The "G" Family Summer Bucket List
At the beginning of summer I was going to make a list of some stuff I wanted to do with the kids before school started for Allison. I then came across a summer bucket list on a local, family-focus website. I used their list as a guide and adjusted accordingly to fit our family. We had lots of fun checking off items on the list. We started with a bang in June and did several things the first several weeks. However, then the heat wave kicked in and pretty much brought things to a grinding halt for several few weeks. We were able to attack most of the items on the list. I marked the ones that we didn't with an *. Some of these things we still can do in the fall, or it will give us something to look forward to next summer.
At the beginning of summer I was going to make a list of some stuff I wanted to do with the kids before school started for Allison. I then came across a summer bucket list on a local, family-focus website. I used their list as a guide and adjusted accordingly to fit our family. We had lots of fun checking off items on the list. We started with a bang in June and did several things the first several weeks. However, then the heat wave kicked in and pretty much brought things to a grinding halt for several few weeks. We were able to attack most of the items on the list. I marked the ones that we didn't with an *. Some of these things we still can do in the fall, or it will give us something to look forward to next summer.
- Go to Reeds Lake*never made it
- Pick berries
- Catch a Whitecaps Game
- Visit Frog Hollow Park
- Beach at Holland State Park
- Go on a nature walk at Blanford Nature Center* - Hopefully we will take a fall walk
- Visit Calvin Nature Center* - Hopefully we will take a fall walk
- Happy Hour at Sonic for slushies
- Camp
- Ride bikes to ice cream shop
- Visit a new ice cream shop
- Make homemade popsicles
- Visit Millennium Park
- Fly a kite
- Walk along pier at Grand Haven*, play at Imagination Station Playground, and Ride the Trolley* - I couldn't find info about the Trolley online. By the time I found some info, it was end of the season. And, I still don't trust the girls on the pier. Hopefully next year.
- Take a road trip to Ft. Wayne Zoo*- The hot weather in July prevented this.If Allison wasn't in school we would have considered a fall trip.
- Run through the sprinkler
- Have a water balloon fight
- Visit the farmer’s market
- Run through the fountain at Tassell Park in Cascade* Never made it
- Light sparklers at 4th of July* - After hanging out in 100 degree temps all day and traveling, we called it an early night and went to bed before dark.
- Find a park you haven’t been to before (park in Jenison)
- Play at the Children’s Garden at FMG
- Go to a Tuesday night concert at FMG
- Have a picnic at the airport
- Go to Festival
- Surprise friends by bringing them ice cream snacks - *Had plans but had to reschedule at the last minute
- Plant flowers
- Catch fireflies
- Go for donuts for breakfast
- Paint the driveway with water (did this at FMG instead)
- Wash the car and bikes
- Have a sleep over in the living room (We didn't to this in the living room, but the girls shared a bed in Allison's room often since there is air in there. The girls also had a slumber party at Nana's with their girl cousins.
- Go to Chuck E Cheese for Allison’s birthday
- Complete summer reading program
- GO ON VACATION!
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