Comments on: The Best Summer Bucket List for Kids: 120 Awesome Ideas + 1 Miracle Hack https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 03:08:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Aviana Makenna Moon https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-74087 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-74087 You have a way of explaining complex topics in a straightforward and easy to understand manner Your posts are always a pleasure to read

]]> By: Kaaren Tamm https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-7355 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-7355 I love this!

It lets you just decide if it will be a Yes, No or Maybe. And you can rearrange and make it your own. Fun!

]]> By: tammy https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-5801 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-5801 sea glass hunt!!

]]> By: Emma Craig https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-1717 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-1717 Ha – I thought I was the only one who finds those summer bucket lists a chore!

]]> By: Kelly https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-921 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-921 In reply to Jacquie Fisher.

Jacquie, I love your approach to “unfinished” lists. It reminds me of a someday/maybe list from the Getting Things Done book.

I am a big fan of The Happiness Project too, but I haven’t read her second book yet. It’s good to hear you enjoyed it – I should bump it up on my TBR list. :-)

Thank you for the opportunity to share on the Discover & Explore summer linky, and thank you for stopping by to comment too!

]]> By: Jacquie Fisher https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-908 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-908 I love your ideas! Now that I think back on our bucket lists, we’ve never had checkboxes on them. And I guess it never occurred to me that removing those does make it less of a ‘check off the item’ type of list and more of a way to collect our ideas.

The other thing we’ve done is to make ‘unfinished’ lists — a place to keep the ideas for things we’d like to do but also allowing for the addition of new things that come up along the way. And I really enjoyed The Happiness Project and Gretchen’s second book too!

Thanks for sharing on the Discover & Explore summer linky!

]]> By: Kelly Holmes https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-7350 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-7350 In reply to Emma Craig.

Emma, I’m glad you like the idea board approach! You hit the nail on the head – it’s fun to read summer bucket list ideas, but after a while, they start to feel like another obligation.

]]> By: Kelly https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-886 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-886 In reply to Carrie.

Carrie, you make a very good point about bucket lists! It is kind of morbid when you stop to think about it, haha.

I love your approach of unplanned, carefree days. Definitely something for me to aspire to. :-)

Thank you for stopping by!

]]> By: Kelly https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-884 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-884 In reply to Kelly B D.

Kelly, I love your “why not” approach to fitting something special into your busy schedule! It reminds me of a blog post I read about “yes” moments: http://letslassothemoon.com/2012/05/31/a-lifetime-of-yes-moments/

And I hear you on the Pinterest pressure. I love, love, love Pinterest but goodness…sometimes there are just TOO MANY good ideas!

Congrats on your little one’s birthday coming up soon. :-)

]]> By: Carrie https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-877 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-877 I hate summer bucket lists just because a bucket list actually has to do with death. However I love your ideas!! I have decided that part of the magic of summer is to have unplanned, carefree days and having a list or board will take away from that for me.

Oh, well. I love seeing what ideas people come up with on their lists though. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

]]> By: Kelly B D https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-873 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-873 I love this! Our little will turn two this summer and since I’m a Pinterest addict I already feel pressure to entertain her maybe too much and too perfectly – especially on the weekends (I work full time and she has daycare during the week). As she gets older, will need to keep it under control and still fun. One a week is a more realistic goal for us. . . . . plus, this year, we have to go through the zoo at least once a weekend now (we walk by it on our dog walk and it’s free, so I’ve been saying “why not”).

]]> By: Kelly https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-871 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-871 In reply to Menopausalmother.

Marcia, ice cream sounds pretty awesome right about now! Thanks for stopping by. :-)

]]> By: Menopausalmother https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/summer-bucket-list/#comment-866 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5139#comment-866 This makes me miss having small children to enjoy the summer with. But I DO have a granddaughter—-I think we should go out for ice cream!!!

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