Toddler Summer Bucket List

Our Summer Bucket List

I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it would be neat to do it with my toddler.

Unfortunately, whenever I ask her what she wants to do, she says one of three things.

She loves the zoo, she loves the aquarium, and she loves the bookstore.

I had to do some digging for this, but I have compiled a list that hopefully we will be able to get done! I feel like some of these things are things we do all of the time, so I added a twist to them to make them a little bit more educational for her. Also, we are getting ready to move, so I am adding some things that will help me out too!

1. Read lots of books. With how often we end up at the bookstore, this should be easy!
2. Put on a puppet show with paper bag puppets. We haven't done puppets yet and I think that she will absolutely adore them!
3. Go out for ice cream! Who doesn't love ice cream?
4. Go to the zoo and match patterns to animals. This will be a new twist. I will print out a few patterns and see if she can match them to the animals!
5. The Colorado Balloon Classic. I think she will LOVE hot air balloons, and admission is free! It'll be a bit of a drive, but I'm sure it will be totally worth it!!
6. Go to a cupcake/ cake shop. Another treat, what can I say, I love food ;)
7. Look for shapes in the clouds. This one may be tricky as she does not like to sit still, but I think that if I can get her to, we will have a lot of fun!!
8. Go to at least 10 different parks. We have been doing pretty good on this, but I think she and I will start a list of every park we go to throughout the next few weeks.
9. Make paper plate masks. I will have to take a trip to the craft store for this!
10. Go to the pet store. She loves animals and this will be a fun way to get her out!
11. Donate some clothes & toys. This can be one of those days when we are packing. I may have a hard time getting her to give up toys, but we can try!!
12. Scavenger hunt. How fun will that be?
13. Movie night. We can watch just kids movies, make popcorn and have a special dessert! Just have to make sure Daddy is home!
14. Feed the giraffes! My husband and I bought Zoo Tycoon and she loves to watch play, how cool will it be for her to actually be able to feed them like in the game?!
15. Have a picnic. We will probably save this one for a cooler day.
16. Have a play date with three different friends. Maybe not all at the same time as that will probably get rowdy.
17. Have an overnight 'campout' in the living room. We have done this before and she enjoyed it, so if we do it again, I'm sure it will be just as fun!
18. Go to the movies. We don't do movies often, they're kind of a hassle, but as it is something that's a special treat I felt it would be a good idea to put it on the list.
19. Take a walk. We love taking walks! This one will be easy!
20. Go play at the new Discovery Zone in the Museum. We have been there once, and she loved it!!

I feel like this list is reasonable! It isn't too expensive, and it gives us a few days to just be lazy! I have to say spending time with my girls is one of my favorite things to do, and this will give both my hubby and I a great opportunity to bond with both of them over some fun things!!

Julie