Summer Fun Passport List 2012

Two year's ago our summer bucket list ended up in this paper boat. Last year I just kept track of some ideas on Google docs. But this year, we are going all out; this summer's bucket list is going to be a Summer Fun Passport.

I will post on how it's going to work. Soon. But first, we have come up with our dream list. Including links and notes (which I will add as we find them). It's super long. I can't imagine we will get through it all but we will have a good time trying. And keep the leftovers for next summer!

1. READ + WRITE + DO

• Make A Bucket List Passport!
• Write a Book Review
• Write Letters to Family (with our letter writing kit)
• Join the Library/School Summer Reading Clubs
• DIY Mini Mail Boxes and Write notes to Each Other
• Find Math Games (like Make the Biggest Number)
• Choose a Science Experiment to do with Daddy (from this book)
• Make a Ziplock Bag Explode
• Make a Naked Egg
• Work on Stamp Collection
• Use (one of the many) Activity Books We Already Own
• Learn 3 Camping Knots (get knot tying books from the library + go here)

2. GO OUTSIDE

• Take in a Round of Mini-Golf
• See An Outdoor Movie
• Go Kayaking
• Go Berry Picking
• Spend A Hot Afternoon at an Outdoor Pool
• Visit the Chinese Summer Night Market (Richmond has 2 now!)
• Try Archery
• Play Date: Sidewalk Chalk
• Play Date: Bike Ride on the Seawall
• Play Date: Water Park
• Go Camping with Friends
• Host a Beach Potluck with Friends
• Go Birding
• Grow Beans
  
• Make Art, En Plein Air (with portable easel kit and sketchbox)
  
• Go on a new hike
• Go to Family Overnight Summer Camp

3. MAKE STUFF

• Draw a Castle (use our How to Draw A Castle book)
• Make Paper Beads in Different Shapes (must find sparkly paper)
• Make a Heart Map (want to hang it next to last year's heart map)
• Make Paper Dragons and Monsters (from paper craft books)
• Make a Lego Maze (originally seen here)
• Make a Family Tree (research ideas for making a simplified version)
• Create Cityscape with Block Printing
• Q-tip Art (get Pointillism / Seurat books from the library). (also see here).
• DIY Shrinkie Dinks (use #6 plastic)
• Make a Klimt-inspired Art Piece (inspired by our trip to Vienna. See here + here.)
• Make a Paper Weaving
• Craft Foam Bath Murals (will this make bathtime more fun?)
• Make Music with Glasses
• Rebuild LEGO Hogwarts to its Original Glory (good luck with this one Daddy)

4. EAT AND DRINK

• Make a Root Beer Float
• Make Popsicles
• Take a Kiddie Cooking Class (here)
• Lemonade Stand
• Make a Solar Powered Lunch (pizza and tea)
• Make Rock Candy
• Make Sprinkle Milkshakes. See our watermelon sprinkle shakes here.

5. BE HELPFUL

• Wash the Car
• Wash the Windows
• Harvest Our Tomatoes and Lettuce
• Make a Blessing Bag and Find Someone Who Needs It To Give To
• Make Your Parents Dinner
• Do Some Weeding on the Deck

SPONTANEOUS ADDITIONS:

Glow-in-the-Dark Tub Time

Make a 3-string guitar out of a cigar box!
Swim in the Ocean
Spend a day sailing a MacGregor
Have an Olympic-inspired day!

We've signed up for the summer bucket list challenge here: The Happy Family Movement. So are you doing a bucket list year? What's on it that you are most looking forward to?