We only have eighteen summers with our kids at home, so we all want to make the most of them, right? Birmingham Mom Collective is here to help you do just that with our 2023 Birmingham Summer Bucket List | 100 Things to Do with Kids! Below is a list of ideas for your family to have a fun and exciting summer. There is also a free printable with over 100 ideas that you can use to create your own, personalized, summer bucket list. Enjoy!!
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Birmingham Summer Bucket List | 100+ Ideas
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN BIRMINGHAM
- Take the whole family on a hike or bike ride, exploring one of the many family friendly spots around Birmingham
- Visit a local splash pad for a day of water fun
- Pack a picnic lunch and visit a local park for the day
Birmingham Zoo
- Visit a farmers’ market and make a yummy meal with your purchases
- Check out the Birmingham Zoo
- Participate in The Hammies bike race
- Take some fun photos at one of our many local murals; better yet, see if you can visit several over the summer
- Visit Alabama Splash Adventure for water slides, wave pools, a lazy river and more
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Alabama Adventure Take a tour of Vulcan Park & Museum and go to the top of the observation tower
- Visit the Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- Support the home-team by attending a Birmingham Barons baseball game or a Birmingham Legion soccer game
- Go to Grand River Drive-In for a movie under the stars
- Spend a day at the Oak Mountain State Park beach
- Go to a local farm and pick berries
- Load up your bikes and try a family-friendly bike trail
- Visit Alabama Safari Park
- Feed the ducks and turtles at Aldridge Gardens
- Do some shopping at the Outlets at Grand River or The Summit
- Play a game at TopGolf
- Take a day trip to a Preserves Lake
- Visit WildWater in Cullman
INDOOR ACTIVITIES IN BIRMINGHAM
- Book a Staycation for fun and rest close to home
- Take a day trip to Cook’s Museum of Natural Science
- Go bowling at Oak Mountain Lanes, Bowlero, or Vestavia Bowl
- Go indoor rock climbing at Highpoint
- Spend a day learning local history at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Play arcade games at Paramount
- Engage your imagination at the Birmingham Museum of Art
- Visit McWane Science Center
McWane Science Center - Play at one of these indoor play places
- Drive a go-kart at Autobahn Indoor Speedway
- Ice skate at Pelham Civic Complex
- Get crafty at Board and Brush, Do it Yourself Crafts, or Pinspiration
- Rollerskate at RollerMotion Skate Center
- Take a shopping trip at Riverchase Galleria
- Take a trip to Bucee’s in Leeds
- Play games at Dave and Buster’s
- Visit one of our local libraries and stay for story time
- Use the Birmingham Mom Collective community calendar to find an event your family would enjoy
PLACES TO EAT IN BIRMINGHAM
- Try as many new ice cream and sweet treat flavors as you can to beat the heat
Photo by Amy P Photography. Used with permission. - Try an iced coffee drink from a local coffee shop
- Let the kids eat FREE at one of these local restaurants
- Find your favorite biscuit at one of these local biscuit places
- Eat and enjoy the outdoors at one of these outdoor dining spots
- Find your favorite burger on this list of our favorite burger places
- Enjoy food and drink and fun atmosphere at one of these local breweries
GENERAL THINGS TO DO
- Have a water balloon fight
- Paint rocks and hide them at a local park for others to find
- Fly a kite
- Make slime
- Make homemade pizza
- Send a postcard to a friend or family member
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- Make a tie-dye shirt
- Play hopscotch
- Take a day to give back and volunteer as a family
- Go fishing
- Help your kids have a lemonade stand and let them decide how to use the money they make
- Have a family game night
- Build a fort
- Make a scrapbook to document your favorite summer memories
- Have a ‘Yes’ Day… let your child plan a day of activities
- Go camping, even if it is just in your own backyard
- Host a backyard BBQ or ice cream sundae bar
- Make a summer reading list and try to read each day
- Build a fairy garden in your backyard
- Explore a new hobby
- Go out to eat at a family-friendly restaurant
Be sure to print out this Birmingham Summer Bucket List (and make your own list!) and let us know what we should add to this list in the comments below!
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You should add: rent a boat at Logan Martin Lake- Coosa island Marina. They have lily pads and pull behind inter tubes available. And while on the lake: visit pirate island, stop by the sno cone boat, play at the jungle gym at Logan Martin dam park.
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