summer bucket list
As a longtime lover of lists, making seasonal “hit lists” is a favorite pastime of mine. I love the changing seasons and how different the activities are with each. I love setting goals for each quarter of the year. Moreover, with summer just around the corner, what better time than to create a summer bucket list?!
I pull much of my inspiration from Pinterest, so along with 100 things to do this summer, you’ll see a few photos interspersed throughout. These are collected directly from my summer Pinterest board and will hopefully spark your own creativity as you curate your own list of goals and aspirations for this summer! Let’s dive in!
1) Head to a local farmer’s market
2) Reading on the deck with a friend
3) Bike somewhere for a rural picnic
4) Weekend camping trip
5) Lake day
6) Make lilac syrup
7) Curate a Care Package for a friend
8) Watch a movie on the deck with cushions, fairy lights, and popcorn
9) Worship night with friends and family
10) Try three new dinner recipes
11) Grow a cut flower garden
12) Go for a walk with a friend you don’t know very well
13) Hiking in the mountains
14) Make a batch of homemade ice cream
15) Listening to an audio Bible while stargazing
16) Make floral ice cubes
17) Go to a U-Pick
18) Find a new read at a thrift store
19) Paint the view while watching the sunset
20) Sushi date at your favorite sushi place
21) Bake something with flowers in it
22) Crochet something floral or summery
23) Yard games with friends
24) Campfire dinner + dessert
25) Charcuterie night
26) Water balloon fight
27) Leave a message in a bottle for someone to find
28) Read poetry on a blanket on the grass
29) Write a list of 100 things you’re grateful for
30) Make rock art at the beach
31) Face masks + at-home manicures
32) Find or make a piece of summery jewelry
33) Visit a botanical garden
34) Go for a river float or evening kayak
35) Bake something with poppyseeds
36) Sidewalk chalk
37) Read a book with summery vibes to it
38) Send a handwritten letter—or twelve!
39) Read through a book of the Bible in one sitting
40) Lay outside on a blanket and watch the clouds go by
41) Press flowers
42) Visit your local library
43) Host a potluck
44) Go out for ice cream
45) Bless someone in an unconventional way
46) Hang some patio lights
47) DIY a fire bowl for summer evenings
48) Go to an art gallery or museum
49) Make some delicious taquitos for sharing
50) Paint glassware with something fruity or floral
51) Share a bouquet with a friend
52) Bake a pie with fresh fruit
53) Wash your windows
54) Make a summer mocktail
55) Go swimming somewhere outdoors
56) Have a slow morning with brunch
57) Spend a day with your phone completely turned off
58) Visit one place you’ve never been before, near or far
59) Write something—either poetry, a short story, or an essay—and share it with a friend
60) DIY some paper with pressed flowers
61) Do something fun and aesthetic and don’t take any pictures—write about it in a journal instead
62) Have a bath with rose petals and tea
63) Go hunting with a friend for a summer outfit you absolutely love
64) Organize a surprise picnic date for someone
65) Drink iced matcha or iced coffee
66) Grill peaches and serve them with ice cream
67) Attend a sports game where one of your friends is playing
68) Make cheesecakes in a jar for a picnic
69) Climb a tree just because
70) Sit on the bank of a river or the edge of a dock and dip your feet in the water
71) Make a summer playlist
72) Go to sleep with your window open
73) Stop at a garage sale or lemonade stand
74) Host an ice cream social
75) Have a dance party in your backyard
76) Go to a drive-in movie
77) Grow a little herb garden
78) Walk barefoot in the grass
79) Create your own summer “hit list”
80) Make stickers with pressed flowers
81) Hang your clothes to dry in the sun
82) Make a mosaic salad
83) Wear a sundress you love
84) Write out a passage of scripture and hang it in your bathroom so you’ll see it often
85) Burn a summer-scented candle
86) Play your favorite board or card game outside
87) Write a song or poem about the goodness of God
88) Go for a walk and take note of everything you sense—taste, sight, touch, sound, and smell
89) Paint your toenails a fun color for when you wear sandals
90) Dance in the rain
91) Make a fruity smoothie for breakfast
92) Babysit so a couple can go out on a date together
93) Book a photoshoot—bonus points if it’s with Emily
94) BBQ night
95) Volunteer at a local camp or in your community
96) Print your summer photos and preserve them in a photo album
97) Complete one project you’ve been avoiding for too long
98) Propagate a plant
99) Go on a weekend road trip without an itinerary
100) Try a new pasta recipe
What are some things you’re looking forward to this summer? What are some of the items on your “hit list?”
