I love summer, and one of my favourite summer traditions is creating a summer checklist with my boys. We make a list of 50 fantastic summer activities, we print out a copy of the list, and we use it as a blueprint for summer fun! Today, I'm sharing my 2022 summer checklist... including a FREE copy you can print for your own family. Fun, right?!?
Here are the items we have on this year's list:1)
Celebrate Canada Day
2) Watch fireworks or play with sparklers
3) Have an outdoor picnic or BBQ
4) Swim in a pool, at a lake, or in the ocean
5) Buy a meal from a food truck or local restaurant
6) Paint a rock and leave it on a trail for someone to
find
7) Read a book outside
8) Have a water fight or NERF gun battle
9) Have a movie night outside or go to a drive in
10) Play a boardgame outside
11) Eat donuts from a string (with no hands)
12) Have a “one on one” date with mom (kid’s
choice… under $20 & less than 2 hours)
13) Have a “one on
one” date with dad (kid’s choice… under $20 & less than 2 hours)
14) Make a craft (design a t-shirt, personalize a water
bottle or have a "paint night")
15) Learn a new
dance move
16) Get ice cream in PJs (drive throughs are OK)
17) Play catch, basketball, tennis and street hockey
18) Make a homemade ice cream cake or milkshakes
19) Go for a bike ride
20) Decorate a cake or bake cookies
21) Spend time at a cottage, beach or park
22) Do a science experiment
23) Sing around a campfire
24) Go geo-caching
25) Have a "kids pick the meals" day
26)
Play chocolate bar BINGO (like regular BINGO, but with chocolate bar prizes)
27) Play golf or mini golf
28) Do a “trick shot” or learn a magic trick
29) Try a new food or a new recipe
30) Have a theme day ("spend
our gift cards" day is a fun one)
31) Camp at a campground, in the backyard or in the
living room
32) Spend an afternoon in PJs, eating snacks, and
watching a movie
33) Build a large puzzle
34) Make a video and post it on YouTube or Tik Tok
35) Fly a kite
36) Have a dance party or sing karaoke
37) Go on a scavenger hunt
38) Organize a drawer, closet or room
39) Play with water balloons
40) Do a good deed or raise money for charity
41) Go on a road trip to another city or town
42) Go on a hike or a short walk in the rain
43) Roast marshmallows, make s'mores or cook a different
campfire treat
44) Write and mail a letter or postcard
45) Visit at least 5 different ice cream stands
46) Go stargazing
47) Celebrate Owen and Jack's birthdays
48) Go to PEI
49) Go to Toronto
50) HAVE ICE CREAM FOR SUPPER!
To download a copy of the list for your family: click on the picture below, right-click, save it to your computer, and print it like a regular 8x10 photo
I also have a blank one you can print and add your own activities.
We put our summer checklist in a dollar store frame, and check off the items as we complete them.
Do you have a summer checklist / summer bucket list in your home? I hope our list inspires you to add a couple new things to your "to do" list this summer.
♥
Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)
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