We here at Cityline.ca want you and your family to have your best summer yet! With that in mind, we’ve assembled 100 summertime activities that you can do no matter where in the country you are. This will put an end to those “What are we going to do today?” days that seem to happen from about a week into the kids’ summer holidays. Print it out and put it on your fridge for endless ideas!
The Cityline.ca summer bucket list
- Go geocaching
- Make homemade ice cream
- Make s’mores
- Stay at the beach until sunset
- Do a scavenger hunt at night with flashlights
- Go to an aquarium
- Go to a local sporting event (baseball, soccer, etc.)
- Go to a local festival (art, music, etc.)
- Go to the zoo
- Go on a picnic
- Run a marathon for charity or fun run
- Read a book outside
- Make a homemade pizza
- Fly a kite
- Go on a nature walk or hike
- Feed the ducks
- Go fishing
- Bury a time capsule
- Go camping
- Paint a room in your house (or redecorate)
- Go to the drive-in
- Set up a lemonade stand
- Have a water balloon fight
- Plant a veggie garden
- Do a science experiment
- Go fruit picking
- Tie-dye something!
- Host a summer potluck
- Learn how to play an instrument
- Do a DIY art project
- Plant a tree in your community
- Go to Canada Day fireworks
- Create an entirely brand-new recipe
- Clean out your garage
- Build a fort or treehouse
- Start a summer photo collage on your wall or in a scrapbook
- Go to a pottery or art class
- Go on a road trip
- Take a dance class
- Find some green space and go on an extended bike ride
- See an outdoor play or movie
- Volunteer your time in your community
- Have a preserving day (make jam, pickles & preserves)
- Have a photo day — think of a theme and head out with your camera
- Go to your local animal shelter to visit the animals
- Go to an amusement or water park
- Investigate educational attractions in your area (museums, planetariums, etc.)
- Go to a local pool
- Visit a farmers market
- Make homemade bubbles
- Camp in the backyard
- Go stargazing
- Go to an arcade
- Host a games night
- Surprise mom or dad at work for lunch
- Go bowling
- Go to an art walk
- Attend story time at the library
- Make jewellery
- Go to a parade
- Have a fondue night
- Go bird watching
- Make a bird feeder
- Make cookies
- Run in the sprinklers
- Have breakfast for dinner
- Have a yard sale
- Do a jigsaw puzzle
- Play mini golf
- Play laser tag
- Make sandcastles and bury each other in the sand at the beach
- Make homemade instruments
- Set up a beach volleyball tournament
- Play frisbee
- Have a movie marathon
- Go to the cottage (or your friend’s cottage)
- Go water-tubing or water-skiing
- Have a campfire
- Have an ice cream sundae party
- Go horseback riding
- Explore a new city
- Visit your grandparents
- Dance in the rain
- Explore a new neighborhood in your own city
- Play jumprope or hopscotch
- Host a BBQ
- Go to a new-to-you park
- Make your own popsicles
- Make your own slip-and-slide
- Make a pretty flower arrangement
- Make art with sidewalk chalk
- Send a message in a bottle
- Do karaoke
- Make a Pinterest-worthy dessert
- Make (and do!) an obstacle course
- Horse around with your dog (or a friend’s dog!) at the dog park
- Try something you have never done before
- Make sock puppets and put on a puppet show
- Make root beer floats
- Have an outdoor tea party
And hey — we want to hear about what you’ve crossed off the bucket list! Email your stories and photos to submissions@cityline.ca and we may feature them on the site!