Lists. I love lists and I make them for everything– grocery list, to do list, Christmas list, restaurant list. The list goes on and on! And I especially love a good bucket list. The other day a friend of mine on FaceBook posted a picture of her and her daughter baking together and I thought I can’t wait until I can bake with Olivia. So I decided to make a bucket list of things that I want to do with Olivia and any future children Eric and I may have. I want to have something to refer back to and remind myself not to get caught up in the day to day minutia of life, emails, cell phones, chores, errands, and constant running around. I want to remind myself to enjoy life and make the most of the very short time we have with our children while they’re still children. I encourage you to create your own list for or with your kids and maybe even hang it somewhere in your home as a daily reminder to inject your lives with a little fun and spontaneity! 🙂
I will keep this list posted on the blog and cross the items off as we complete them and I’ll be adding items as I think of more. And of course, please comment and let me know if you have any other ideas for me!
bake cookies togethermake a gingerbread housego to the zoo- go camping
- camp in our backyard
stay in our pajamas aaaaallllll day- have a movie marathon
- call my kids in sick from school and take them to opening day at Wrigley (this one is for you, Dad)
- rent an RV and drive through the Badlands
- build a snow fort
build a pillow/couch fort- make a snowman
- go to Disney (Disney is so not my thing, but every kid should see it once, I guess)
- complete a puzzle
have a dance party at home- plant a garden
- have a water balloon fight
- go night swimming
- read a book together (I’m not talking about your average bedtime story; read a classic neither of you have ever read before)
- dance in the rain
- volunteer at a soup kitchen
- unplug from all technology and spend the whole day completely committed to having fun with your kids
- build a sandcastle
- see Niagara Falls
- pick out a real Christmas tree
- paint a picture together
- catch lightning bugs in a jar (and then let them go)
- see a midnight movie
- make pizza from scratch
- start a lemonade stand and donate proceeds to charity
have a picnic- go on a nature walk
- have a game night
- roast marshmallows and make s’mores
- lay in the backyard and watch for shooting stars
- eat ice cream for breakfast #yolo
- go on a hot air balloon ride
XO,
L
