kid diy: Summer Bucket List – Badges

So, bucket badges?!  What are they?!

Well, to be honest I created them as kind-of a visual accountable Summer Bucket List for my kiddos.

Inspired by brownie uniforms & their sashes – I thought how brilliant would it be to create something similar.  But instead of badges of “starting a fire” or “climbing a mountain”  (ha-ha you know, average things that a preschooler is able to do ;) – I thought why not create a summer bucket list!!

Our summer bucket list is a list of things we want to do this summer – our summer to-do list!  With the help of V – we created these badges with images representing our summer bucket list.

On the Summer Bucket List:

• fly a kite (kite)
• lay in the grass & watch the clouds (clouds)
• go to the zoo (elephant)
• lay on a blanket & absorb the night sky (stars)
• play flashlight tag (flashlight)
• care for a flower (flower)
• go to the beach (shell)
• create a self portrait (artist palette & brush)
• go bird watching (binoculars)
• cook/bake something together (utensils)
• go on a family bike ride (bicycle)
• go camping (tent)
• go fishing (fish & hook)
• go on a nature hike (leaf)
• plus a couple of blank ones for you to make your own!

What you’ll need to create your own Summer Bucket List sash & badges:

• brown felt – 1/2 yard
• adhesive pin backs
• printable badges (click on the pic below)
• laminator & lamination sheets
• 2-inch Circle Punch
• fabric scissors
• tailor’s chalk

How to create your own Summer Bucket List sash & badges:

• Using your brown felt & fabric chalk, drape your felt on your child in desired way – creating a sash – mark with chalk as to where to cut.
• Cut felt with fabric scissors.
• Cut slit in back side to weave extra felt through (I also gathered mine into a girly ruffle to make it extra fancy – but this is totally optional).
• Fit on your child to make sure it works.  If not, make adjustments.
• Laminate printable badges (if using the “create your own” ones – be sure to “create” them before you laminate them).
• Using your 2-inch circle punch, punch out laminated circle badges.
• Attach each badge to an adhesive pin back.  You could also use Velcro Fabric Fusion Tape too.
• When the items from your bucket list are achieved – pin the badge on!!

A wearable Summer Bucket List = PERFECTION.

This post is part of the 13 Days of Learning Printables For Kids series.  Between May 7th to May 26, 13 of us kid bloggers will be sharing a learning printable with you.  There are some pretty fun printables in this series so be sure to check them out!

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