Ways to use this list
- Birthday or New Year list: set Winners to 5 in Settings, spin once and write the five results on a card for the fridge.
- Family summer list: each person spins one idea, and you try to tick them all off together before school starts again.
- Writing lesson: pupils spin an item, then write the three steps it would take to make it happen and who could help them.
- Friends' adventure club: everyone adds one idea of their own, and once a month the wheel picks the next thing you do together.
- Quiet reflection: spin a few times and notice which results excite you. Those reactions often show what belongs on your real list.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (54 entries)
- Watch a sunrise from a hilltop
- Watch a meteor shower
- Sleep under the stars
- Plant a tree
- Learn a song on an instrument
- Read 50 books in a year
- Bake bread from scratch
- Write a letter to your future self
- Go horse riding
- Learn to ride a bike
- Build a den in the woods
- Visit a national park
- See the northern lights
- Take a long train journey
- Swim in the sea
- Go on a road trip
- Learn 100 words in a new language
- Make a short film
- Grow your own vegetables
- Run a 5 km race
- Walk to the top of a mountain
- Volunteer for a cause you care about
- Learn to juggle
- Write a short story
- Go camping
- Visit a castle
- Try food from 10 countries
- Learn to cook a family recipe
- Make a gift by hand
- Go to a live concert
- See a play at a theatre
- Go whale or dolphin watching
- Visit the place your family comes from
- Learn to ice skate
- Paddle a canoe or kayak
- Stay up to see the new year in
- Learn to knit or sew
- Fly a kite on a beach
- Go fruit picking
- Make a family tree
- See a waterfall
- Visit a planetarium
- Finish a 1,000-piece jigsaw
- Learn to touch-type
- Build a giant sandcastle
- Learn to swim a length
- Spend a weekend without screens
- Teach someone a skill you know
- Hunt for fossils on a beach
- Watch a sunset over the sea
- Learn a magic trick
- Visit a country where you don't speak the language
- Learn to draw a portrait
- Go on a night walk with a torch
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Questions people ask
What should go on a bucket list?
A mix works best: a few small things you could do this month, some new skills that take a season, and one or two big dreams that need real planning. Write each one as an action, such as "see the northern lights", so you know when it's done.
What are good bucket list ideas for kids?
Press Kids above the picker: riding a bike, building a den, sleeping under the stars in a garden tent, fossil hunting, a giant sandcastle and watching a meteor shower are all within reach for children with a grown-up's help.
How do I actually finish a bucket list?
Turn the next item into a date and a first step: book the train, buy the seeds, find the class. Turn on Remove the winner, spin one idea a month and only spin again once it's done.
When is the best time to watch a meteor shower?
Two of the most reliable showers are the Perseids, which peak around 12 to 13 August, and the Geminids, around 13 to 14 December. Find a dark spot away from street lights, give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust, and look at a wide patch of sky.