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Summer is upon us, and that usually means more time spent together as a family when the kids are out of school. Even homeschool moms take a few breaks in the summer. Boredom is inevitable, though, unless you’ve got a family summer bucket list!
What’s that? You don’t have one?
That’s okay. With this ultimate list, you might not need another one!
Family Summer Bucket List
This time of year is a great time to hone your family’s survival skills. Print this list off and see how many things your family can check off this summer. Have fun with it and get your family involved!
Food
Emergency drills
If you live in the right location, do a Tornado drill
Plan and execute an emergency Fire drill (Check the batteries in smoke and CO detectors.)
Do an Evacuation drill (change it up with 1-hour, 30-minute and 15-minute notice evacuation drills.) This handbook provides all you need to know about getting ready for evacuations.
Find a local history or reenactment group and attend one of their events. (Get tips from the actors on how life was lived before electricity.)
Visit a local history museum or county historical society to see how people grew food by hand in your area.
Practice memorization with children — stories, emergency addresses, and numbers, directions, songs.
Relax and go on a day trip or vacation. Discuss how you would handle some emergency situations en route and at your destination.
Write letters. Can your children read and write in cursive? Can they address an envelope and put a stamp in the correct corner?
Start learning a foreign language as a family. DuoLingo and Mango Languages are 2 free websites that teach foreign languages. Get their apps on your phones, too!
After you check each item off your list, make sure to talk about what you learned as a family. Take notes on what worked, lessons learned, things to do better next time, and if there is anything to add to your survival supplies. Take pictures and create a photo book of the summer adventures as something you can look back on as a family.
Creating a summer bucket list could be the start of a new family tradition. Don’t forget to add your own items to the list.
Want even more ideas for your family summer bucket list?
What would you add to your family summer bucket list?
Originally published March 27, 2019; updated and revised by Team Survival Mom.
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Sarah Anne Carter is a writer and reader. She grew up all over the world as a military brat and is now putting down roots with her family in Ohio. Visit her at SarahAnneCarter.com