Summer Bucket List Patches and Memory Ideas

Each year, my sister puts together a summer bucket list with her family. They make a big summer-bucket-list-poster and everyone is super excited to get started on the adventures they have planned. But, she goes one step farther by incorporating patches for each of the items they accomplish. Read on to learn more!

As the family marks something off the summer bucket list, the girls are presented with a fun patch to remind them of that activity. All summer, they collect their patches by attaching them to a ribbon that hangs next to the summer bucket list poster. At the end of the summer, Andrea sews the patches on their backpacks or other fun memory item. Now, they can look back over summers of memories!

This year's list included making rockets, seeing dolphins, building sand castles, and that was just the tip of the iceberg! Below, I have made a list with a link to each of the items on their bucket list. You will notice that some patches are on sale now for as low as $0.74, while other unique one's may be at the $1 or $2 range. At each of the patch websites, you can browse through their other patches which will also give you some great ideas to add to your summer bucket list if you need some help!

Make a rocket
Moving night outside

See dolphins
See caverns
Ride on a boat
Go tubing
Lego chain reaction
Geo-caching
Go star gazing
Learn a magic trick
Go to Farmers Market
Find shark tooth
Sleepover on trampoline
Night swim with glow sticks
Go fishing
Tie Dye
Build a giant sand castle
Play minigolf
Watch fireworks
Summer reading challenge
Car wash day
Play in the rain
Paint rocks
Water balloon fight
Bowling
Smores
Create a fairy garden
Have a pen pal
Family game night
Bonfire with friends

The backpack in the pictures is a Fjallraven Kanken mini backpack and it comes in 50 colors. You can see it here. It is a bit on the expensive side. As another option, I suggest this one from Kayond. It comes in five neutral colors.



Another idea instead of using patches is to try stickers. Stickers put in a sticker book could also be a way for your child to journal about the activity and what it meant to them!

Hope you all have a terrific and safe summer! Let us know what things your family has put on the summer bucket list for 2020 in the comments below.

--Amie

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