66 Things To Do Before You’re Six
Turning six is a big milestone! By the time you’re six, you can run and jump and chatter away about all the things that you love. You’re learning to read and write, and you can chop your own food up at meal times. You don’t need help getting on the toilet anymore and you can easily get yourself dressed.
Yes, in the words of the fabulous A.A.Milne:
“Now I am six,
I’m as clever as clever,
So I think I’ll be six
now and forever.”
So if you (or perhaps a little person in your house) is approaching this magnificent age of enlightenment and knowledge, I’ve made a list of 66 things to help you on your way!
66 things to do before you’re six
1. Build a den
2. Plant a flower
3. Make a fruit crumble
4. Have your face painted
5. Fly a kite
11. Ride a donkey
12. Visit a farm
14. Learn a nursery rhyme
15. Wash the car
16. Make a scarecrow
17. Ride on a train
18. Go on a bus journey
19. Wrap a birthday present
20. Visit a castle
21. Ride on a merry-go-round
22. Feed a lamb
23. Slide down a hill on a sledge
24. Go on a bug safari
25. Dress up
26. Make your own ice cream sundae
27. Post a handwritten letter (or picture)
28. Do the hokey cokey
29. Buy some pick and mix
30. Build a bonfire
31. Eat some candy floss
32. Learn to catch a ball
33. Go to the cinema
34. Roast some marshmallows on a fire
35. Build a sand castle
36. Do a forwards roll
37. Jump on a bouncy castle
38. Visit a museum
39. Make a sandwich
40. Build a snowman
41. Paddle in the sea
42. Play a board game
43. Feed the ducks
44. Learn to cross the road
45. Ride a bike
46. Play on the swings
47. Build a junk model
48. Go ice skating
49. Climb to the top of the climbing frame
51. Play shops
52. Learn a phrase from another language
53. Go on a muddy welly walk
54. Roll down a grassy hill
55. Play hopscotch
56. Build a wigwam out of sticks
57. Go on a treasure hunt
58. Have a tickle fight
59. Build a tower
60. Visit Santa
61. Have a water fight
62. Start a collection
63. Sleep in a tent
What a super list! Quite few on here we check off, but we’ll definitely be looking to do the rest! Thank you
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I’m 33, turning 34 in two months…I have a few things I haven’t done on this list! #BlogCrush
Haha you’d better get on it then! 😉
A lovely list, and some great inspiration for a few things I think my little girl would love to try. #blogcrush
Brilliant list! Flying a kite and riding a donkey are my favourite! #BlogCrush
Oh I used to love donkey rides on the beach when I was a kid!
that is a GREAT bucket list!
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I love this post!!! I have some good ideas for when I turn 26 too I think! … #BlogCrush
What an amazing list… And I see I still have some work to do with my little! Ride a donkey, build a scarecrow, ride a bike… We just got bikes, so hopefully that will happen soon. I see some big events in our future Lucy! TY! #blogcrush
Sorry for the late reply to this. I hope the bike riding is well underway now!
I might have to make this 66 things to do before I’m 40! I still barely know any nursery rhymes, for ages I thought Miss Molly’s doll was dead…..#blogcrush
Oh no! Poor Miss Molly! Hahaha
Love this and it’s full of inspiration. We’ve ticked off a fair few but we’ve stilL got plenty to keep us out of mischief before Miss Tot is 6! Bug safarI is one of our current faves… on the way to fading the ducks naturally! Love the AA Milne quote xx #blogcrush
I love A.A. Milne. And bug safaris are LOTS of fun.
Oooo what a good list – our eldest is 6 and I think he’s doing pretty well judging by this list. However I think we need to crack on with 16, 39 and 62. Thanks for sharing! #BlogCrush
I think he’s doing pretty well if there are only 3 things left to tick off 🙂
Awesome list. My youngest will be turning 7 by summer’s end. We haven’t got them all done but a fair chunk for sure. The other’s may have to carry over to “Bucket List by 10”. #BlogCrush
love this list! really inspired me of activities to do with my son. he’s 17 months but so much of this is suitable for toddlers. 🙂
I’m glad you liked it. I tried to think of things to suit little ones as well, so I’m glad there were some things to inspire your 17mth old too 🙂
Great list!!Leo is only 3 but has already done quite a lot of these already, will try and tick everything off before hrs 6!xx #BlogCrush
Super list Lucy, think it works for before you’re 66 too! 😉 Thanks for linking up x
Hehe yup there are definitely a few things on here that I wouldn’t mind having a go at!
