The Ultimate Backyard Summer Bucket List For Adults

Whip up a batch of your favorite cocktails, and serve them to a small group of friends in your backyard. You could even make this a weekly happy hour and rotate backyards and cocktail recipes!

Go ahead and buy that inflatable pool you’ve been eyeing. Your backyard needs it, and it’ll keep you cool this Summer.

You don’t have to know much about grilling to host a barbecue. Task each of your friends with bringing a menu item, and host a cookout in your backyard.

There are plenty of backyard drinking games you can buy, or you could just set up good old beer pong to play with a couple friends or your SO.

If you have the space and the equipment, try setting up a projector on either a sheet or the side of your house or garage. If you don’t, a regular TV set or even a laptop will still give you the movie experience outdoors.

Whether big or small, campfires are ideal in the summertime. Build one somewhere in your backyard and roast marshmallows or hot dogs, or just sit around and hang out with your friends.

Haul a tent out into the backyard, and change up your sleeping situation. Look at the stars, listen to nature, or tell ghost stories in the dark. If you don’t have a tent, you can always just toss a sleeping bag in the grass and sleep there, but a tent might be a little more comfortable.

Load up your Super Soakers with water, and get down to business with whatever small group of people you’ve gathered in your backyard. If you don’t have Super Soakers, just use water balloons, buckets of water, or the hose. This is so much fun on a hot day and will definitely make you feel like a little kid again!

It’s so peaceful to sit in the backyard and stare at the stars, and it’s also incredibly romantic to share with your SO.

Here’s your opportunity to flaunt your creativity and just make a mess, which can relieve so much stress! Grab whatever rocks you can find around your yard, and paint them fun colors and patterns. Whatever you do with them after that is up to you, but let your mind go wild! You’ll feel like you’re at summer camp in the best way.

Gather your closest friends and set up a scavenger hunt around the yard. If you have a tiny yard, you can include the house, too. For even more fun, draw up a treasure map to guide them to riddles and clues. You can even turn it into a fun drinking game where each clue has a fun shot or cocktail to try.

Another fun way to cool off on a hot summer day is sponge tag. Grab some buckets and a fat sponge, and get ready to run. If you’ve never played, it’s simple. The person who is “it” has the soaking sponge. To tag someone, they have to hit them with the sponge! Keep buckets around the yard to reload the sponge with enough water to make it really fly.

Pack your favorite foods, and enjoy them on a blanket in your backyard. Picnics are fun for a small group, with your significant other, or just by yourself.