One of our favorite mindfulness blogs full of ideas for parents and their children is Left Brain Buddha! I would like to say that we thought of the idea of a mindful summer bucket list, but we will give full credit to the Left Brain Buddha blog!
Please follow below for some of her great ideas to keep you mindful and peaceful this summer! In addition, I have added a few Nabnasset ideas at the bottom of the list! Personally I am going to keep track of all my mindful activities in a journal over the summer and come back to school feeling refreshed, renewed and more mindful than ever.
Please follow below for some of her great ideas to keep you mindful and peaceful this summer! In addition, I have added a few Nabnasset ideas at the bottom of the list! Personally I am going to keep track of all my mindful activities in a journal over the summer and come back to school feeling refreshed, renewed and more mindful than ever.
The Mindful Summer Bucket List
- Read a book about mindfulness (see a list of top recommendations here)
- Eat an entire meal in silence — pay attention to the act of eating and to the taste of the food
- Go for a walk — with no iPhone, no music…. just pay attention
- Get a mindfulness coloring book and spend an afternoon coloring
- Watch Inside Out
- Start a gratitude journal — and write in it once a week
- Take a 24-hour technology detox — no phone, Internet, TV, etc.
- Declare a Day of Kindness and volunteer, engage in random acts of kindness, smile at people you see, and make people’s days
- Forgive someone for something (maybe yourself?)
- Practice mindful walking
- Try these breathing exercises that my son learned in kindergarten
- Change up a daily activity — brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand, drive a different route to work, sit in a different spot in your morning meeting…. Go wild!
- Put on some music and dance — just move however your body wants to move
- Practice lovingkindness
- Take a class — art, painting, drumming, dance, tai chi
- Make a list of the things you love about yourself
- Declutter an area in your house that’s driving you crazy
- Make a mind jar
- Watch a sunrise
- Make a list of the top 10 things that help YOU reduce stress — and post it somewhere you will see it every day
- Create a meditation space or a calm-down space in your home
- Meditate outside
- Watch a Cosmic Kids Zen Den or GoNoodle mindfulness video with your child
- Sign up for the Calm.com app and practice the "Daily Calm"
- LIsten to some relaxing music for kids from Mindful Kids
- Go outside and look up! Do some stargazing or cloud gazing!
We wish you a peaceful, relaxing summer filled with fun and sprinkled with some mindfulness!
