Are your kids on summer break from school and you’re not sure what to do with them?! I was feeling the same way so I created this fun summer bucket list and planner to help you plan out your summer and not get to the end of it saying, what? Summer is over already?! We didn’t DO anything!! This will help!
Going on a trip? I also have created a Travel Journal and Planner!! Want both? Bundle the two together and save!!
Routines Help, Even in Summer
Though it’s summer and we all want to just relax and possibly let the kids do what they want, it’s proven that kids do better with routine. I knew this when I was a school psychologist and my children have proven this to me as well. When I try to let go and just let them have free rein of the day, things go from fun to chaos pretty quickly.
In the same vein, I don’t want to over schedule our summer. I homeschool and I want a break too! I don’t want to have to schedule everything out and be teacher everyday all summer and tell my kids what to do. I want them to be able to explore, have some say in what we do day-to-day, and have plenty of time outside.
Beyond Routines, Bucket Lists!!
Beyond a basic routine, having a bucket list is essential for the summer to help ensure it won’t pass you by without doing all the things you had hoped to do. I have a hard time coming up with ideas beyond going to the beach and grilling so I found having some ideas from others to be helpful, as you can see below.
Enter the Summer Bucket List and Planner
I’ve found that having somewhere to write down a bucket list full of ideas we want to do this summer as well as places to visit, people to see, places to eat, etc. really helps us have some direction!
Therefore, I created the Summer Bucket List and Planner for kids and families!
Make the most of your summer with the Fun Summer Planner for Kids and Families! This planner includes everything you need to stay organized and make the most of your time together. With summer bucket lists, a summer schedule, daily itinerary, photos, and an activity tracker, you’ll always know what’s coming up and what you’ve accomplished. Get ready for a summer you won’t forget!
40 pages including:
– 2 pages of pre-filled summer bucket list ideas
– 1 page of pre-filled self-care bucket list ideas with weekly checkoff
– 3 pages of summer bucket list prompts with areas to add your own ideas
– 1 blank bucket list page with checkboxes and lines to write your own
– Summer travel essentials checklist some prefilled and you can add your own
– Three months of summer plans including a list format and calendar format
– Months are undated so you can reuse this printable year after year
– 6 pages of Today’s Adventure where it lays out basics of your fun adventures
– 6 pages to add photos including date, place, and people
– Summer budget pages
– 2 pages of Activity Trackers
– Expense tracker
– Lined notes pages
– Unlined notes pages
– Discount for your next printable from my store!
Taking a Summer Vacation?
Make the most of your next trip with the Travel Journal and Planner! This trip planner includes everything you need to stay organized and make the most of your trip. The trip planner is a 50 page pdf download which includes destination information, checklists, packing lists, budgets, booked activities, travel journal pages, daily itinerary pages, and more!
Get ready for a trip you and your kids won’t forget! You can download and complete then make copies for each of your kids if you want! If you use it as a digital item on an iPad/tablet this would be super simple to make multiple copies for your kids!!
50 pages including
– Destination Information with top attractions
– Trip Planner
– 2 Pages of Accommodations
– 2 Pages for Packing List
– Carry-On Luggage List
– To-Do Before the Trip List
– Check Before Leaving List
– 2 Pages of Booked Activities with 3 Activity Spots on Each Page
– 7 Pages/Days of Daily Itinerary including Schedule, Checklists, Meals, etc.
– 5 Pages of Travel Journal with plenty of space for writing
– 7 Pages/Days of Today’s Adventure including Places Visited, Activities, and more!
– 5 pages to add photos including date, place, and people
– Travel Budget Tacker
– 2 pages of Activity Trackers
– 2 pages of Expenses Tracker
– Travel Savings Tracker
– Lined notes pages
– Unlined notes pages
– 20% off Discount for your next order at my printables store!
* This is a digital download, no physical product will be mailed to you.
* You can print off this pdf as many times as you’d like for personal use.
* Don’t want to print it? Great for use on iPad in iBooks, GoodNotes, OneNote and more!
* Includes 50 page pdf download.
* Due to the nature of this product, there are no returns accepted.
Bundle and Save!!
Do you want the Summer Bucket List and Planner AND the Travel Journal and Planner?! You can buy them together and SAVE $$!
They are heavily discounted already and the bundle helps you save even more money!
Our Basic Schedule
We have a general schedule that’s already set in terms of when breakfast and lunch are, but beyond that it’s fair game. For now I’m going to try having a main activity or theme for the morning and then quiet time in the afternoon for a couple hours like normal.
I know the kids really want to be on their iPads so I’m planning on having us get outside, go to a park, play in the yard, play with Kinetic Sand or PlayDoh, etc. in the morning and then be able to be on their iPads for a couple hours in the afternoon. That way we all get to do what we want, have time together, and have time apart.
Here is my plan as of now, I’m sure it’ll change over time:
- 6:00am Twins get up and eat breakfast with my husband; I get up and shower then eat breakfast
- 6:50am My oldest gets up and gets ready
- 7:00am My husband goes to work (he works in the lower level of our home, love the commute!)
- 8:00am My oldest should be eating breakfast by now, in the school year it’s 7:30 so I’m being more lenient but we’ll see how this goes.
- 8:30am-10:45am Activity Time: this is when I plan on using the activities planned out on the calendar. Whether we go to the beach, go outside, play with Legos or games inside, have a playdate, or whatever, this is our window of opportunity.
- 11:00am Make & Eat Lunch
- 12:30pm Quiet Time/iPad Time/Mom gets a break to work on my blog, etc.
- 2:30pm Anything we didn’t finish in the morning can be finished, maybe we’ll go outside again, or work on some learning. We’ll see how this goes.
- 3:35pm My husband is done with work and typically he takes over with the kids while I go workout for 40 mins then make dinner.
- 5:00pm Dinner Time
- 6:15pm Start getting kids ready for bed, stories, etc.
- 7:00pm Twins in bed, then get our oldest to bed by 7:30pm.
I’m actually quite excited to implement something new with this summer calendar of activities and I hope it helps you too!
Looking for More Summer Ideas?
Check out Alysia’s blog post about the 25 Best Summer Books for Preschoolers to Celebrate Summer!
As a mom of identical twins and a son two years older, I have gained invaluable experience in the realm, and chaos, of parenting. With a Master's Degree and Education Specialist Degree in School Psychology, I spent years as a school psychologist, helping children navigate through their educational and emotional challenges. Now as a stay at home mom and professional blogger, I combine my areas of expertise to help you in your parenting journey.