Summer Bucket List and Kid's Co-op Linky Party

So now since it is summer, I figured I'd better get a post out on our "Summer Bucket List". It is actually kind of gratifying to get it out so late because that means I get to cross a few things off that have already been completed! And that just feels cool! I want to just say a word about the idea of a bucket list. A very inspirational co-worker turned me on to the idea of making a life bucket list for myself. She is pretty young — a mere 30 — and she made hers years ago. She has gone bungee jumping, she has jumped out of an airplane, she has traveled around the world, she gone on kayaking & rock-climbing adventures, she is in a dance tribe, she has been a "Rodeo Queen", and she has run a marathon. She is continuing to add to and check off things on her list as she goes through her life. These are all ideas that were born out of her head and that she wrote down and pursued them with dedication and passion. Her life already sounds so incredibly rich with experiences and I am inspired by her. What wonderful memories she has created for herself.
As a result of hearing my friend's stories, I, for months, have been compiling my own personal bucket list. It was about a month ago however, I discovered that some of my fellow bloggers had put together Summer Bucket Lists of their own for their family, and I thought HOW PERFECT! Of course I would have to compile my own specifically geared toward my little family for the summer.
When creating the list I was particularly inspired by a guest post that Danielle from 52 Brand New wrote for Imagination Soup...... where she emphasized how important it is to expose your children to lots and lots of varied experiences in life. It fosters their growth, and evolution as individuals. Here is her wonderful article  here.


Here goes the Summer Bucket List for my son and me:

1. Help my son plant his very own garden
2. Plant a butterfly garden
3. Raise butterflies from caterpillars
4. Go swimming in a natural setting
5. Sleep in a tent in the backyard
6. Help my son set up a lemonade stand
7. Make mango ice cream
8. Make Fourth of July popsicles (the Magic Onions)
9. Go on a picnic
10. Visit the beach
11. See Fireworks
12. Take my son fishing for the 1st time
13. Bike on the bike path many times!
14. Start a Plant I.D. book
15. Pick a bouquet of flowers and give it to someone
16. Gather river rocks and make pet rocks
17. Go for an extended camping trip
18. Start potato plants from cutting the eyes off and planting them
19. Root a avocado pit and plant
20. Make a cherry pie from harvest of cherry tree
21. Go stargazing
22. Read the Flat Stanley Series with my son
23. Make a tee shirt using freezer paper templates
24. Make a shell mobile
25. Paint seashells
26. Make a sundial
27. Visit waterfalls
28. See a movie in the park
29. Go to the County Fair
30. See an outdoor concert
31. Go strawberry picking
32. Make strawberry jam
33. Go blueberry picking
34. Make blueberry pancakes
35. Grill up shish kebabs
36. Make caprese with fresh tomatoes from the garden
37. Dance at the local Farmer's market's dance stage
38. Make a picture using vegetable stamps
39. Go to a baseball game
40. Make a stepping stone
41. Make solar prints
42. Make a sand casting
43. Go to an outdoor summer concert 
44. Build an Ice Sculpture 
45. Submit son's artwork to Mayor's Art show 
46. Make an ocean in a bottle 
47. Let my son take a bath with glow sticks!

You should check out the bucket lists too put out by other bloggers. Creative Family Fun, 52 Brand New, Iowa's Farmer's Wife, Quirky Mama, Digital Reflections. Famiglia&Seoul,& Creekside Learning.  If you have a list of your own or an idea that you would share, please be sure to add it to the comments!

I will be happy if we are able to cross off 75% of this list. I am sure as the days go on, I will think up more ideas, and add to it. I'm going put this on its own page on my blog for my own reference. I hope you were able to find inspiration also.

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