One of our family favorite traditions it to make a big summer bucket list. We always have our seasonal favorites, such as berry picking and swimming at our favorite lakes, but we always throw in some new things to do too!
After this summer, my oldest heads to middle school, so we are going to make sure it’s a memorable one…not just for the kids, but for my heart, too!
Our list is always a little overly-ambitious, but that’s purposeful so we never have a time where we are scratching our heads trying to think of ideas 😉
Check out some of our plans, and make sure to share with us with what is on your list, too!
Our 2022 Summer Bucket List
INDOOR IDEAS
- Visit the *new* Sloan Museum in Flint {after its grand re-opening in July}
- Participate in Kids Bowl FREE
- Head rollerskating
- Lace up for some ice skating at an open skate {it’s fun to beat the heat and avoid crowds!}
- Play arcade games at Dave & Buster’s
- Go to the movies {We are looking forward to Lightyear and Marcel the Shell With Shoes On}
- Escape Room Novi {we are excited to check out the Candy Factory as a family!}
OUTDOOR IDEAS
- Swim at Spring Mill Pond at Island Lake State Rec in Brighton {it’s clean and shallow}
- Tube the Ann Arbor Cascades
- Walk around Cranbrook Gardens
- Visit Cranbrook Art Museum {+ their new putt-putt golf course!}
- Plant flowers
- Pick strawberries {Spicer’s is where we usually go}
- Pick blueberries {Hazen’s is our favorite}
- Pick lavender {we are hoping to scope out Ocimea Lavender Farm this year, or one of these}
- Go to a carnival
- Go fishing
- Take photos in a local sunflower field
- Check out Jump Island in Brighton on a hot day
YUMMY IDEAS
- Have ice cream sundaes for dinner
- Make bonfire burritos
- Have an appetizer dinner
- Try Crumbl Cookies {gotta see what all the fuss is about!}
- Make homemade snowcones
- Road trip to Moo-Ville for ice cream
AT HOME/OTHER IDEAS
- Raise butterflies from caterpillars
- Participate in the library summer reading program
- Enjoy a garage saling day
- Have individual dates with each kid
- Plan a YES! Day {with budget parameters set 😉 }
- Host an end-of-summer bash with our neighbors
Day Trip Ideas
LANSING DAY
- Shigematsu Garden
- MSU Children’s Gardens
- Preuss Pets
ANN ARBOR DAY
- Cinnaholic in Ann Arbor
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
- Peonies at Matthaei Botanical Garden
DETROIT DAY
- Skate on the Monroe Street Midway
- Visit Belle Isle
- Tigers game
CHELSEA/GRASS LAKE DAY
- Play at the Timber Town park in Chelsea
- Visit the Eddy Discovery Center at Waterloo State Rec in Chelsea
- Check out the Fairy Forest of Grass Lake
JACKSON DAY
- Go mural hunting
- Check out The Cascades
- Visit the Jackson Candy & Fudge Factory
Date Ideas
- Go kayaking
- Head disc golfing
- Enjoy football bowling at HUB Stadium {Novi}
This list will do to get us started! I’ll be sharing all kinds of additional fun this summer, so be sure to follow along on my Facebook and Instagram.
See our summer bucket list posts from the past five years here:
Have an amazing summer, friends!
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