30+ Educational Ideas for the Perfect Summer Bucket List for Preschoolers

Make a goal to accomplish some fun (but educational!) activities this summer with our handy bucket list for preschoolers. 

These activities are designed to help develop counting skills, drawing ability, visual-spatial thinking, problem-solving, sorting, and other educational areas! 

For convenience, we’ve listed some ideas for your summer bucket list below, but we’ve also developed a free printable! 

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Fun and Educational Ideas to Help You Create the Perfect Summer Bucket List for Preschoolers

1. Count the number of chairs in your home. How many types are there? 
2. Draw a self-portrait
3. Practice putting on your shoes 
4. Empty the dishwasher and sort forks, spoons, and knives
5. Talk about your favorite stuffed animal
6. Find every letter of the alphabet in a magazine
7. Pick up toys right after you finish playing
8. Draw a picture of your favorite animal 
9. Take a walk and draw a picture of what you see 
10. Play a board game
11. Hop on one foot 10 times 
12. Go to a playground
13. Share with someone 
14. Count the number of letters in your first name 
15. Learn the days of the week 
16. Search for numbers on signs when you’re on a walk 
17. Bounce a ball and play catch
18. Draw three different shapes 
19. Find 5 objects of the same color in your home
20. Play follow-the-leader
21. Count how many steps to your mailbox
22. Check the weather and describe it
23. Find something in your home that’s a circle, square, and triangle
24. Play “I-Spy” around your home
25. Put together a puzzle
26. Sort toys into “big” and “small”
27. Draw a picture made entirely of different shapes 
28. Visit the library and check out a book
29. Practice writing letters on the sidewalk with chalk 
30. Count the number of windows in your home 
31. Balance on one foot
32. Build a tower with blocks
33. Draw a picture of a family member and label it

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There you have it, over 30 ideas to help you create the perfect summer bucket list for preschoolers! Let us know if you have any ideas we can add in the comments below.