2019 Boston Summer Bucket List!

June 10, 2019

Boston summer bucket list - Boston Moms Blog

Summer, summer, summer!

It is finally that wonderful time of year! The weather is perfect, the days are long, and it is time to slow down and enjoy the endless possibilities of a Boston summer!

Whether your speed is catching a Sox game, going on a staycation adventure, or lounging by the pool, we have some great ideas to keep your family entertained this summer!

Fun at home!
- Get a refrigerator box and make a house.
- Make marshmallow structures using marshmallows and dry spaghetti.
- Make a marble racetrack using pool noodles.
- Build a tapestry table.
- Make tie-dyed shirts (or bags or socks!).
- Have an ice cream social.
- Hold water game Olympics.
- Make sand and seashell art.
- Make a summer scrapbook — fill it with stories, dried flowers, and pictures of your summer.
- Camp in your backyard.
- Have a water balloon and squirt gun fight.
- Play shaving cream Twister.
- Fly a kite.
- Play water balloon baseball.
- Make slime and cloud dough.
- Have a neighborhood cookout.
- Draw on your driveway with sidewalk chalk, lay down, and have a photo shoot.
- Wash your car, and create a car wash for the outdoor toys, too!
- Make frozen banana pops.
- Have an ice cream sundae bar.

Out and about!
- Check out the Highland Street Foundation Free Fun Fridays!
- Visit the sheep at Sheep Pasture in Easton.
- Visit a local farmers market for summer produce.
- Go to Castle Island! Watch the planes flying over, and don’t forget to have a snack at Sullivan’s!
- Catch a free kids music performance.
- Splash in the waves at the beach.
- Check out a fun new playground.
- Go to a concert.
- Splash the day away at a splash pad.
- Go see a movie with the family.
- Visit the Wydah Pirate Museum on the Cape.
- Go to a Sox game! Tour Fenway before you cheer on the boys of summer.
- Ride the Swan Boats.
- Go stargazing at the Museum of Science’s Astronomy After Hours.
- Watch the Patriots’ training camp at Gillette!
- Enjoy the fireworks and the Boston Pops on the Esplanade on the Fourth of July!

Get out in nature!
- Go for a family hike.
- Go horseback riding (or ride a pony!).
- Pick your own fruits and vegetables.
- Tour Plimoth Plantation.
- Go for a canoe or kayak ride.
- Visit Garden in the Woods!
- Visit the Arnold Arboretum and enjoy the beautiful summer flowers.
- Tour the Tower Hill Botanic Garden.
- Visit the animals at Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary in Norton.

Get on the road!
- Visit the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. While you’re in the area, check out the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke.
- See the beautiful dancers at Jacobs Pillow in Becket.
- Enjoy the rides at Canobie Lake Park.
- Visit the lions at the Roger Williams Park Zoo.
- See the EcoTarium in Worcester.
- Got dinosaur fans? Make a trip to Dinosaur State Park or The Dinosaur Place in CT.
- Visit the Salem Witch Museum.
- Take a Ben & Jerry’s factory tour — yum!
- Go tubing on the Saco River.
- Take a shopping day at the Kittery Outlets.
- Go on a rail explorers trip in Rhode Island.
- Take a trip to Pennsylvania to visit Hershey Park or Sesame Place.

Get active!
- Try a Pound class – unleash your inner drummer!
- Play hopscotch with the kids.
- Take a BollyX class.
- Jump on a trampoline! (But, um, prepare ahead.)
- Run or walk a summer 5K — there are so many fun themes to try! Bubble Runs, Inflatable Races, Foam Glow Runs — oh my!
- Rent a bike and ride around the city.
- Volunteer to be a dog walker for an animal shelter.
- Play street hockey.
- Get a fantastic view of the city by kayaking the Charles
- Go snorkeling
- Organize a neighborhood kickball or wiffleball game.

Food and drink!
- Take your dog on a date, and eat outside at the pooch-friendly Automatic in Cambridge.
- Make your own freeze pops.
- Have an outdoor potluck BBQ with friends.
- Get fancy and dine while overlooking the Public Garden at Bistro du Midi.
- Pack a basket and have a picnic.
- Eat at the permanently parked food truck on Mass Ave at Naco Taco.
- Catch the ice cream truck.
- Visit a beer garden.
- Go out for some locally made ice cream.
- Get some skewers and make kebobs.
- Head down to the Cape and get seafood and ice cream at Kreme ‘N Kone.
- Experiment with different kinds of s’mores.
- Try out some different kinds of watermelon drinks.
- Visit the Cookie Monstah.