I’ve already had a few of you email to get this printable again. You’re on top of it, I tell ya! With our school year coming to a close on Wednesday, I thought this week might be the perfect time to bring back the Summer Bingo Board.
You may either print the blank board with 25 or 49 squares and fill it in by hand, or go ahead and type in your squares before printing. It’s fully customizable!
Summer Bingo Board ~ 25 Squares
Summer Bingo Board ~ 49 Squares
Use it to keep track of your lazy, hazy days in any way you please. My plan this year is to fill about 1/2 of the 49 spaces with things *I* want each child to do (clean your room, get rid of 10 items from your room, water the garden…) and then let them fill the rest in with things *they* want to do. That should give us a productive, fun balance for the summer. Here are a few more ideas:
Incentive Chore Chart
With all the fun and lazing around to be had in the summer, sometimes chores and reading or writing activities aren’t as appealing. Use the bingo board to record the “gotta get it done” tasks of summer. (And feel free to repeat in several squares.) Heap on a reward for each Bingo and enjoy a fun family outing after a blackout! Alternatively, have a “pay day” for each Bingo and a shopping date for a blackout.
- clean out the car
- water the garden
- sweep the porch
- clean your room
- plant flowers
Bored No More
It happens. “Mom, I’m boooored.” Save your breath! When you hear that infamous phrase, point to the Bingo board. Child must complete one (or five? 
) tasks on the board before uttering another complaint. Likely, the child will get caught up in the activity and be bored no more!
- complete a puzzle
- read for 30 minutes
- write a letter to a friend/cousin/grandparent
- create a clay sculpture
- practice and perform a skit
Reading Chart
Have a long list of books to read this summer? Record their titles on the chart. Provide small prizes for every bingo and a larger one for a blackout. (trip to the zoo, out for ice cream) The same idea would work for a “homework review” type of chart.
Summer Bucket List
Enter all the activities and outings, large and small, that your child has to look forward to this summer. Have fun looking ahead and marking them off as you go. The goal? Have a blackout summer!
- feed giraffes at the zoo
- scream down the water slide
- catch a fish
- write your name in the sand at the beach
- spin around the roller rink
Eat Your Way Through Summer
Summer is a great time to load up on fresh fruits and veggies and frozen treats. It’s also a good time to get kids in the kitchen learning new recipes. What would you like to eat this summer? Make a Bingo chart and eat your way through summer!
- new-to-you veggie from the garden
- fruit salad
- sno cones
- homemade popsicles
- yogurt parfait
Bingo Your Way
Rules schmules. Our Bingo boards are definitely hybrid. A mixture of fun, chores, big outings and the small stuff that makes summer… summer! (That’s why I like the BIG board… we need 49 squares!)
- sleep in the tent
- bake and take cookies to a neighbor
- sleepover with cousins
- write a letter to Imon
- play bocce ball
- rub Mommy’s back
