Our Seattle Summer Bucket List
Today is the boys’ last day of school and after the annual end-of-year meetup at Dairy Queen, they are all mine! As they get older, our summer bucket lists have changed dramatically. Trying to entertain a middle and high schooler who have ‘been there, done that’ in our Seattle area is always a challenge. Don’t get me wrong, they are game for anything…but the novelty wears off fast. After all, these are kids who knew want ‘fondant’ was when they were in preschool!
I challenged myself to come up with the coolest summer bucket list and explore all that our Seattle area has to offer! Some we’ve done before, but it’s been a long time so it will be a new experience. Others are a new discovery….so if you live in the Seattle area, this is great for you too! I’m also thinking about doing a doughnut guide (mmm…doughnuts….) but that may have to wait for another summer. I’ll bold them in the post if as we get to them…
- Visit the new Pike Place MarketFront
- Fishing
- Visit Central Library
- Go to a movie in the park
- Hit up a food truck
- Go on a picnic
- Visit the Japanese Gardens at the Washington Park Arboretum
- Sail a tiny boat on Lake Union/visit MOHAI
- Visit the Renton Aquatic Center
- Hike a mountain pass
- Check out the new Despi Delight Bakery location
- Visit the Chihuly Garden and Glass
- Check out Caliburger
- Visit the Living Computers
- and Pinball Museums
- Visit Green Lake Park
- Spend the day at Jetty Island
- Go the Edmond’s 4th of July Parade
- Road trip to Spokane (check out my five road trip snack hacks!)
- Visit a new island (Vashon, Bainbridge, etc.)
- Attend a Summer Reading Program event
- Free Fridays at the Teen Art Studios at Bellevue Art Museum
- Bowling
- Visit Seattle Art Museum
- Go kayaking
- Visit Snoqualmie Ice Creamery and Flower World
- How can I forget our annual Ice Cream Bash?
Any suggestions we should check out/add to our bucket list? I’m always looking for new spots to visit…
This is a great list! We started doing something similar for things we want to do each quarter of the year and it’s really fun. And, yes, please do the doughnut list!!
I need to…we checked out Despi Delite and their doughnuts, soo good! It is a definite add to the doughnut list…
Come up here and have ice cream with me and the family at Mallards! ❤
That sounds like fun! We will have to see if we can work it into our schedule! We love B-Town 🙂
What did you think of the new Pike Place waterfront? I have really been wanting to go but haven’t found the chance. Caliburger is on my list too!! We have made it to a movie in the park while camping in Leavenworth and it was a lot of fun.
It’s a nice area to chill outdoors, overlooking 99 and the water! We loved it, since there isn’t really any areas to take a break while exploring the Market. Several restaurants are coming, not open yet, but they look like great spots to enjoy the views.
Do a walking tour of the city with photo bingo of places or things they have to find.
What a great idea, thank you!
The Living Computer museum is great! We went to the Columbia Tower and Gasworks park this year. Both are fantastic.
Yes, we still haven’t made it to the Living Computer Museum; and we’ve done the Tower and Gasworks Park!