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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Bucket List Summer

With Summer Vacation quickly approaching it's time to get organized with some things that will keep boredom away. Here's a quick "bucket list" of things to do to make fun Memories this year.

  1. Draw with Sidewalk Chalk
  2. Go to a Bee's Baseball game. Click Here for Promo Nights
  3. Visit the Conservation Garden Park (Free) Details Here
  4. Make Giant Bubbles
  5. "Paint" Items Outside with Water  (It dries and there is no mess!)
  6. Go to a Local Fishing Pond
  7. Backyard Camp-out
  8. Gilgal Sculpture garden 700 E. 500 So. Free More Info Here
  9. Peppermint Place American Fork MWTH 10-3; candy seconds More Info Here
  10. Barnes and Noble Reading Program-Free book- print Free Book HERE
  11. Utah Cultural Center-More info Here 
  12. Viridian Event Center-part of the SLCo. Library System-Calendar Here
  13. Local Library events www.slcolibrary.org
  14. Home Depot kids club-Saturdays see store for details 
  15. Draw Monster Pictures on Paper with markers, Hang them in the Yard and “Melt” them with the Hose or Spray Bottle
  16. Visit the local canyon for breakfast, lunch or dinner. $3 per car for usage fee.
  17. Go on a Treasure Hunt for Rocks and Paint them
  18. Participate in the Summer Movie Program! (Kid Friendly Movies are only $.50 during the Summer!)
  19. Participate in Kids Bowl Free click here
  20. Outdoor Picnic
  21. Make Backyard Smores
  22. Head to the Zoo
  23. Have a water day- water balloons, water slides, water park, splash pad
  24. Take a Tour of a Fire Station
  25. Go to Wheeler Farm
  26. Go on a Family Hike
  27. Have a Movie Night Outside and invite the neighbors
  28. Make Homemade Ice Cream
  29. Head to a Free Fireworks Show or Have Your Own at Home
  30. Do a Family Game Night with Fun Prizes at the End
  31. Go on a Bike Ride
  32. Go Geocaching -South Jordan info can be found HERE
  33. Go to a Park and Feed the Ducks
  34. Have Bath time in the Bathtub with Glow sticks!
  35. Build a Fort Inside on a Rainy Summer Day
  36. Let them Color on your Windows with Window Markers or Crayons
  37. Purchase Solid Colored Shirts and Hand Kids a Bleached Pen to Create their Own Designs
  38. Make Your Own Playdoh
  39. Do an Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
  40. Color Ice Cubes and Set on the Drive way to Melt
  41. Finger paint with Pudding
  42. Make Tin Foil Dinners and Cook them in the Oven.
  43. Teach your Kids to Sew.
  44. Make cute hair clips with your Kids.
  45. Find Shapes in the Clouds
  46. Go to the Library Each Week and Read Books at the Park
  47. Make Homemade Popsicles
  48. Backyard Tic Tac Toe
  49. Make a Marshmallow Shooter, Spray Paint the Outside and Have a "war"
  50. Blow Up Balloons and Cut Water Noodles in Half for a Fun Game.
  51. Make Your Own Slime
  52. ABC Hunt- Write all 26 Letters on your Driveway and Find Items Outside and Place Next to Each Letter.
  53. Make Rootbeer Floats
  54. Go to One of the Free Museum or Free National Park Days in your area
  55. Play Night Games- flashlight tag, "snipe hunting," hide and seek, etc.
  56. Make SnoCones at Home
  57. Plant a Garden
  58. Go to a Dinosaur Museum (Thanksgiving Point or Ogden have great ones)
  59. Play in the Splash Pad and visit The Gateway
  60. Go Star Gazing
  61. Go Miniature Golfing
  62. Head to Free Movies in the Park (Check local cities for times.)
  63. Do a Kid Fun Run
  64. Make Your Own Lava Lamp
  65. Go to a Library Storytime
  66. Go to a Carnival or County Fair
  67. Visit Oquirrh Lake in Daybreak
  68. Make Necklaces out of Colored Pasta
  69. Have a Princess Tea Party Outdoors
  70. Have a Muddy Sandbox Day
  71. Travel to New Playgrounds
  72. On Rainy Days, Create a Homemade Music Video
  73. Write with Chalk on your Trampoline.  (It washes right off and looks more like a Chalkboard!)
  74. Make homemade Popsicles with fruit juice and Popsicle molds.
  75. Have a read-a-thon day at the Park with treats.
  76. Door Bell Ditch Someone with Ding Dongs!
  77. Run through the Sprinklers (not secondary water!)
  78. Farmer’s Market (SLC, South Jordan, Wheeler Farm, Herriman all have one)
  79. Art Festival
  80. Sno Shack visit
  81. Ice Cream truck- buy a treat
  82. Visit Scheel's- ride the Ferris Wheel ($1) and watch the fish being fed (Events Here)
  83. Visit Cabella's 
  84. Attend a High School Sport Game
  85. Go to the Drive In Movie
  86. Waffle Love
  87. Make Rock Candy (Recipe Here)

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