Make a game out of it and fill the weeks ahead by checking off adventures from our list below and making lists of your own. Let the ideas flow. Grab a pencil and paper and have each family member make their own summer bucket list of simple fun ideas that free all from the four walls of home.
100 Things to Do in Hancock County Indiana This Summer
- Put down your phone. Get out in nature. Be in the moment.
- Family game nights on the back patio
- Catch and release fireflies
- Sign up for the Creative Writing Camp at James Whitcomb Riley’s Boyhood Home
- Have a bonfire and roast hot dogs and s’mores
- Go on a birdwatching adventure
- Start an herb garden
- Have a water balloon fight
- Camp out locally at Heartland Resort or S&H Campground
- Have a neighborhood scavenger hunt
- Enjoy a movie night in the backyard
- Stargaze
- Text or Zoom your grandparents and get to know them better with a question of the day
- Start a fairy garden
- Stroll downtown Greenfield and shop local
- Bike Pennsy Trail
- Go on a donut tour (Donut Day is June 5th)
- Enjoy the Strawberry Festival at Tuttle Orchards on June 6th
- Play croquet and other”old fashioned” yard games
- Run through the sprinkler
- Build a bird house
- Make a homemade slip ‘n slide
- Join the library’s summer reading program
- Plant a pollinator garden
- Go on a progressive ice cream tour – start with Frosty Boy in New Palestine and a pineapple whip, then head to Libby’s in Fortville for an ice cream flight
- Have cooking challenges and try new recipes as a family
- Make fair food at home
- Enjoy Blueberry Day at Tuttle Orchards on July 11th
- Explore Riley Park
- Blow bubbles
- Make chalk art
- Play corn hole
- Start a neighborhood book club
- Play kickball
- Go fishing
- Hike at Flat Fork Creek Park in Fortville
- Hunt for fossils
- Have a coffee and play a game at Hitherto Coffee and Gaming Parlour
- Play disc golf
- Do a kindness challenge
- Make a sundae bar at home
- Explore Falls Park in Pendleton
- Do fun Tik Tok dances as a family
- Explore the local Farmers Market
- Take a virtual tour
- Explore Thornwood Nature Preserve
- Shop Tyner Pond Farm
- Get peaches in Greenfield from the famous Peach Truck
- Explore Hometown Comics & Games
- Have a family Lego building challenge
- Eat local, how about farm to curb and The Mug?
- Explore Beckenholdt Park and other Hancock County parks
- Enjoy a splash pad
- Explore James Whitcomb Riley Old Home and Museum
- Stop in at Greenfield Chocolates, plus save the date for Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s 11th Annual Chocolate Walk on August 14th
- Explore Jacob Schramm Nature Preserve near New Palestine
- Feed the animals at Piney Acres Farm in Fortville (call first)
- Try sushi
- Celebrate our nation’s birthday at a local fireworks display
- Try to spot the Greenfield eagles near the corner of Apple and New Road
- Enjoy u-pick season at Spencer Farm
- Creek stomp – Fortville’s Memorial Park is perfect
- Virtually travel around the world, learn about cultures and make unique cuisines
- Visit Pendleton’s Snow Castle for yummy snow cones
- Watch the live stream of the crowning of the 2020 Hancock County 4H Fair Queen and Court on July 7th
- Enjoy dinner at the Kopper Kettle Inn in Morristown
- Make a water balloon pinata
- Picnic
- Visit a State Park – Summit Lake State Park is a fun choice
- Volunteer
- Walk a dog (yours or a neighbor’s)
- Play capture the flag
- Make a 2020 time capsule
- Have a backyard concert with neighbors
- Neighborhood bike parade on July 4th
- Make window art
- Fly a kite
- Visit Saxony Beach in Fishers
- Play bingo
- Build a cardboard creation
- Have a neighborhood talent show
- Bake cookies
- Have an impromptu neighborhood comedy night
- Make slime
- Tie dye shirts
- Do a backyard science experiment
- Make a family scrapbook
- Put on a neighborhood play
- Visit a local botanical garden
- Have a tea party – save the date for James Whitcomb Riley Pixy/Goblin Tea Party on June 28th
- Canoe or kayak
- Visit an art gallery or museum
- Go bowling
- Explore a new to you Hancock County town
- Shoot a bow and arrow at Strawtown Koteewi Park in Noblesville
- Make strawberry shortcake
- Puddle jump or play in the mud
- Thank a healthcare hero or first responder in a special way
- Enjoy Earth Day Indiana festival that was moved to July 18th
- Play flashlight tag
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