Our Summer Bucket List
My husband and I have been so busy at work that summer just snuck up on us this year. Thankfully, things are finally winding down and we can focus on other things... like family... and taking time to relax.
We all sat down last night and wrote out our Summer Bucket List of activities we want to do before school starts up again (and before our son starts kindergarten!).
Using our first Summer Bucket List as a starting point, we added the items we didn't have time to do last year. Then we added some of our favorite activities from last summer and came up with a handful of new ones to try.
We know we probably won't get to do everything on our 2022 Summer Bucket List. But it'll be a great guide as we start to fill in the time around the kids' summer camp schedules.
Curious to see what made our Summer Bucket List this year? Need some inspiration to help you create your own?
Keep reading!
- EAT LOBSTER ROLLS - We tried the lobster rolls at Lobster Landing last summer, so I'd say we're due for a stop at Abbott's Lobster this summer.
- EAT STEAMED CHEESEBURGERS
- GO TO A TEAHOUSE FOR A TEA PARTY
- MAKE HOMEMADE ICE CREAM - The kids and I made this no-churn cake batter ice cream last year, and it was a hit!
- HAVE AN ICE CREAM SUNDAE PARTY - Everyone voted to do this again because we had so much fun last summer.
- GET FALAFEL AT MAMOUN'S - While the kids have had homemade falafel before, they've never had it from Mamoun's. It. Is. Time.
- TAKE A PIZZA TOUR AROUND NEW HAVEN
- VISIT A LOCAL BREWERY
- PLAY MINIATURE GOLF
- GO TO A BASEBALL GAME
- STOMP IN PUDDLES
- GO ON A HIKE
- RIDE A TRAIN - Our top choices are an excursion with the Railroad Museum of New England or an excursion with the Essex Steam Train.
- VISIT THE AQUARIUM
- WANDER A MUSEUM
- ATTEND AN OUTDOOR CONCERT
- TAKE A BOAT RIDE
- SEE DINOSAUR TRACKS at Dinosaur State Park
- READ IN THE HAMMOCK
- SPEND THE AFTERNOON AT THE PLAYGROUND
- GO TO THE BEACH
- HAVE A SLEEPOVER in the living room
- HAVE A MOVIE NIGHT
- VISIT THE ZOO
- GO TO THE DRIVE-IN OR OUTDOOR MOVIE
- SPEND ALL DAY IN PAJAMAS
- GO TO A LOCAL CARNIVAL OR FAIR
- PAINT OUR OWN POTTERY
- REDO THE POWDER ROOM
- REPAINT THE SHED
I hope you're able to have some family fun this summer... and that our Summer Bucket List of family-friendly activities inspires you to create a bucket list of your own so you can start your summer off right!
PS. I wouldn't have made it through the past several weeks if I hadn't made the decision to take a break from blogging. Now that work has calmed down, I'm hoping to write a little bit more over the summer and, of course, resume our weekly menu plan posts. Stay tuned!
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One year ago: Our Summer Bucket List
Four years ago: An Ending and a Beginning
Five years ago: Menu Plan: June 11 - June 17
Six years ago: 13 Iced Coffee Recipes That Will Keep You Cool this Summer
Seven years ago: Osteria Avanti at The Inn at Leola Village - Leola, PA
Eight years ago: Nobu Fifty Seven - New York, NY
Nine years ago: A Taste of Tuscany: Ristoro di Lamole - Lamole, Italy
Eleven years ago: A Taste of Los Cabos
Twelve years ago: Invest in a Trip to Exchange Bar & Grill
Thirteen years ago: Tequila Lime Guacamole
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