That is so lovely. My eldest turns 6 in July. I think we better get moving if we’re going to do all those things! lol
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My just turned 6er hasn’t built a scarecrow. But i think he’s done the rest. Now to start on them with the little one. Great list! #coolmumclub
I’m so glad you like this list. If all you had left was the scarecrow, then I’m very impressed! Good work 🙂
What a lovely list! I hope you’ve had lots of fun working through them all.
What a lovely post – my daughter is almost 4 so we have some time to get cracking on this list! So many lovely ideas here thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub lovely xoxo
I’m glad you liked it. Sometimes it’s useful to have an inspiration list, I think 🙂
Great list. So many things to do. So many ideas.
I use a check list like this as I am a childminder, we write the date completed and take a photo for memories.
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Aaaw that’s a really lovely idea
This is lovely 🙂 My baby turned 6 today!! #CoolmumClub
Aaaah I’ve only just seen this! I hope they had a FAB 6th birthday!!!
I panicked when I saw the title but actually my 4 and 6 years olds have done most of these, phew! #coolmumclub
Haha! *high five!* Good work, mama 🙂
this is a great list. My daughter will be six in two months and I think the only thing on here she hasn’t done is to fly a kite. Guess I need to get on that! #brilliantblogposts
This is such a great idea. There a few here my almost 8 yr old hasn’t ticked off yet x
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What a great list – and wonderful to have just before the Easter Holidays when we are all looking for activities to keep the little ones occupied. Thanks
Ah I’m so glad you liked it. I hope you have lots of fun ticking some of these off in the holidays!
Great list! BB will be 6 this year & we’ve actually done a lot of these – more than I expected! #coolmumclub
What a wonderful list – I have one similar over on my blog “Pre-school bucket list!”
Thanks for linking to #ablogginggoodtime
What a great list! I’m proud to say at the age of four I have done a lot of these things already….abit not very well 😉 making a sandwich always ends up butchering the bread! #sharingthebloglove x
Haha well done baby Isabella. You’re on track! Making sandwiches is very tricky 😉
I absolutely love a bucket list! So many lovely ideas on this list – I might use it to go through with my (almost) 3 year old to see what he’d like to do before he’s 4. Thanks for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
A lovely list and such a great idea! My kids are all about being 5, everything happens when you are 5 apparently 🙂 x #sharingthebloglove
Haha aaaw it’s so cute when they get fixated on an age, isn’t it! My youngest (2) keeps telling everyone that she’s 6, because that’s how old her big sister is
I love a list! Alice is nearly 5 and then we will be on the road to having a 6 year old. I’m going to show her this list and see what she would like to before she is 6. Thank you for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
Oh I hope she has fun!
Great list! My 2 year old has done a fair few already but won’t remember so we’ll have to start the whole list from scratch in a year-or-so. Haha! Hope you’ve managed them all before the big day xx #SharingTheBlogLove
I love this list. Luke is three, four in August so I guess I should try and tick some more of these off!
What a cute idea. They are all great things to do! Hope you can do them all before the big day!
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This is such a lovely idea! I love a bucket list!
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What a fabulous list of things to do! Turning six is a very big milestone, glad you managed to fit in a wide range of activities #sharingthebloglove
What a lovely list. #SharingtheBlogLove
This makes me want to be six again! Great list. #sharingthebloglove
And me!
Such a lovely list, my eldest turned 6 in december and it is the best age to be talking of adventures and what we can do together x #sharingthebloglove
You’re right – six is such an exciting age!
Since Little Bear is only 15 months at the moment, it’s difficult to imagine him doing most of these, but it shows we have a lot to look forward too! Thanks. #SharingtheBlogLove
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Still loving this list! You were linked up as a #BlogCrush this week!!xx
This is a great list, some which my 2 year old has already accomplished and a few more for us to consider over the summer.
Lovely list Lucy and great photos too! I love the castle, what a lucky girl to have done all of these things! xx
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What a brill list, my daughter is 5 and she’s done nearly all of them apart from see a sporting event at a stadium x
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