Creative Ways to Keep Your Sanity During COVID-19 Summer Break!

We’re officially done with school and while I know not everyone is, we’re getting a head start on our family bucket list! This is something we create every summer and check off while we make memories together. This year we had to get creative and make sure our bucket list lines up with things we’ll be able to accomplish due to covid restricts and our own personal boundaries we’ve set. So I wanted to share some of the things we’ll be doing this summer:

  • Make Homemade Ice Cream
  • Painting Rocks & Hiding Them Around the City
  • Obstacle Coarse
  • Homemade Rootbear
  • Explore a New Hiking Trail
  • Make a Giant Cookie
  • Drive-in (living room) Movie Night
  • Family How To Draw Videos
  • Make Cupcakes
  • Read-a-thon
  • Camp Fire with S’mores
  • Paint the Girls Room
  • Look Through Memory Books
  • Make DVD with old Memories
  • Send a Loved one a Card
  • Bake Something Yummy
  • Serve the Neighbor
  • Learn Origami
  • Keep a Summer Journal
  • Play in the Sprinklers
  • Sleep in the Family Room
  • Family Bike Ride
  • Learn a Magic Trick
  • Make Oobleck (mix 1 cup water with 1-2 cups cornstartch)
  • Play the Thimble Game
  • Complete a Puzzle
  • Paint Nails
  • Minecraft Day
  • Organize the Toy Room (donate old toys)
  • Do a Science Experiment
  • Make Friendship Bracelets
  • Race Paper Airplanes
  • Learn Calligraphy (or cursive for my kids)
  • Tie Dye old T-Shirts
  • Make Fleece Blankets
  • Star Gaze
  • Make a New Craft
  • Hydro Dip Items (spray paint and water)

I am actually really excited about the fun we’ll be having this summer. Although we won’t be going on a big family vacation or our regular summer fun, this is, dare I saw it, going to be the best summer ever!