it, though, so we are just using the same one again this year. I’m hoping my littles (ages 5, 3, and 2, BTW) will love it just as much this time around.

Summer Bucket List Ideas

1. Go to the beach
2. Go to the zoo
3. Make lemonade
4. Have a water fight
5. Have a bonfire, roast hot dogs, and make s’ mores
6. See a dollar movie
7. Go to a splash pad
8. Have a cookout
9. Visit a nature center
10. Watch fireworks
11. Watch a parade
12. Catch fireflies
13. Visit a library
14. Go to a garage sale
15. Play soccer
16. Play mini-golf
17. Go camping
18. Make homemade pizza
19. Go on a trip

Summer Bucket List Printables

To start, I know these printables have more than 19 activities on them. I made them last year, and we loved them so much that I didn’t want to recreate a new one.

All 19 activities are on the list, so you can think of the rest of them as bonus activities. 😉 If you’d prefer to only do the 19, however, you can print a blank template and just write in the 19 activities to do this summer.

How to Plan The Summer

Since I have to plan a little more effectively this year, I created and printed some blank calendars for the summer months. I then looked at my summer bucket list and picked a date for each activity. I spread the activities out throughout the entire summer so that the fun can last the entire three months.

Final Thoughts On Things to Do This Summer – A Summer Bucket List

Summer may seem like it will go on forever, but it’ll be over before you know it. You only have three short months to make memories with your kids before they go back to school, start a new grade, and grow a year older. Make the most of it this year so that you can look back with no regrets.
What activities do you make sure to do every summer with your kids?