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After the Fourth of July, it always feels like summer comes barreling to an end and before we know it, we are back in the grind. That is why I made a vow to make sure my family takes full advantage of the rest of the season by coming up with an end of the summer bucket list!
Visit a Farmer’s Market and Make Dinner as a Family
Farmer’s markets are so fun to visit! I love browsing the different stands, seeing all the unique goods, and teaching my kids about new food. I also love knowing that I am feeding my family fresh, locally grown food that helps support Ohio’s economy. To make a fun experience even better, we plan to take the food selected by the kids and cook dinner together as a family. My apple galette recipe will be a perfect dish to serve at this dinner!
Go to a Drive-In Movie
I can remember my parents taking me to drive-in movies each summer when I was younger. I thought it was just the coolest thing to watch a movie in our car. This summer is the perfect time to introduce my kids to the drive-in movie experience. We haven’t been to a movie in months, so this will be extra special!
Get Some Ice Cream and Pay-It-Forward
One of my favorite things to do, summer or not, is getting ice-cream. For some reason, ice-cream just tastes better when someone else scoops it for you. Am I right?! But, do you know what is even better than ice-cream? Making someone else’s day! Next time we get ice cream, we will pay-it-forward and treat the next person in line with a sweet treat. I can guarantee my kids will enjoy the giving, more than the ice cream.
Ambush Your Kids with a Surprise Water Fight
My kids love when we play with them! They’ll love it even more if we surprise them with something totally unexpected like a water fight. We’ll fill balloons and buckets of water beforehand and ambush them when they least expect it. It will be a blast!
Actually Rest and Relax
Summer is supposed to be the time of year when things slow down so we can relax and enjoy each other’s company. With so many responsibilities, it is sometimes hard to remember to enjoy this slower season and live in the moment. We are going to make a pointed effort to rest and relax intentionally during these long summer days.
I hope the end of your summer is blast!
Tell me – what is on your end of summer bucket list?!
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Love these ideas!!
Can I move in with you? Because I kinda want to do everything!
I love this list! We have been going for ice cream a lot. We do need to pay it forward! I always love doing that and it’s been a while.
This is a great summer bucket list. I enjoyed going to the drive-in movies as a kid and haven’t been to one in a couple of years. It is definitely something I want our boys to experience.
I love these ideas! I hope we are able to get out of the house again soon so we can do some of them.
Ahh I need to do all these things!!
Love the idea of paying for someone’s icecream. It is so sweet and so in the summer style!
I havent been to the drive in movies in years!!! I need to go soon!!! i love a good summer bucket list.
Those are really great ideas! My family loves to take whole days and go to the conservation areas for hiking and lunch!
I need to make a list. It is hard to do much right now in my town though
I love the idea of an end of summer bucket list and all the things you put on yours. I agree, it seems like after the 4th summer starts to speed up and ends too quickly. Thanks for sharing!
These are all great tips. Especially the farmers market, hadn’t thought of that. My son would be totally stoked about a water fight. I think I’ll try that too.
Ice cream is a yearly tradition to do with the little ones every summer!
Oh wow this list quite seems amazing and lovely to try out..i think i also need to make a one for me..Glad you shared it with us..Thanks…
Oh God I so want to do all these but I am stuck in lockdown and not with family.
This is a great list. I piled the kids in the car last night to go get milkshakes. Fun times!
Oh what a great list! I love going to farmers markets and drive ins too!
Lovely ideas. You know what…I’ve never been to a drive-in movie. I might try it this summer.
Ice cream and relaxation sounds amazing. Its sad we couldn’t do a family trip this year.
Loved all the things. Want to thry these alll..
These are some great bucket list….nice work.
These are some really great resources that me and my family can make good use of. There is something here for everyone!
This list is nice! Thanks for sharing this with us, glad you shared them!
That sounds like a perfect plan for summer! I loved drive in movie idea and relaxing! How often do we get to do that in summer!
I miss going out, but it’s just not safe enough to do that here. Instead, we’ve bee making meals together as a family to help get the kids learning to cook and plan meals.
End of summer?! Girl, I JUST started going back outside! Ha. But on my summer bucket list this year: go camping, hike CNVP (maybe when it’s less hot?!), get ice cream from Mason’s, & hit up a remote section of Edgewater for more beachcombing.
Haha! I KNOW! It’s crazy to think “end of Summer” but we’re already in full-on back-to-school / distance learning prep over here! 🙂
Oh I love all the ideas, perfect and doable! Thanks for listing these all up.
I love these ideas. I need to do these all.
This is awesome, I love the list you’ve come up with. It took a lot of thought. I think that you are right about a summer bucket list
I love Ice cream and happen to belong to that tiny group of people who prefer to eat it only during the summer months. Perhaps because of the pandemic, I haven’t had any this year. I plan to buy some next time I go out, and kick back and enjoy it.