Summer 2012 Bucket List

I've seen this idea floating around our old ward and through some other blogs and I thought, "What a great idea!  I need to do that for our family."  So, I did.

I think having some ideas written down will help us get through this summer without too much boredom.  Because I don't have kids in school and Jake is busy all year any ways, I'll probably have to make one for the fall/winter/spring too. :)

My reasoning behind doing this, I have found it especially hard to meet new people here because we aren't surrounded by a ton of "student" families in the same situation that have children and are available to play.  We haven't met a lot of people in our ward that have children as most of the ward members are older, and all my neighbors work.  So I have a hard time finding something for Josh to do on a regular basis.  So hopefully we can work through this list.  To start it out, here is what we did yesterday.  I don't think it'll be a one time thing.  He loved it!

Sidewalk Chalk Paint

Daily Activites w/kids:
Have a water balloon fight

Play on tanks at Veteran’s Memorial Park

Go the lake at Jensen Grove, make a sandcastle

Go on a picnic at the park

Make Flubber

Make or paint Bird Feeders

Read 3X day

Sidewalk Chalk Paint

Summer Sponge Bombs

Library – once a week for new books

Feed the ducks

Go to farmer’s market

Glowstick balloons

Wash Car

Plant flowers

Freeze things and dig them out, or similar digging ideas

Bath Paints

Fingerpaint with pudding

Melt crayons into shapes

Fun Food:

Make Homemade pretzels

Make Homemade Bagels

Make Ice Cream

Make Sorbet

Popsicles

Homemade Donuts

Smores

Dutch Oven Food

Frozen Grapes on a stick

Family Activities:

Go on a hike

Find a tent and go camping

Camp in the Backyard with Josh

Places we could visit:

Blackfoot Art Center

Blackfoot Performing Arts Center

Apple Fruit Farm (Isom’s)

Pocatello Zoo

Ross Park Aquatic Center

Bear World

Bowling

Wolverine canyon – Rock Climbing – Camping

Idaho Falls Zoo

Art Museum of Eastern Idaho

Performing Arts Center in IF

Targhee/Tetons

U-Pick Red Barn

Free Events:

EIRMC River Concerts – July 17^th Broadway, August 21^st Improv Underground

July 14^th – Scoop Jam “All-You-Can-Eat” Ice Cream Festival –IF

July 21^st – Pioneer Day Celebration – Pocatello - http://www.pioneerdaycelebration.com/

July 30^th? - International Dance Festival – http://www.idahofolkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-Festival-Brochure.pdf