Can you believe it is already getting to be the time we are thinking about summer and all the fun activities we want to do with our families with all that warm and sunny free time?? I can’t believe it! I realize it is still April but life gets crazy and before you know it, you could be quite a ways into summer before you’ve thought too much about all the fun things you want to do with your family to create tons of great memories this summer.

I’ve also been thinking about how we have all sorts of traditional things we do during the holiday season that we do year after year after year, but what about traditions in the summer? Of course we have the Fourth of July and many of us have special traditions we like to do for that holiday but I wanted to share a wonderful bucket list chuck-full of fun things you could do this summer. And hopefully you can pick a few of your favorites that can become summer traditions you do again and again and again for years to come.

MAY

• Hunt wild blackberries

• Bake blackberry cobbler

• Break open a piñata for Cinco de Mayo

• Play putt-putt golf

• Go on a family bike ride

• Sign your kids up for a summer reading program

• Pick your mom a bouquet for Mother’s Day

• Write limericks as a group

• Attend a Memorial Day wreath hanging ceremony

• Have a crawfish boil with cob corn and new potatoes

JUNE

• Play a game of baseball

• Pack a picnic

• Go blueberry picking

• Make blueberry muffins

• Hunt lightning bugs

• Take Dad breakfast in bed

• Host an ice cream social (have friends bring their favorite toppings)

• Eat strawberry shortcake

• Make freshly squeezed lemonade

• Have a pie-eating contest

• Have a hula hoop contest

• Can pickles and preserves

JULY

• Make campfire cones

  
  

Directions:

Fill a cone with desired amounts of marshmallow and toppings. Cover cone with foil. Place over the campfire for about 3-5 minutes, on a heated grill for 5-6 minutes, or in the oven at 375 degrees for about 5-8 minutes until toppings are melted. Then just enjoy the warm and gooey melted deliciousness.

• Bike ride around town

• Feed the ducks

• Go to the beach

• Read a good book poolside

• Backyard tent camping

AUGUST

• Pizza on the grill

• Kids cook dinner

• Go star gazing

• Go cloud watching

• Make yogurt popsicles




• Just layer your favorite yogurt in a popsicle maker with your favorite berries or other fruits and you are in for a delicious treat

• You can also simply fill up your popsicle maker with your favorite fruits and berries and top with coconut water or freshly squeezed orange juice for a delicious ice pop.

• Wash the car

• Play messy Twister

Are there any fun summer activities you like to do that could be added to the list? Let us all know in the comments below! I hope you all have the BEST summer ever!!