Summer "Bucket List"- what's on yours?

BEACH "bucket list"

This year, we made it official.  Each kid brainstormed a few places they wanted to go, things they wanted to do, and what they wanted to learn more about this summer.  They all wrote them down in a notebook, and this now officially serves as our summer "bucket list."  As in beach bucket, NOT kick the bucket.

Sporty wants to go to California.  To say that's a long shot is an understatement.  But he also wants to go to Washington D.C.  Now that, I think we can swing.  He wants to hit some amusement parks and learn more about electronics, specifically Apple computers.  Really, I think he wants to OWN Apple computers, but he's playing his hand well, pretending it's all about learning something new.

Mrs. Harry Potter wants to go to Dutch Wonderland and the beach, exercise every morning,  and learn how to babysit and draw trees.  She's also been very inspired by the American Girl Addy series, so she wants to explore local history around the Underground Railroad.  


Luke Skywalker hopes to study sharks, learn to swim (great combination, eh?) and learn how to manage his feelings (yes, HE volunteered that, not me).  He also wants to go to Chuck E. Cheese (though we have them all convinced that you can ONLY ever go there for friends' birthday parties... hopefully someone will invite us there).  


The Heiress aspires to visit the Big Apple, go on a sliding board, learn about frogs and how to write more letters.  A tall order for such a wee one, but I think we can work something out.


I have to say, as corny as it sounds, it was fun to actually sit down and ask them what they wanted to do this summer.  They definitely came up with ideas I wouldn't have considered.  It's also a pretty good start list!