Our Seasonal Bucket Lists

*Clicking on each activity after there is a date next to it will take you to the blog post explaining how this activity went for us.



Summer Bucket List 2014

1. Autism Awareness Walk 6/21
2. visit a lighthouse 7/11
3. camping in a tent
4. boat ride 7/31
5. family "non-board game" day 8/16
6. glow-in-the dark-party
7. go fishing
8. walk the nature trail 7/5
9. "kid movies" marathon day
10. catch fireflies
11. visit a new park/playground 7/2
12. visit a splash pad
13. pick up trash 7/14
14. All day PJ day
15. water balloon baseball 7/11
16. find 5 geocaches
17. visit the Octagon House 7/31
18. visit a new zoo 7/20
19. participate in a library event 6/25
20. go strawberry picking 6/26
21. chalk the whole driveway 7/6
22. watch fireworks 7/4
23. go barefoot all day 7/31
24. make pretzels 7/26
25. visit a town/city we have never been to 7/11
26. Silly string fight 7/26
27. go to the beach 6/28
28. family bike ride 7/17
29. go to the skate park 7/13
30. watch a sun set

Winter Bucket List 2013

1. make a snowman (outside) 12/27
2. shoebox weaving 3/1
3. ice candles 1/17
4. make candles 3/6
5. indoor camping 2/21
6. write a winter themed story as a family
7. Q-tip snowflakes 1/18
8. paper snowflakes 1/2
9. sock snowmen
10. marshmallow igloos 1/11
11. pop bottle penguins 1/27
12. Grow icicle candy (rock candy)
13.  make popcorn "snow"balls (or snowmen) 1/26
14. walk a nature trail 2/18
15. complete a whole coloring book
16. board game day 2/15
17. Mom VS kids on video games 3/8
18. puppet show
19. sledding/snowboarding 12/27
20. make a fort 1/19
21. snowball fight 1/5
22. reverse meal day 
23. cards/crafts at the senior center 2/14
24.  make a cherry pie 3/8
25.  pillow fight
26. snow art 1/11
27. visit the fire department 2/14
28. boys cook dinner
29. secret valentine  2/12
30. dance party 2/8

Fall Bucket List

1. Nature walk/ nature trail 9/28
2. make popcorn balls 10/14
3. make leaf people 11/17
4. visit a cider mill 10/13
5. family fall photo 11/29
6. make caramel apples 10/6
7. make an apple pie 10/18
8. bake apples 12/20
9. read a book as a family 11/17
10. jump in a pile of leaves 11/9
11. create nature pictures 10/5
12. keep a thankful jar for 1 month 10/28-11/28
13. make gingerbread monster cookies 10/26
14. carve pumpkins 10/30
15. flashlight walk 10/12
16. Fall picnic 9/28
17. walk a corn maze 10/13
18. bonfire and s'mores 11/3
19. pumpkin count walk 10/26
20. go on a bat hunt10/18
21. donate to our local food pantry 11/22
22. bob for apples 10/18
23. leaf art 11/17
24. pick our own apples 10/13
25. boys cook dinner 11/30 (this one was a hit during the summer)

Summer Bucket List

1. Visit a lighthouse 9/19
2. Play card games 8/12
3. Play in the rain 7/28
4. Watch fireworks 7/20
5. Watermelon eating contest 7/16
6. Blow bubbles 7/26
7. Make s'mores 6/30
8. Write & mail letters to friends/family 7/8
9. read a book as a family 9/2
10. Go to the beach 7/6
11. Go to Tons O' Trucks 6/1
12. Family picnic 6/27
13. Go swimming 7/6
14. plant a plant 5/18
15. Make bird feeders 7/30
16. play sardines 8/30
17. Visit a splash pad 7/5
18. Visit a new zoo7/12
19. Stay in a hotel 7/11
20. get some origami books and create some 6/8
21. Go to a nature center 6/9
22. Play board games 7/29
23. Have a garage sale 8/8-8/10
24. Dance party 6/27
25. Walk for a cause (Autism Awareness) 6/15
26. Build a sand castle 7/6
27. Go to the movies 6/28
28. Boys cook dinner 7/8
29. Make cookies 6/28
30. Go to a new playground/park 6/1
31. Play tag 7/28
32. play twister 9/3
33. corn on the cob eating contest 8/16
34. Go for a bike ride 7/5
35. Go to River Raisin Battlefield 7/13
36. reverse meal day 8/17
37. Make a mural with sidewalk chalk6/8
38. Go bowling 6/27
39. camping in the backyard 8/9
40. all day in PJ's 8/12
41. Ice cream from the ice cream truck 7/4
42. Home Depot kid's craft 7/6
43. Have an "Unbirthday" party 6/27
44. scavenger hunt 8/11
45. Make popsicles 6/8
46. Have a bonfire 7/20
47. Catch fireflies 7/26
48. Watch a sunset 8/25
49. build a Lego city 9/3
50. create & play a new board game 9/2
51. go to a fair/carnival 8/15
52. go fishing 9/3
53. play videos games Mom VS kids 8/23
54. go to the library 9/3
55. Play charades 7/10
56. Watermelon seed spitting contest 7/6
57. play a game of kickball 8/16
58. write a story as a family 8/9
59. have a water balloon fight/ toss 8/26
60. Cookout/BBQ with friends 8/25
61. Visit 3 Metro parks 7/5
62. play mini golf 8/22
63. Bury the boys in the sand 7/6
64. Put puzzles together as a family 8/12
65. Make soda geysers 8/23
66. Dinner by candle light 7/8
67. Go for a boat ride 7/21
68. Go strawberry picking 6/18
69. Fly paper airplanes 8/2
70. melted crayon art 9/1
71. Pie eating contest 7/10
72. Have our faces painted 7/20
73. play Pictionary 8/31
74. Go on a treasure hunt/ Geocaching 6/29
75. Go skating 8/29
76. Visit a farm 6/18
77. Paint rocks 7/21
78. Go to the Dairy Queen 7/18
79. Roast hot dogs on sticks 6/30
80. go to a water park 7/11
81. run through the sprinkler 8/24
82. visit a fire department
83. Try photography 8/25
84. Play croquet 7/5
85. Go out to breakfast in our PJ's 7/9
86. Visit the Detroit Zoo 7/31
87. make sundaes 8/2
88. make our own beanbags 9/2
89. Volunteer as a family 8/21
90. build a birdhouse 9/2
91. Walk a nature trail 7/21
92. Teach the boys to play Chinese Jump Rope 6/6
93. create & run an obstacle course 8/31
94. Create "sponge bombs" and play a game with them7/9
95. Race in a foot race 6/1
96. Stay up late watching movies 7/24
97. dress up & put on a play/skit 8/14
98. Make root beer floats 8/2
99. Cool summer haircuts 6/4
100. complete a whole coloring book
101. make a Summer Bucket List scrapbook