The board opens
THE FIRST WARM WEEK
Set the board in June and send it round. Nobody has to plan anything — the squares do the nagging.
SUMMER BUCKET LIST
A summer bucket list with receipts.
One board, one whole season. Sixteen squares you actually do, claimed with photos, unlocked by your friends doing theirs.
Summer, June to September
Tap a square to select it, rename any square to make it yours, pick the grid size you want, then take it through to setup — your board comes with you. Rerolling only swaps out the squares you haven’t selected.
How the summer plays out
Three moments across three months.
Squares get claimed
ALL SUMMER
You see your friends claiming “Swim outdoors” and it makes you go. The photo stays locked until you've been too.
The finale
THE FIRST COLD DAY
Board closes in September and every photo unlocks at once. A whole summer in one album, on the day you need it.
Why it beats the group chat
Everyone plays
Photos stay locked until you post your own. Even the ones who never post anything end up in the album.
Zero admin
No scoring, no chasing people for photos. The leaderboard runs itself.
One album for the season
Three months of the good stuff in one place — not scattered between five people's camera rolls.
60 summer bucket list square ideas
Every square in the pool. Your board pulls sixteen at random, so your summer isn't the same as anyone else's — shuffle, or write your own.
Think of these as a starting point rather than a menu — your board isn’t limited to them. Rename any square, mix in your own, or write the whole board from scratch.
Guaranteed
Will definitely happen. Gets everyone posting in the first hour.
- First ice cream
- Swim outdoors
- Eat outside after dark
- Watch a whole sunset
- Picnic on the grass
- Barefoot somewhere
- Sunburn, mild
- Cold drink, hot day
- Windows open at night
- Market in the morning
- Somebody's garden
- Feet in water
- Fruit at its best
- Long summer evening walk
- Last warm night
Dares
Someone has to actually do something.
- Swim somewhere new
- Camp one night
- Watch a sunrise
- Cycle somewhere you'd normally drive
- Eat somewhere you've never been
- Say yes to a plan you'd cancel
- Learn something outdoors
- Cook outside
- Read a whole book in a day
- Sleep under the stars
- Climb a hill for the view
- Go to a gig on a whim
- Take a day off with no plan
- Swim before work
- Phone off for a day
Spot it
Luck. The fun of hunting.
- Wildflowers
- Somebody else's picnic
- A dog in the sea
- A hand-painted sign
- Ice cream van
- Full moon in summer
- A butterfly, in focus
- Sprinkler in use
- Fruit growing wild
- A perfect swimming spot
- A festival wristband still on
- Somebody asleep in a park
- Bike leaning on a wall
- Storm after the heat
- Sunrise from bed
Together
Needs two or more people in frame.
- Whole group, one frame
- Group in the water
- Picnic blanket group shot
- Group jump shot
- Everyone's ice creams
- Group at the viewpoint
- All feet in the grass
- Sunset crowd
- Group cooking outside
- Everyone in sunglasses
- Sunrise crew
- Group with a stranger
- Everyone's swim towels
- Last warm night group photo
- Everyone's shoes in a row
Summer FAQ
The four things people ask before setting a season-long board.
Three months is a long board — does interest hold?
That's what the unlock does. Every time a friend claims a square you get a nudge, and most groups finish in August.
How many squares for a whole summer?
Sixteen is the sweet spot — roughly one a week. Twenty-five works if the group is big and competitive.
Can people join late?
Any time. Late joiners tend to catch up fast, because the easy squares are still there.
Does it work solo?
It works, but it's better with three or more. The point is unlocking someone else's photo by doing the thing yourself.