Whether your student is just beginning their college years, or about to wrap them up, summertime is a special time for college students. Pass these ideas along to your student, and encourage them to build their own ultimate summer bucket list. And hey parents, it’s not too late to build one of your own too!

Ready or not, summer is here! It’s a time of year looked forward to by many college students.  Time to celebrate surviving another semester of school with a summer filled with enjoyable activities.

Even if you end up working or taking college classes, there’s still room to make this summer memorable. After all, life is short and you’re only young once! Balancing your studies with some fun is the best way to stay sane during your college years.

It’s finally time to go on new adventures, visit large bodies of water with friends and eat a lot of good food. Whatever you end up doing, don’t forget to take some pictures!

Use these ideas to customize your own summer bucket list:

❑ Go to a big water park and spend all day there.

❑ Go to a drive-in theater. ~ As of 2021, there are about 325 drive-ins still operating!

❑ Visit a National Park. ~ See the FREE entrance days for this year here. 

❑ Go hiking.

❑ Summit a mountain. ~ Take that hiking a step further!

❑ Make s’mores over a campfire.

❑ Go through all your clothes and donate what you don’t wear.

❑ Research how to have more fun and be more involved on campus next semester. ~ Missouri S&T has over 200 Student Clubs and Organizations!

❑ Build a great sandcastle.

❑ Run a 5K at the end of the summer.

❑ Have a paintball fight with friends. ~ Or a water balloon fight!

❑ Catch fireflies.

❑ Take a trip to the beach. ~ Beach trips and summer bucket lists just go together!

❑ Swim in the ocean. ~ Have you been in the both the Atlantic and the Pacific? There’s a big temperature difference…

❑ Go to a bonfire party or host one yourself.

❑ Spend a day at an amusement park. ~ Roller coasters, elephant ears, caricature drawings, the works!

❑ Attend a live music concert. ~ When was the last time you saw your favorite band in person?

❑ Go white water rafting with a group of friends.

❑ Give kayaking a try.

❑ Attend a local baseball game.

❑ Take some bike rides.

❑ Have a picnic at a park.

❑ Spend the day at the lake. ~ Swimming, paddle boarding, eating hot dogs, etc.

❑ Make dinner with items only purchased at your local Farmer’s Market.

❑ Try food at a new food truck.

❑ Make a trip to the zoo or to a drive through wildlife safari.

❑ Go to a music festival with friends. ~ Fun, sun & music. 

❑ Read that book you never got around to reading.

❑ Find a new favorite recipe to cook on a regular basis.

❑ Make the ultimate blanket fort. ~ Yes, blanket forts are still fun as an adult and worthy of a spot on your college bucket list.

❑ Fill a truck bed with blankets & pillows, and then go star gazing where there are no city lights.

❑ Take a pottery class. ~ Or some other skill-based class you have an interest in, perhaps blacksmithing?

❑ Have a spa day out on the town or create one at home.

❑ Eat a funnel cake.

❑ Pay for the order behind you at the drive-thru. ~Put good vibes out into the universe.

❑ Go to an art gallery.

❑ Make the PERFECT summer playlist. ~ And then listen to it on your road trips!

❑ Do all the touristy things in your town.

❑ Participate in a corn hole or axe throwing competition.

❑ Make a time capsule.

❑ Become conversational in a new language. ~Learn for free with an app like Duolingo.

❑ Visit your grandparents. ~ You know it will make their day!

❑ Start a smash book journal.

❑ Visit a friend at a different college. ~Different campus, new things to see!

❑ Pull an all-nighter and watch the sun rise.

❑ Try geo caching. ~ Prepare to think outside of the box! All you need is an app for your smartphone.

❑ Get ice cream from an ice cream truck. ~ Chase the music! 

❑ Go to the state fair.

❑ Give your dog the best day ever. ~ They deserve it!

❑ Make ice cream in a bag. ~ A reminder of childhood.

❑ Spend a day thrift-store shopping.

❑ Take a belly dancing class. ~ Because why not?!

❑ Eat the freshest sushi you can. ~ The closer to the ocean, the better!

❑ Take a camping trip.

❑ Draw with sidewalk chalk.

❑ Go see a waterfall.

❑ Make or have some really delicious lemonade. 

❑ Do some volunteer work. ~ Giving back to your community is never a bad idea.

❑ Completely disconnect from social media for a day.

❑ Visit an amusement park.

❑ Go boating/tubing.

❑ Eat snow cones.

❑ Get in some night swimming.

❑ Conquer a fear. ~ Do something that scares you, don’t let a fear hold you back in life.

❑ Watch fireworks

❑ Go fishing.

❑ Feed ducks and geese.

❑ Pick berries. ~ Find an orchard near you!

❑ Grow a summer plant. ~ Like sunflowers or watermelon.

❑ Get brunch with friends.

❑ Do yoga in the sunshine.

❑ Start a fitness routine. ~ Develop a new one or try a challenge over the summer.

❑ Take a stroll through a botanical garden.

❑ See a movie at the theater.

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Author of Article: Charlie. Article adapted from collegelifemadeeasy.com.  Please Note: Missouri S&T does not endorse or have a relationship with SOURCE and articles are provided for information purposes only.  Missouri S&T and SOURCE do not assume responsibility for error or omission in materials.  

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