Summer Activities Bucket

It's hard to believe it's the middle of May already and summer is just around the corner!  Kids will soon be out of school and lots of summer activity lists have been popping all over the web and Pinterest.  I love the idea of having a list of activities to choose from throughout the summer, so even though my little one isn't even in school yet, I'm jumping on the bandwagon.  I picked out these sweet summery papers from Nikki Sivils' "Exit Here" collection - bright and sunny colors, fun patterns.  The sheet of coordinating die cuts are perfect for little projects like my Summer Bucket List.  My LSS, Scrapdoodles, is the perfect place to get inspired.

If you want to make your own, find a suitable bucket (mine was an empty baby formula container) and recover it with paper and embellishments.  I covered two dowel rods with papers and strung a length of twine across to create the banner.  The dowels are stuck in a piece of floral foam inside the container.  Layer on more embellishments and load it with lots of summer activity ideas.  There is no shortage of ideas on the web and/or Pinterest.  Mine are geared toward my young daughter.  Feel free to use mine and add to it with ideas from your kids!

1.   SUMMER READING CLUB AT THE LIBRARY

2. POOL NOODLE AND BALLOON GAME

3.  BACKYARD PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT

4. INDOOR SCAVENGER HUNT

5.  ABC SCAVENGER HUNT

6. MAKE FRUIT/JUICE POPSICLES

7.  MAKE ICE CREAM IN A BAGGIE

8.  MAKE YOUR OWN FINGER PAINT AND PAINT

9. MAKE YOUR OWN CHALK PAINT, PAINT OUT ON DRIVEWAY

10.       GIANT BUBBLES

11. DYE PASTA OR RICE and MAKE JEWELRY, PICTURES, ETC.

12.       PAINT ROCKS

13.        MAKE STEPPING STONES (QUICKRETE AND MARBLES OR KIT

14.       MAKE A MOBILE USING OLD UTENSILS

15.        PAINT BY NUMBER

16.       LEAF (OR COINS, ETC) RUBBINGS

17.        FINGERPRINT DRAWINGS (ALA ED EMBERLY)

18.        MAKE PUPPETS AND PUT ON A PUPPET SHOW

19.       MAKE A SUMMER WINDSOCK WITH RIBBON OR CREPE PAPER

20.     CHECK THEATERS FOR FREE SUMMER

21.       GO FISHING

22.     GO CANOEING

23.      BACKYARD CAMPING

24.     SMORES

25.      FAMILY PUZZLES

26.     SPRAY BOTTLE PAINTING OUTSIDE ON WHITE SHEET

27.      PLANT A GARDEN

28.      PULL WEEDS IN GARDEN

29.     MAKE A FORT WITH BLANKETS

30.      HOMEMADE SPRINKLERS (PVC PIPES, BOTTLES, ETC)

31.        MAKE GOOP

32.      MAKE AND/OR FLY KITES

33.      MAKE AND PLAY CARNIVAL STYLE GAMES

34.      PLAY AT A NEW PARK

35.      BARBIE FASHION SHOW, TAKE PICTURES AND MAKE A SCRAPBOOK

36.     BACKYARD ART PARTY, INSPIRED BY PINTEREST

37.      TEA PARTY IN THE GAZEBO

38.      MAKE A FAIRY GARDEN IN PLANT CONTAINERS

39.     TIE DYE SHIRTS

40.     HOPSCOTCH OR 4-SQUARE OUT ON THE DRIVEWAY

41.       SET UP A TREASURE HUNT IN THE BACKYARD

42.     GEO-CACHING

43.      STRAW PAINTING

44.     MAKE PHOTO POPSICLE STICK PUZZLES

45.      BUG COLLECTING

46.     WATCH A MOVIE OUTSIDE

47.      STAR GAZING

48.      LETTERBOXING

49.     READ IN THE GAZEBO OR PLAY FORT OUTSIDE

50.      BIKE RIDING

51.        GO HIKING

52.      LEMONADE STAND

53.      WASH THE CAR

  

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