Summer Checklist {with free printable}... 2013 edition

Every year my boys and I put together a Summer Checklist of 50 fun things we plan to do during the summer.  It has become one of our favorite family traditions, and I love sharing the {free printable} with my readers.  Here is our list for 2013!

You can download a free 8 x 10 jpeg here, and you can download a free pdf version here.  I have also included some helpful info and links below.

 1)  Celebrate Canada Day or July 4th
 2)  Watch fireworks or attend a parade
 3)  Have a teddy bear picnic {click link for more info}
 4)  Go to a splash pad or swim in a pool
 5)  Host a “half” sleepover  {click link for more info}
 6)  Go to a farmer's market
 7)  Visit the library
 8)  Make homemade bubbles {click link for more info}
 9)  Go fishing or hiking
10) Have family movie night – outside {click link for more info}
11) Paint rocks {click link for more info}
12) Make paper airplanes
13) Plant something and watch it grow {click link for more info}
14) Visit a wildlife park, farm or zoo
15) Build a fort
16) Create a simple backyard water park {click link for more info}
17) Play baseball or soccer
18) Make ice cream {click link to see how easy it is to make ice cream in a bag}
19) Go for a bike ride
20) Play “Simon Says” or “Tag”
21) Spend time at a cottage, beach or park
22) Do a science experiment {click link for more info}
23) Learn a newjoke or magic trick {click link for more info}
24) Go geo-caching {click link for more info}
25) Make cookies {click link for our favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe}
26) Play mini golf
27) See a play or visit a museum
28) Have a lemonade stand {click link for more info}
29) Try a new food
30) Have a Pirate Day {click link for more info}
31) Camp in the backyard {click link for more info}
32) Have a PJ day
33) Put on a puppet show
34) Make a summer reading list {click link for more info}
35) Build an obstacle course {click link for more info}
36) Have a dance party in the living room
37) Go on a scavenger hunt {click link for more info}
38) Craft a boat & float it down a river {click link for more info}
39) Have pancakes for supper
40) Play street hockey or hide-and-seek
41) Do a good deed
42) Play board games
43) Roast marshmallows and make smores
44) Write and mail a letter or postcard
45) Run in a race
46) Play with pool noodles {click link for more info}
47) Add your own
48) Add your own
49) Add your own
50) Have ice cream for supper! {click link for more info}

I hope you print out a copy of this list and play along with us this summer. What is the one "must do" item on your list each year?

♥ 

Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)

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PS - You can find our 2012 list here and our 2011 list here.