A summer bucket list you fill in one find at a time
A lot of families write a summer bucket list in June and stick it on the fridge. Let's Tingo turns that list into a game of bingo that lasts until school starts. You build a board of things to find this summer, everyone gets their own board from the same list, and the first to fill five in a row calls a Tingo.
Every trip to the pool, the park or the ice cream stand is a chance to fill in another square, and the whole family keeps the summer bucket list going together.
Summer bingo that runs until the last day of summer
Make it a timed game, set it to end the night before school starts, and the same board keeps going all summer. Whoever has the most Tingos when it ends wins.
Name a prize when you set it up, like choosing the last big day out before school, and everyone sees what they're playing for. It gives the board something to aim for in August, when the summer starts to feel long.
Summer bucket list ideas for families
Pick a game type, tell Let's Tingo your summer is pool days, a week at the lake and a lot of evenings in the backyard, and it builds a list of finds from that: fireflies, an ice cream truck, a lemonade stand. Keep the ones you like, add the county fair you go to every August, and share the game.
In most games, finds are shared, so when anyone spots something, it shows up on every board that has it. If the grandparents spot a hot air balloon on their side of town, it counts for everyone who has it.
Summer bucket list ideas for teens
Teenagers with a summer of free afternoons can build a board with their friends, full of the things they've all been meaning to do: the outdoor concert in the park, a sunrise at the lake, the diner that stays open late.
Pick a camera game and every find needs a photo. The photo stays with the find for the whole group to see, so by August the board holds the whole summer.
A summer scavenger hunt for one afternoon
Not every board has to last until September. A summer scavenger hunt works just as well for one hot afternoon at a backyard party. Make it a join-any-time game and it's live the moment the invites go out, so friends who turn up late can join halfway through.
Summer bucket list ideas to get your board started
These are the kind of finds that make a good summer bucket list. Use them, change them, or let Let's Tingo suggest its own from what you tell it. For other occasions, browse more scavenger hunt ideas.
Out and about
- Ice cream truck
- Lemonade stand
- Snow cone stand
- Farmers market
- Splash pad
- Diving board
- Water slide
- Drive-in screen
- County fair
- Fruit stand
- Mini golf
- Hot air balloon
In the backyard
- Sprinkler
- Kiddie pool
- Hammock
- Watermelon slice
- Garden tomato
- Sunflower
- Bumblebee
- Popsicle
- Sidewalk chalk
- Backyard grill
- Water balloon
- Tire swing
Summer nights
- Fireflies
- Fireworks
- Campfire
- S'mores
- Full moon
- Outdoor movie
- Bat at dusk
- Shooting star
- Tiki torch
- String lights
- Outdoor concert
- Moth on a light
Get your summer board ready
Build the board on the first warm weekend, and share it before the first trip to the pool. The same game works for beach games during a week by the water, camping games on a weekend under the trees, and a nature scavenger hunt on the trail.
Joining a game is always free, in the app or in a browser. Plenty of games are free to make, too.