Ultimate Summer Fun List

Ultimate Summer Fun List – 10 Items to Help Enjoy the Summer

An Ultimate Summer Fun List – what? Yes! The items needed for fun and enjoyment all season long. These items emerged as the essentials for every aspect of summer living. Items that will be used again and again in a variety of ways, such as a sun hat, can be worn as you go out exploring on the weekend to shade your face, whether at an art fair, an outdoor concert, or while hiking. With this purpose in mind, the 10 items for an ultimate summer fun list will help you enjoy the summer with style, fun, and memories.

The first thing to remember is that the Ultimate Summer Fun List is to help create and curate a pleasurable summer season:

• Sun Hat
• Summer Straw Purse
• Blank Postcards & Art Supplies
• Journal or Sketchbook or Photo Album
• Garden Gloves
• Flower Scissors & Flower Frogs
• Bubbles & Sidewalk Chalk
• Backpack & Water Bottle
• Walking Sandals
• Blanket for Picnics & Star Gazing

Here are the Reasons Why I believe These Items Help Me Enjoy the Summer

With this purpose in mind, the 10 items for an ultimate summer fun list will help you enjoy the summer with style, fun, and memories.

#1. Sun Hat

A sun hat that protects your face and hair from the sun, especially my colored hair ~ wink. I like a crushable one that I can throw in a beach bag, backpack, or luggage. Having worn one for years at golf tournaments, while working in the yard, and at flea markets, I found it to be a necessary summer item. I have a Spring / Summer board pinned with hat ideas on Pinterest.

#2. Straw Purse

Nothing is more nostalgic for summer than a straw purse. I admit I have a collection of them (one even perfect for the Kentucky Derby). There are large ones for beach bags, small crossbody versions for art and antique fairs, clutches for dinners and parties, and traditional handbags. Sadly, I lost the cutest vintage formal clutch at a wedding when I stuck it in my husband’s suit coat pocket—I am still looking for a replacement.

#3. Blank Postcards and Art Supplies

I have added postcards to this year’s list. I love sending postcards when we travel, so I decided to make some this year and send them from this beautiful travel location called Home. This idea is shared in a blog, An Herbal SunArt Project. Furthermore, there are many ways to create postcards, use your talents, and have fun creating on a rainy afternoon. I have seen them rubber-stamped, watercolored, collaged, and quilted. How would you develop postcards using your talents?

#4. Journal, Sketchbook, Photo Album

This journal is a place to write down Summer intentions on how to live this summer, create a variety of lists to help organize thoughts and activities, and keep photos and mementos. I use it with my Curated Life Journal, which spans the year, or I will create a Summer Playbook to highlight this season. Here is an example of the cover of my Summer Playbook last year. I put stickers on it as we went to places throughout the summer, like an old-school suitcase.

#5. Garden Gloves

I purchase a new pair and a backup pair every year. I like the kind that has rubber over the fingers and palms. These rubbers withstand water better than others. The reason for the backup pair is to take a pair off when one pair is soaking wet. Besides, taking better care of my hands and nails is part of my New Year’s resolution of better self-care.

#6. Flower Scissors & Flower Frogs

I am a big fan of always having flowers in the house. Often, I use a flower from pruning, or I come across a perfect flower when I pass it by. By having these two basic items, you can arrange a single stem in a beautiful container. Specifically, in our Facebook group, we frequently discuss flower arranging and seasonal classes or events. Join our group for more, along with the instructions in our Herb & Garden Membership.

#7. Bubbles & Sidewalk Chalk

You are always young enough to blow bubbles or write in sidewalk chalk. What better way to welcome family and friends when they come over? I keep a big jar of bubbles by my back door and swirl bubbles every chance I can. To explain how to make your bubbles, I use one part Dawn dish soap and four parts Water. A memorable side note: We had dozens of these wands and bubbles outside at our daughter’s wedding for the kids to play with. We purchased them from Etsy; there are many available there.

#8. Backpack & Water Bottle

These are must-haves for Adventuring! Use them on everyday walks to enjoy nature. Obviously, these two items are necessary for exploring farm markets, art fairs, free outdoor events, and flea / antique markets on the weekends. I also use one for traveling. Pick one that calls to you and your style—so many styles of both let you shine through. (And it doesn’t have to be utilitarian: have some fun searching out the perfect ones for you.)

#9. Walking Sandals

Overall get them stylish and in your color ~ wink, what better way to walk through summer? Please don’t skimp here; you will put some miles on these enjoying the summer. I have loved two pairs these past several years: one pair, Børn, and the other pair, Merrell. I purchased them at low prices at the end of one summer because I had never worn those brands before and was unsure if they were worth their price. They were, and I wore them for many years. I have since replaced them and am going back to the same brand.

(Okay, I will be genuinely transparent—these are the only flat sandals I have worn. I am a wedge or high-heel girl, wink wink. Right now, I have a group of friends nodding and saying, ‘Oh, Yeah.’ LOL.) Please let me know if I need to check out any other brand.

#10. Blanket for Picnics & Star Gazing

Need I say more? We need to do more of these things in our lives, even if we are lying down in our backyard. Or on the porch. When was the last time you made the time to watch summer meteor showers? Or have you had a picnic at the park or beach?

Following, I have checked out these places for stargazing information. There are many options, ranging from printouts to visiting a planetarium. I found a few websites to reference what is in my night sky. To begin with, look up TimeandDate.com and EarthSky.org. Another website to check out is one that shows a view of your night sky.

This Ultimate Summer Fun List began as part of the 100 Days of Summer, which we started during Covid. It has been updated as we’ve grown the 100 Days of Summer in our Membership. If you’re interested in more information, check out the 100 Days of Summer Blog and the Curated Life Membership.

So here is my list. My ultimate summer fun list. What would you change or add? Please add or delete one thing in the comments below.