Summer Bucket List Bingo
Don’t waste time wondering what to do this summer
What better way to make summer fun than to put together a summer bucket list bingo card? This is how we’ve done our summer bucket list the last few years, and it’s been great! It’s so handy to have a list of ideas for summer already posted on our fridge, and we have a great time trying to get bingo.
Want your own summer bucket list bingo card? Don’t worry – I’ve already done the hard part! Below you’ll find a Cincinnati Summer Bucket List Bingo card, a general summer bucket list bingo card, and a blank bingo card if you’d like to make your own. Plus, I’ve included a giant master list of summer fun ideas.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s make this summer the best summer together!
Summer Bucket List Bingo
Summer Bucket List Bingo
Below are the summer bucket list bingo cards to download. You can chose from two pre-made bingo cards – Cincinnati Summer Bucket List Bingo and general Summer Bucket List Bingo. There is also a blank Summer Bucket List Bingo card. Use the ultimate check list to complete your own card!
Download Your Summer Bucket List Bingo Card
Click on the download button below each graphic to download and print the summer bucket list bingo card of your choice. And keep scrolling for the ultimate check list of summer fun ideas if you chose the blank summer bucket list bingo card.
Summer Bucket List Bingo Ultimate Check List
Here’s a list of summer bucket list ideas unique to Cincinnati to add to your bingo card.
Cincinnati Activities
Great Parks splash pad
CRC splash pad
West Chester Splash Pad
New Cincinnati splash pad (check out the full splash pad guide!)
Summit Park waterscape
Cincinnati NatureScape Stream
Ziegler Pool
Explore a new Cincinnati creek (check out our favorite local creeking spots here!)
Sign up for summer reading at the library
Ride the Cincinnati Bell Connector (streetcar)
NaturePlay at BCM
Carol Ann’s Carousel
Cincinnati Zoo
Newport Aquarium
Highfield Discovery Garden
Parky’s Farm
Kitty Brew Cat Café
Purrfect Day Cat Café
Krohn Conservatory
Cincinnati Observatory
Findlay Market
Spend the day along the riverfront
Wasson Way
Mt Airy Treehouse
Rowe Arboretum
Trammel Fossil Park
Castle Skateland
Court Street Roller Rink
The Loveland Bike Trail
The Loveland Castle
Paddle down the Little Miami River
Watch airplanes land at Lunken Airfield from Ault Park or Alms Park
Check out the views from Spencer Overlook or Eden Overlook in Eden Park
Check out the views from Drees Pavilion in Devou Park
Take a ride on the Station Road Express at Station Road Farm in West Chester (one of the outdoor trains formerly at EnterTrainment Junction)
Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
Anderson Ferry
Newport on the Levee
Liberty Center
Factory 52
Check out The OFF Market or city flea
King Arthur’s Toy Store
Handzy Shop + Studio
Jungle Jim’s
Eat
Playground & ice cream at Summit Park
The Root Beer Stand
Breakfast at Sugar ’N Spice Diner
Get ice cream from a creamy whip
Get ice cream from The Cone
Get ice cream from Cincy Sammy’s
Get ice cream & play at Graeter’s Lil Pints playroom
Get ice cream & play at Sharky’s Arctic Sweets & Eats
Have some Cincinnati chili
Go on the Butler County Donut Trail
Go to a German festival
Create
The Paint Playground in Milford
Glassroom
The Art Spark
Sports
Florence Y’alls game
Bengals Training Camp
FC Cincinnati game
Mini golf at The Acres
Oakley Greens (check out other Cincinnati area mini golf spots here!)
Museums & Amusements
Check out the full guide to Cincinnati Kid-Friendly Museums here!
National Museum of US Air Force in Dayton
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton
The American Construction Toy Museum
Carillon Historic Park in Dayton
Cincinnati Fire Museum
Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington
Cincinnati Museum Center
American Sign Museum
Creativity Center at Contemporary Arts Center
The REC at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Create & Play events at the Taft Art Museum
Kings Island
Stricker’s grove
Land Of Illusion’s Aqua Adventures
Events
Kids Crew at Newport on the Levee – Mondays June 8 – August 24 from 11am-12:30pm
Smale Family Fun Days – First Thursday of the month in June, July & August
Niederman Family Farm Summer Play Dates – Tuesdays in June from 10am to noon
Pop Up Play at Washington Park OTR – Tuesdays May 26 – September 1 from 11am-1pm
Road Trips
Road trip to Ohio State Fair
Road trip to Columbus Zoo
Road trip to COSI in Columbus
Road trip to Yellow Springs
Road trip to Hocking Hills
Road trip to Big Bone Lick State Historic Site in Union, KY
Road trip to Mammoth Cave National Park
Road trip to the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis
Road trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in Indianapolis
Road trip to the Neil Armstrong Museum in Wapakoneta, OH
Road trip to Mammoth Cave National Park
Road trip to Blacklick Woods Canopy Walk in Reynoldsburg, OH
Summer Activities
See fireworks
Play at a new playground
Cool down at a splash pad
Go down a water slide
Ride a roller coaster
Go creeking
Explore a new neighborhood
Have a beer at a family-friendly brewery
Go on a family hike
Go on a family walk
Check out a farmers market
Check out a craft market
Go on a picnic
Get ice cream
Paint pottery
Go to a touch-a-truck event
Go to a festival or fair
Go to the movie theatre
Drive-In movie
Move in the park
Music in the park
Go to story time
Visit the library
Visit a local bookstore
Try a new restaurant
Go out for breakfast
Go to a new museum
Go to a baseball game
Go to a parade
Go bowling
Go duckpin bowling
Go on a road trip
Play cornhole
Play mini golf
Go on a bike ride
Pool day
Lake day
Beach day
Water park day
Amusement park day
Color with sidewalk chalk
Sidewalk chalk paint
Paint with shaving cream & food coloring
Blow bubbles
Paint rocks
Backyard pool day
Water balloon fight
Water squirter fight
Play in the water table
Play in the sprinkler
Backyard obstacle course
Limbo contest
Hula hoop contest
Fly a kite
Catch fireflies
Build a sandcastle
Tie dye a t-shirt
Backyard camping
Roast s’mores
Make popsicles
Make ice cream
Grill out
Have a meal outside
Go stargazing
Play flashlight tag
Teach your kids a game you used to
Play as kids
Roll down a hill
Find constellations in the night sky
Look for pictures in the clouds
Now that you’ve set yourself up for the most fun summer ever with your very own summer bucket list bingo card, don’t forget my Cincinnati Splash Pad Guide and other summer posts for more ideas!