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FREE Printable Summer Bucket List for Family Fun

Summer is nearly here and if you are looking for simple, budget friendly and fun ideas for the kids this year then we have you covered. We have a FREE printable Summer Bucket List for Kids that is there to inspire you with easy ideas you can do with the kids throughout the summer. No you don’t have to do all of the things on the list that’s not the point. Instead in those moments of “Mom! I’m bored!” it’s a thing to reach for and say have you tried or let’s do! So here you go the complete list plus the FREE printable to get today.

a group of kids playing with sprinklers, and squirt guns in the summer one of the bucket list ideas

100 Fun Summer Bucket List Ideas for kids

We love summer here in the Rainy Day Mum house yes even if it rains (check out our ideas for rainy summer days to do with the kids) but thinking on my feet whilst one child asks for a snack and the other says repeatedly I’m Bored is tough especially when I’m trying to work as well.

So to solve it this summer we’ve got our summer bucket list of simple ideas 100 to be exact that we can dip into any time. They are great as the majority of them are free or nearly free to do at home using supplies that you already have.

flat lay of the free printable summer bucket list with cute summer fruit puppets on a blue background

FREE Printable Summer Bucket List for Families

So you can do the same we’ve created a FREE printable version of the summer bucket which when you subscribe to Rainy Day Mum this summer is yours plus other summer fun ideas and activities for the family.

flat lay of the free printable summer bucket list with cute summer fruit puppets on a blue background

100 Quick & Easy Ideas for Summer Fun!

FREE Printable list of ideas for when the kids say “I’m Bored!” PLUS easy, fun activities and ideas straight to your inbox.

child holding a hose pipe with a text overlay reading FREE Summer Bucket List to download for a summer of creative family fun

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Your Summer 2023 Bucket List for Fun!

So what activities do we have? Here you go check them out! Where there is a blue underlined link you can find a complete step by step guide on how to make or do the activity. So don’t forget to bookmark, save or pin this post so you can return here and get the ideas sorted quickly and easily.

mum and child playing in a sprinkler with text reading free summer bucket list printable for families and a copy of the bucketlist to show what you get
kids geocaching on a walk
2 rainbow 100% fruit icepops, a laywer of kiwi, raspberry and mango text reads 100% fruit rainbow popsicles
  • Family movie night
  • Camp indoors
  • Stay up all night
  • Play dressup – if you have a princess fan or ballerina why not make a no-sew tutu for dressup
  • Waterballoon fight
  • Make S’mores
  • Take fashion pics
  • Play frisbee
  • Make a mud pie
  • Ride the swings
  • Have a pajama day
  • Play hide and seek
  • Make a pizza – check out our favourite pizza dough recipe
kids cooking homemade pizza together
  • Have a sleepover
  • Watch the stars – learn about the constellations with our shoebox star constellations craft
  • Play hopscotch
  • Have a luau
  • Make braclets
  • Eat whipped cream
  • Have a relay race – yes even if you have toddlers – check out our toddler Olympics for ideas
tunnel crawl
  • Make a music videao
  • Play laser tag
  • Race RC cars
  • Play volleyball
  • Indoor marathon
  • Have a bubble bath
  • Obstacle course
  • Catch fireflies – or make your own like our egg carton firefly craft
firefly made from egg cartons a simple summer craft for kids
  • Have a dance party
  • Play baseball
  • Tell scary stories
  • Paint Rocks
  • Make a craft
  • Colour pages
  • Play cards – how about teaching your kids elevens it’s maths and will keep them occupied
kid placing cards down in a game of elevens
  • Go on a nature hunt
  • Play twister
  • Make bath bombs – check out this guide to making them over on Ruffles and Rainboots
  • Talent competition
  • Make a campfire
  • Play flashlight tag
  • Have a sack race
  • Watch fireworks
  • Sleep in a tent
  • Make slime – check out these ideas for edible slime and borax free slime over on Red Ted Art
  • Do a good deed
  • Make Playdough – we have all of our playdough recipes here from edible to watermelon scented
close up of purple scented homemade playdough with cream-of-tartar
sidewalk chalk paint pictures on the driveway

Why not check out our drawing prompts for summer journal for kids? It’s a FREE printable and has 12 fun ideas to get creative this season.

  • Run thru sprinklers
  • Make brownie dough
  • Watch the sunrise
  • Send a postcard
  • Build a birdfeeder or even a bird box ready for the nesting birds next spring
child making a nest box in the summer
  • Play i-spy
  • Family sleepover
  • Waterballoon baseball
  • Go roller skating
  • Wash a car
  • Play dodgeball
  • Bury a time capsule
  • Help cook dinner – check out some of our favourite recipes to cook with kids for some inspiration
  • Finger paint – make your own taste safe finger paints and even your babies can join in
  • Make paper airplanes – set a family challenge and see who can make them go further you can even turn it into a STEM Airplane Investigation to add a bit of learning to the summer
paper airplanes on the ground after a family competition to see who can get them further
flat lay of the free printable summer bucket list with cute summer fruit puppets on a blue background

100 Quick & Easy Ideas for Summer Fun!

FREE Printable list of ideas for when the kids say “I’m Bored!” PLUS easy, fun activities and ideas straight to your inbox.

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Cerys Parker

Cerys is a marine biologist, environmental educator, teacher, mum, and home educator from the UK. She loves getting creative, whether it is with simple and easy crafts and ideas, activities to make learning fun, or delicious recipes that you and your kids can cook together you'll find them all shared here on Rainy Day Mum.

2 Comments

  1. Thanks for sharing the summer bucket list.

  2. I love this, definitely going to give these a go, thanks for sharing x

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flat lay of the free printable summer bucket list with cute summer fruit puppets on a blue background

100 Quick & Easy Ideas for Summer Fun!

FREE Printable list of ideas for when the kids say “I’m Bored!” PLUS easy, fun activities and ideas straight to your inbox.