50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now

People often think of bucket lists as lists of big, grand, adventurous things to do before you die. But, sometimes, you’re just looking for some simple bucket ideas for things you can accomplish right now.

These things don’t have to be big, grand, and adventurous. They could be sweet gestures for friends and family, new self-care rituals, or things you’ve always wanted to do but haven’t gotten around to yet.

This is a list of 50 easy bucket list ideas that are mostly free (or cost very little) and quick. Things you could accomplish in a day, an afternoon, an hour, or even a single minute. They’re ideas for those times when you’re looking for a quick win or want to feel accomplished and they will all leave you feeling good about yourself.

So what are you waiting for? Choose one or all of these simple bucket list ideas and cross something off today!

 

50 Simple Bucket List Ideas:

  1. Buy Coffee for the Person Behind You in Line
  2. Give Out Free Hugs
  3. Ask Someone to Dance
  4. Go out to Dinner Alone
  5. Kiss in the Rain
  6. Get Ordained Online
  7. Finish a Crossword Puzzle
  8. Watch the Sunrise
  9. Watch the Sunset
  10. Run a Mile
  11. Complete a 1,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
  12. Read a Classic Novel
  13. Feed an Expired Meter
  14. Reconnect with an Old Friend
  15. Make a Time Capsule
  16. Dance on a Bar
  17. Write a Poem
  18. Change Your Hair
  19. Donate Your Clothes
  20. Do Something You’re Afraid Of
  21. Volunteer
  22. Go 24 Hours Without Your Phone
  23. Write a Letter to Your Future Self
  24. Give Blood
  25. Walk Along the Beach
  26. Make a Vision Board
  27. Be a Tourist in Your Own City
  28. Write a Journal
  29. Throw a Party
  30. Buy a Plane Ticket
  31. Take a Photo in a Photo Booth
  32. Learn a Card Trick
  33. Write a Fan Letter
  34. Paint a Picture
  35. Do a Cartwheel
  36. Pick Flowers
  37. Make a Wish on a Star
  38. Jump in a Pool with Your Clothes On
  39. Take a Different Route to Work
  40. Do Something Before Being Asked
  41. Get a Library Card
  42. Go Cloud Watching
  43. Make a Playlist of Your Favorite Songs
  44. Take a Bubble Bath
  45. Start a Blog
  46. Go to the Zoo
  47. Do Something Nice for a Stranger
  48. Exchange Books with a Friend
  49. Bake a Cake
  50. Say “I Love You”
SIMPLE BUCKET LIST IDEAS | This is a list of 50 easy bucket list ideas that are mostly free (or cost very little) and quick. Things you could accomplish in a day, an afternoon, an hour, or even a single minute. They're ideas for those times when you're looking for a quick win or want to feel accomplished and they will all leave you feeling good about yourself.
SIMPLE BUCKET LIST IDEAS | This is a list of 50 easy bucket list ideas that are mostly free (or cost very little) and quick. Things you could accomplish in a day, an afternoon, an hour, or even a single minute. They're ideas for those times when you're looking for a quick win or want to feel accomplished and they will all leave you feeling good about yourself.

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BUY COFFEE FOR THE PERSON BEHIND YOU IN LINE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
GIVE OUT FREE HUGS | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
ASK SOMEONE TO DANCE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
GO OUT TO DINNER ALONE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
KISS IN THE RAIN | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
GET ORDAINED ONLINE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
FINISH A CROSSWORD PUZZLE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
WATCH THE SUNRISE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
WATCH THE SUNSET | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
RUN A MILE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
Complete a 1,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
READ A CLASSIC NOVEL | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
FEED AN EXPIRED METER | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
RECONNECT WITH AN OLD FRIEND | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
MAKE A TIME CAPSULE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
DANCE ON A BAR | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
WRITE A POEM | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
CHANGE YOUR HAIR | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
DONATE YOUR CLOTHES | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
DO SOMETHING YOU'RE AFRAID OF | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
VOLUNTEER | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
GO 24 HOURS WITHOUT YOUR PHONE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR FUTURE SELF | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
GIVE BLOOD | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
WALK ALONG THE BEACH | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
Make a Vision Board | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
Be a Tourist in Your Own City | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
Write a Journal | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
Throw a Party | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
BUY A PLANE TICKET | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
TAKE A PHOTO IN A PHOTO BOOTH | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
LEARN A CARD TRICK | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
WRITE A FAN LETTER | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
PAINT A PICTURE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
DO A CARTWHEEL | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
PICK FLOWERS | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
MAKE A WISH ON A STAR | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
JUMP IN A POOL WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO WORK | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
DO SOMETHING BEFORE BEING ASKED | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
GET A LIBRARY CARD | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
GO CLOUD WATCHING | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
MAKE A PLAYLIST OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
TAKE A BUBBLE BATH | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
START A BLOG | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
GO TO THE ZOO | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
DO SOMETHING NICE FOR A STRANGER | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
EXCHANGE BOOKS WITH A FRIEND | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
BAKE A CAKE | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
SAY I LOVE YOU | 50 Simple Bucket List Ideas to Do Right Now
SIMPLE BUCKET LIST IDEAS | This is a list of 50 easy bucket list ideas that are mostly free (or cost very little) and quick. Things you could accomplish in a day, an afternoon, an hour, or even a single minute. They're ideas for those times when you're looking for a quick win or want to feel accomplished and they will all leave you feeling good about yourself.
SIMPLE BUCKET LIST IDEAS | This is a list of 50 easy bucket list ideas that are mostly free (or cost very little) and quick. Things you could accomplish in a day, an afternoon, an hour, or even a single minute. They're ideas for those times when you're looking for a quick win or want to feel accomplished and they will all leave you feeling good about yourself.