Spring/Summer bucket list

Spring has sprung and summer is on it's way. With five kids, we need some serious planning to keep us busy. A lot of stuff is free. Its easy to get cooped up bored and wondering what to do. I compile a list each season of things to accomplish, so I figured Id share it. Of course, some things can be done more than once and we always add as we go. Its also fun to watch them spend days climbing trees and running wild.

1. Play in the mud

2. Dance in the rain/jump puddles

3. Body paint

4. Fly a kite

5. Go park hopping

6. Visit the zoo

7. Go on a nature walk

8. Family bike ride

9. Have a Lemonade stand

10. Wash the car, wagons, bikes

11. Backyard campfire/smores

12. Catch roly polies and make a roly poly house

13. Swim

14. Play at a creek

15. Goto a carnival

16. Visit the beach

17. Go camping

18. Plant a garden

19. Go on a picnic

20. Goto a parade

21. Make a canvas of paint filled balloons (have kids throw them)

22. Visit the Children's garden

23. Take a trainride downtown Chicago

24. Goto movies in the park

25. Strawberry picking

26. Bowling-rainy day

27. Let kids loose on running track

28. Children's museum- rainy day

29. Millennium park in Chicago

30. Waterpark

31. Tie dye towels

32. Go for icecream

33. Slip and slide on shaving cream

34. Mini golf

35. Visit a farm

36. Hot air balloon festival

37. Sprinkler park

38. Catch lightning bugs

39. Have a board game day

40. Make/blow giant bubbles

41. Go to library

42. Paint rocks

43. Visit the firestation

44. Make/play sidewalk paint

45. Water balloon/water gun fight

46. Play in the sprinkler

47. Make homemade icecream

48. Make melted crayons rocks

49. Have an indoor "movie theatre"

50. Hulahoop/hopscotch/jumprope

I love summer. I love watching my kids laugh and have fun. I think it's one of the best feelings in the world. "Kids grow up so fast" is so cliche, but it'so true.  I can't wait til the rain stops, the sun comes out and it gets warm!!! I hope my kids grow up and remember our fun times.