50+ exciting activities for your adult spring bucket list

Wildflowers – read the poem here

Winter is over!

After a long three months of dark days & cold weather, spring has finally arrived, & with it, a host of fun activities to enjoy the sunshine.

If you’re looking to make this a memorable season, read on for 50 activity ideas to enjoy the best of spring.

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1. Make homemade lemonade.

Try this healthy recipe from The Busy Baker

2. Give yourself a spring mani/pedi.

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3. Go hiking.

4. Start a garden.

5. Spring clean your home.

Check out this list of tips from Good Housekeeping to get you started.

Me enjoying huckleberry ice cream at Moo’s Gourmet Ice Cream in Jackson Hole, WY

6. Eat local ice cream.

7. Watch the sunset or sunrise.

8. Go to a farmer’s market & make dinner or dessert from the ingredients.

Check out these healthy spring recipe ideas from Feasting at Home for some inspiration.

9. Pick wildflowers.

10. Eat breakfast outside.

Make it extra special with one of these healthy spring breakfast recipes from Eating Well.

11. Make a bird feeder for your backyard.

Not naturally handy? Check out this post from Country Living for 12 DIY bird feeder ideas.

12. Read a book outside at a café.

Bookshelf looking a little empty? Here are some books to add to you TBR list this spring.

13. Attend a baseball game.

Antioxidant Boost Salad – get the recipe here

14. Try a new healthy recipe.

Check out this post for some healthy spring recipe inspiration.

15. Thrift a new spring outfit.

16. Send someone you love a letter or card.

Bonus points if you include a pressed or dried flower.

17. Go berry picking.

And then make one of these healthy dessert recipes from Eating Well.

18. Decorate your house with pastels & flowers.

Check out these fun DIY spring decor ideas from The Spruce Crafts.

Me doing yoga in the sunshine

19. Try a new workout.

Bonus points if it gets you outdoors & into the sunshine.

20. Bake cookies.

Try one of these delicious spring cookie recipes from Taste of Home.

21. Paint rocks.

Leave them around your town for people to find!

22. Go stargazing.

23. Have a spa night at home.

Try out this three-step spring facial from Hello Glow.

24. Volunteer.

25. Spend the day at your local park.

26. Sunbathe.

27. Host a potluck with friends.

Try one of these spring potluck recipes from Taste of Home.

Me at The Avett Brothers concert during our road trip to Philadelphia

28. Enjoy an outdoor concert.

29. Have a wine & cheese picnic.

30. Host a brunch with friends.

Try one of these delicious spring brunch recipes from Brit + Co.

31. Go happy hour hopping.

32. Go to a drive-in movie.

33. Visit a local museum.

34. Decorate eggs for Easter.

35. Feed the ducks.

Joseph & me enjoying the Cherry Blossoms in Washington, DC

36. Go sightseeing in your local city.

37. Visit a winery or brewery.

38. Go camping.

39. Go horseback riding.

40. Watch all the Oscar-winning movies.

41. Buy a new colorful umbrella for those April showers.

Me & Joseph on our Wyoming & Montana trip.

42. Go on a road trip.

You can find some inspiration for your travels here.

43. Visit your local library.

44. Have a bonfire & roast s’mores.

Elevate your traditional s’more recipe with these creative ideas from Shared Appetite.

45. Go on a bike ride.

46. Do yoga outdoors.

47. Create a spring wreath.

Here is some DIY inspiration from Country Living to get you started.

48. Do a random act of kindness.

Check out the official Random Acts of Kindness website for some ideas.

49. Dance in the rain.

50. Make a scrapbook filled with photos from all your spring adventures!

51. Bonus for you: Here is a spring playlist to listen to while you complete all your favorite activities. Listen on Spotify.

What is your favorite spring activity? Share with me in the comments below!

I would love to see your spring adventures! Please share photos to your Instagram or TikTok & tag me @TylerVLayne with the hashtag #SpringBucketList2023

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50 fun activities for your adult summer bucket list

Me hiking with friends in Frederick, MD

Summertime is finally here!

Summers aren’t quite the same now as they were in the days of my youth – eating ice cream, lounging lazily by the pool, & having nothing but summer vacations & spending time with friends to think about for months. But, I still think there is something magical about those nostalgic, hot summer evenings, doing as much as you can before the sun goes down. 

If you’re looking to add a little more excitement to your summer this year, read on for 50 summer bucket list ideas for adults that can fit into a weekday evening or a free weekend afternoon. Perhaps it will give just a little taste of those blissful summer days from so long ago.

Joseph & me at the farmer’s market a few hours before he proposed

1. Go to an amusement park

2. Visit a farmer’s market

3. Go for a walk

4. Try a new food

5. Treat yourself to ice cream

6. Start a garden

7. Attend an outdoor concert

8. Have a movie marathon

9. Go to a roller skating rink

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10. Make a batch of iced tea or cold brew coffee

11. Make a feel-good summer playlist to listen to while you drive

12. Attend a parade

13. Read a book

14. Have a picnic

15. Feed the ducks at a local pond

16. Go swimming

17. Volunteer

Me doing yoga at the pier in Solomons Island, MD

18. Try a new workout

19. Be a tourist in your own city

20. Try a new hobby

21. Journal

22. Go to the beach

23. Attend a summer festival

24. Make s’mores

25. Do a random act of kindness for someone

Joseph & me hiking to the Hollywood Sign in Griffith Park

26. Go hiking

27. Spend time with friends

28. Ride in a hot air balloon

29. Host a summer-themed party

30. Have an at-home spa day

31. Take a nap

32. Go whitewater rafting

33. Go canoeing

Me bike riding on the boardwalk in San Diego

34. Ride a bike

35. Practice mindfulness

36. Make tie-dye T-shirts

37. Fly a kite

38. Go wine tasting at a local vineyard

39. Write a letter to a friend

40. Go fishing

41. Go to a baseball game

42. Host a board game night with friends

Me watching the fireworks on the 4th of July

43. See fireworks on the 4th of July

44. Go mini golfing

45. Make a photo album

46. Watch the fireflies

47. Watch the sunset

48. Run a 5K

49. Binge watch a TV series

50. Host a bonfire

What’s your favorite summer activity? Share it with me in the comments below!

Want some more summer activity inspiration? Download the free printable below!

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