Summer Bucket List

For the last month or so I have been telling my children that they need to write down some things they want to do this summer.  We have been SO crazy busy lately that if we don’t make a plan, the summer will be gone and my children will be complaining about how lame our summer was when school starts back up again.

We try to do a bigger family vacation every other year and since last May we went to San Diego, we are going to keep things small this year.  But that doesn’t mean we can’t have BIG TIME FUN!!

We have have put our heads together and come up with some fun things that our family wants to accomplish this summer.  We want to share our summer bucket list with you.  It is based on Utah but can very easily be converted to another corner of the world I’m sure.  This lists may also trigger ideas of your own, which I would love for you to share in the comments below.

The first thing on our list is Cupcake Tours. My children love to watch Cupcake Wars on Netflix and we have even tried our hand at making fun cupcakes, so how could we not do something like this.  The idea was born when my daughter saw the cupcake shop near the boutique I sell my crafts in (The Quilted Bear in Draper Utah) and wanted to stop by but we didn’t have time.  I said, “we could add it to our bucket list…we should find some others to visit too and choose a favorite…LET’S DO CUPCAKE TOURS!!”  So to begin our list, I have found cupcake shops from Orem to Ogden that we will visit and can even combine the visit with other things on our list.  The fun things about this list (I learned along the way) is that a few are Cupcake Wars WINNERS!! (these are marked with CWW)

1. Cupcake Tours-  Sweet Toothfairy Draper http://www.thesweettoothfairy.com/ CWW
2. Cupcake Tours- Sweet Toothfairy West Valley CWW
3. Cupcake Tours- Swirly Girls South Jordan http://www.swirlygirlsgourmetbakery.com/
4. Cupcake Tours- The Chocolate West Jordan http://www.thechocolatedc.com/
5. Cupcake Tours- So Cupcake Salt Lake City http://www.socupcake.com/
6. Cupcake Tours- Mini’s Cupcakes Salt Lake City http://www.mini-cupcakes.com/home CWW
7. Cupcake Tours- Neighborhood Bakery at Gardner Village West Jordan  http://www.gardnervillage.com/the-naborhood-bakery
8. Cupcake Tours- Cupcake Chic Orem- http://www.cupcakechicutah.com/
9. Cupcake Tours- Nothing Bundt Cake American Fork –http://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/bakery/ut/lehi
10. Cupcake Tours- Ye Olde Cupcake Shoppe Odgen – http://www.yeoldecupcakeshoppe.com/ 
11. Catch Crawdads at Strawberry Reservoir
12. Go camping
13. Go on a hike http://saltlakecity.about.com/od/sportsrecreation/tp/Family-Hikes-Near-Salt-Lake-City.htm
14. Visit Hill Air Force Base Museum
15. Go to an Air Show http://theutahairshow.com/
16. Go to the Zoo
17. Go to a Splash Pad
18. Frisbee Golf
19. Ride Trax (light rail transportation)
20. Gardner Village 
21. Play at a park
22. Picnic in the Mountains
23. Lantern Fest http://www.thelanternfest.com/location/salt-lake-city-summer/#237
24. Mini Golf
25. Trip to St George with Friends
26. Drive-in movie
27. Flower Pen Craft- Tutorial to come
28. Star Wars Birthday Party for Tucker
29. Harry Potter Birthday party for Will
30. Swimming lessons
31. Re-do Emma’s room (re-paint, re-decorate)
32. Read a Book together as a family-  We chose BFG by Roald Dahl since the movie will be coming to theaters July 1st
33. Go to the skate park
34. Go shooting
35. Have a lemonade stand- Maybe even make one http://thegirlinspired.com/2011/10/fun-vintage-food-stands/
36. Geocaching- Don’t know what this is? Check this out https://www.geocaching.com/guide/
37. Lagoon
38. Water Balloon Games http://www.localfunforkids.com/home/20-of-the-best-water-balloon-games.html
39. Go to the library
40. Go fishing
41. Have a read-a-thon outside
42. Clean out the Garage
43. Go on a bike ride
44. Back yard movie night
45. Pool Noodle Games-http://www.parents.com/fun/activities/outdoor/pool-noodle-backyard-games/view-all/
46. Make a boat and race it down a rain gutter http://ourfamilyofseven.com/pool-noodle-boats/
47. Picnic at the park
48. Make Foam Dough- http://earlylearning.momtrusted.com/2013/05/foam-dough-shaving-cream-corn-starch/
49. Make a fairy garden
50. Wheeler Farm
51. Visit our friend’s Cabin
52. Make S’mores
53. Discovery Gateway
54. Lawn Twister http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/996757/how-to-make-outdoor-twister
55. Pick Berries on a farm
56. Make Cupcakes and share with a friend
57. Bowling
58. Squirt gun fun-http://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/2014/06/29/squirt-gun-painting/#_a5y_p=4028487  AND http://www.thisgrandmaisfun.com/squirt-gun-races/#_a5y_p=4162779
59. Go garage sale shopping
60. Stone Art http://www.clipzine.me/u/zine/692088730010533675/Great-Idea-for-Stone-Art

I hope this list helps to inspire you!!  Click Here for a printable copy of our Bucket List

As we have put this list together as a family, we have become excited for summer… Now if I can just make it all happen.  I am guessing we will need to hold some family councils to plan each week otherwise life will get busy with all the other craziness and we won’t accomplish much.

HAPPY SUMMER!!

SEE THE HAPPY!

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