The Simple Bucket List: Everyday Ideas for a Life of Fun
We’re often told to keep things simple. However, when it comes to our life bucket lists, they’re often filled with grand, once-in-a-lifetime activities.
What about now? Why can’t we live our best life starting today? That’s why we’ve put together a simple bucket list. It’s full of simple and easy ideas that shouldn’t cost too much, if anything. The goal is to appreciate the joy, laughs, and love simple things can bring to your life. With this list, you can start living a life of fun and variety today, not in some distant future!
Use the list to plan some family adventures, take a trip with friends, or add to your couple’s bucket list. You can also make plans for spring, go on summer adventures, have fun this fall, and make winter memorable.
Get Inspired With the Simple Bucket List
Want to challenge yourself to fill your life with as much fun as possible? Scroll to the end of this article to get this ultimate list as a printable, and get checking off some of the ideas!
We’ve grouped them into categories, so you can jump to the section you want: fun // solo // friends // couples // family // at-home // fall // winter // spring // summer or scroll through the article for a big list of ideas.
Fun Ideas
Get inspired with these fun things to do and bring some joy and laughs to your day.
- Pop bubble wrap.
- Make sandcastles at the beach.
- Walk to tourist spots in your town or city.
- Get a science experiment kit.
- Take a daily 1-second video.
- Play games at an arcade.
- Have a pizza and retro video games night.
- Take an online course in something fun.
- Go to an open mic night.
- Do a water activity at a lake.
Solo or On Your Own
There are plenty of goals and things to strive for by yourself, and these ideas are a great place to start.
- Watch the sunrise with your morning coffee.
- Write a poem.
- Read a book from a best sellers list.
- Go for a morning run.
- Do a 30-day drawing challenge.
- Try a new hairstyle.
- Go to off-peak exhibitions at a museum.
- Draw insects in the backyard.
- Walk barefoot at the beach.
- Go to a vinyl record store.
Ideas With Friends
Keep things simple and memorable with your closest friends. Try as many of these experiences as you can in your free time, in the evenings, and over weekends.
- Go on a road trip.
- Play ultimate frisbee in a park.
- Have a beach day.
- Have a dance party with glow sticks.
- Have a backyard surf and turf.
- Host a potluck dinner.
- Start a book or movie club.
- Have a thrift store challenge.
- Have an at-home karaoke party.
- Have a video game tournament.
For Couples
Take your couple’s goals to new heights without having to make grand and lavish gestures. These simple ideas that can bring you closer together.
- Have a movie night.
- Go camping.
- Have a candlelit dinner at home.
- Go on a road trip somewhere new.
- Make your couples playlist.
- Watch the sunset from a viewpoint.
- Try a new cuisine at a restaurant.
- Have a deep conversation.
- Dance in the living room.
- Have a weekend retreat in a cozy cabin.
Family Ideas
Family fun doesn’t have to cost lots of time and money. As these cool ideas show, there’s plenty you can do if you simply use your imagination and get creative.
- Take a family photo every month for a year.
- Fly kites at the beach.
- Play flashlight tag after sunset.
- Make a family recipe.
- Make hand painting art.
- Make a cozy cushion fort and watch movies.
- Make frozen popsicles.
- Play dexterity games.
- Go fruit picking.
- Have a backyard sports day.
When You’re at Home
Your home can be a place of fun and memories. All you need is a little inspiration and planning.
- Have a board game night in your pajamas.
- Have a ‘declutter and donate’ afternoon.
- Upcycle some furniture.
- Have a backyard picnic.
- Have a themed movie night.
- Make a recipe with leftovers.
- Bake sourdough bread.
- Make a vision board.
- Host a trivia night.
- Have an at-home spa day.
Ideas for Fall
These ideas you can do on your own, with loved ones, and the whole family.
- Go for a scenic walk.
- Go to a party in DIY costumes.
- Host Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving.
- Invite friends over for homemade soup.
- Carve pumpkins.
- Enter a fall photography contest.
- Go to a football game tailgate.
- Read a book by a fireplace.
- Navigate a hedge maze.
- Visit a pumpkin patch.
Winter Ideas
It might be cold, but you can still have fun! Embrace the weather and magic of winter, and see how many of these things you can do before the warm weather comes around once more.
- Go ice skating.
- Build a snowman.
- Set plans and goals for the year ahead.
- Go sledding.
- Go to a planetarium.
- Make a hot cocoa bar at home.
- Host an online trivia night.
- Watch festive movies.
- Visit a hot spring.
- Attend a local pop-up festival.
Great for Spring
Spring is a time of new starts and new ideas. These super simple and fun ideas are perfect to get you and your loved ones into a new state of mind.
- Spring clean the house to dance music.
- Organize an Easter egg scavenger quest.
- Have a picnic in a park.
- Host a baking contest.
- Make a DIY bird feeder and watch the birds.
- Go to a dance class.
- Have a spring break staycation.
- Walk barefoot in the backyard (if safe).
- Go to a botanical garden.
- Go looking for bugs.
Summer Lovin’ Ideas
Vacations are always great. But, if you need some simple fun closer to home, summer is the best time to do it! Enjoy the sun and these fun things to do.
- Go stargazing on a clear night.
- Go tubing with friends at a river.
- Play games at the beach.
- Go go-kart racing in costumes.
- Go for a bike ride.
- Go to a summer festival.
- Host an backyard party.
- Make iced tea.
- Get a paddling pool for the backyard.
- Organize a team ball game in a park.
Don’t wait for tomorrow to fill your life with joy and memories. Start today, and get inspired to do fun, exciting, and memorable things in your free time, all the time.
Find the Simple Bucket List Printable here.
Finally, don’t forget to save this bucket list to one of your inspiration boards. That way, you can get inspired at any time.
