Summer To-Do Jar

2 days left of school and I am so excited, but also a little worried the kids will get bored sooner

 than they did last year. So, I made a Summer to do jar.

 There are all kinds of cute summer lists around like these

this one also has a printable!

And some more simple ones



And a bucket list in a lunchbox! Cute, and free printables!

I did a jar for a couple reasons, the first is I don't have any place big enough for a big list that the kids can't reach, especially the little one! And I think my kids will also like the surprise part of it, not knowing what the day will be until the paper is picked! 

I have 4 different colors of paper, the purple there are not as many of because they are things we will have to keep for the weekend when Daddy is home, stuff like baseball games, the aquarium and fishing. Stuff I am not doing alone with them or that I know he would want to do too! The pink ones are smaller things that I won't take out once they pick them, they can go right back in, those are for busier days where we have less time, stuff like the library, park or going for an ice cream.

The rest are all ones we could probably manage any day this summer!

I asked the kids to tell me some things they wanted to do this summer and I added some other stuff that they either didn't think of, know about or don't really want to do but needs to be done. I am pretty sure you can figure those ones out!

go get an ice cream

go to the beach

sidewalk chalk

make s'mores

ride bikes

do a craft

splash pad

plant some seeds

go fishing

go to the pool

camp out nap in the backyard

go to the movies

go bowling

play at the park

write letters to cousins

zoo

aquarium

baseball game

water balloons

drive in

carousel

blow bubbles

make paper airplanes

go for a nature walk

stay up late for sparklers

have an Otter Pop

swim in little pool

have cousins over

golf

pick berries

make jelly

run at the track

go to the park

make hot dog's on the firepit for lunch

bike ride

shop for pencils (I have one excited almost preschooler)

sort Lego's

sort Barbie's

go through Finnley's toys

go through Ramsey's toys

go through Carsyn's toys

25 jumping jacks and pick again

clean out mommy's car and pick again

pull weeds for 20 minutes

craft project

Chapter of Harry Potter and a treat (they love Harry Potter themed treats!)

make graham crackers

make granola

make trail mix

 

That is not all of them but a good portion and I am sure there are some more I will add to it too!

 

We also have plans to visit Grandma and Poppop's cabin for a week, see a concert at the State fair (and a  bunch of animals!)  Watch the parade at our local Corn Festival

 

I think we will start the jar next week, taking Friday off to recover from the last week of school sugar high and so I can make sure we have everything!

 

And I am LOVING this song, it is so sweet!