Your Wellness-Inspired Summer Bucket List

 

All year, schools work to keep students healthy and active throughout the day. As the school year comes to an end and summer begins, children are anticipating long, sun & fun filled days. Parents and caregivers can help students stay healthy and active while they are home on summer break by checking items off the bucket list below!

1. Create your own food art. Allow your child to create art they can eat! Making fun shapes and pictures out of dried fruits, nuts, and dips can be a fun way to try new foods. Try making “Ants on a Log” using cut celery, topped with peanut butter (or sun butter) and raisins! 
2. Go picking at a local farm or attend a farmers' market. Visiting a local farm or farmers' market can be a fun activity that allows your child to see where foods like strawberries, raspberries and lettuce come from. Complete our Farmers Market Scavenger Hunt with your child!
3. Visit a state park or walking trail. Take your child hiking along a local trail or state park- don’t forget sunscreen and sunglasses for protection!
4. Simple picnics. A picnic in the backyard, park or even inside on a rainy day can be an exciting way to prepare and eat a meal with family.
5. Make homemade popsicles. A cold popsicle always hits the spot! Combine your favorite fruit and yogurt in an ice cube tray to make mini popsicles. Try our Watermelon Pops or Fruit Slushie in a Bag recipes!
6. Rainy day forts. On a rainy day, it can be hard to find fun things to do indoors. Making a fort out of furniture, blankets and pillows can be a creative way to get your child moving!
7. Start a reading club. Find books at the local library that your child and friends would like to read together each week or month. Getting together to talk about the book is an enjoyable way for children to engage with each other.

Do you see things that are missing? Make your own summer bucket list with your child. Use our handout to create your own! There are a whole world of possibilities to explore!