With swim team in full gear, preschool finished, and the last week of elementary school on the horizon – summer is already in full swing! Next fall brings a new chapter in our lives with both kids in elementary school, so I’m looking forward to making fun summer memories! While we plan to hit the open road quite a bit this summer, we still have lots we want to explore here at home. I’ve intentionally shortened my summer bucket lists over the years to hopefully slow down our summer while having a go-to list of ideas for our family.
Bucket List
- Swim at a lake
- Decorate canvas bags for checking out books at the library
- Build an outdoor art table
- Check out Raleigh’s new Union Station via a short train ride to Cary
- See a movie at the Henderson drive-in movie theater
- Get a bushel of crabs
- Make ice cream in a bag
- Meet up with friends at a campground
- Visit a new brewery
- Visit the Whirligig Park in Wilson, NC
- Take a day trip to Saxapahaw, NC
- Explore the Riverwalk Greenway in Hillsborough, NC
- Watch some bull riding at Carousel Farms
- Go to the Kids Bop concert in Raleigh
- Have a water balloon fight
- Explore a new campground
- Try a new kid-friendly drink to cool down with on a hot summer day
- Bike the Art to Heart Trail in Raleigh
I’d love to see the new Union Station… and sign me up for the water balloon fight!!
We’ll have to do the water balloon fight next time we’re all together!!
FWIW, I like the Henderson drive-in movie theater and the day trips to the whirligig park and Saxapahaw (which wins for the best town name).
Those are definitely high on my priority list!