Welcome to MI Dairy Summer Bucket List!

Brought to you by Michigan’s dairy farmers.

Keep cool with your favorite dairy foods while you explore, enjoy, and celebrate everything creamy, cheesy, and delicious this season! 🥛🍦🧈 

Summer Bucket List Challenges

🧁 Dairy Delights & Treats

  1. Make your own ice cream at home
  2. Treat yourself to Michigan’s signature ice cream flavor – Superman!
  3. Surprise a friend/loved one with an iced latte
  4. Cool down from spicy food with a glass of ice cold milk
  5. Bring some nostalgic joy to your morning with a Blue Moon iced latte.
  6. Share a photo of your favorite ice cream shop – tag them and show some dairy love
  7. Bring a dairy-based dish to a summer BBQ, potluck, or party (like this one: Veggie Garden Tarts Recipe)
  8. Show us your perfect, melty cheese pull

🐄 Dairy Discovery & Learning

  1. Visit the dairy cow barn at your county fair – Find Your Fair
  2. Make mozzarella cheese (Click for recipe)
  3. After finishing your gallon of milk, do a milk carton craft:
    Flower Garden Craft
    Watering Can Craft
  4. Take a coloring break with these printable pages
  5. Tour a dairy farm virtually

💖 Support Your Community

  1. Visit a summer feeding site: Find a Site
  2. Donate dairy products to a local food bank: Tackle Hunger Map
  3. Visit a local ice cream shop
  4. Scoop it forward with dairy – buy ice cream for the person behind you

🏃 Fuel Up & Feel Good

  1. Finish your morning meditation with a yogurt parfait
  2. Swap your energy drink for chocolate milk after working out or being active (here’s why)
  3. Learn the best way to pack a cooler for summer fun
  4. Play an outdoor sport with friends and refuel with chocolate milk. (Did you know milk is the official refuel beverage of USA pickleball?)

📲 Join the Moo-vement

  1. Follow @milkmeansmore on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok
  2. Subscribe to our YouTube channel
    Milk Means More YouTube
  3. Sign up for The Sip Newsletter
    Newsletter Sign-up
  4. Take our social media survey

☑️ Pick Your Challenges

  • Check out the full list of summer bucket list activities.
  • Pick your favorites – you must complete 10 items to be entered to win!

📸 Capture the Moment

  • Snap a photo or video of each item as you check them off.

  • Don’t worry about being fancy — have fun and show off your authentic summer vibes!

📱 Share Online

  • Post your photos/videos to Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook.

  • Use the official hashtag: #MIDairyBucketList

  • Tag @MilkMeansMore so we can see and celebrate your post!

🎁 Win Prizes

  • If your post is shared by @MilkMeansMore, you’ll automatically win a Milk Means More prize pack!
  • Once you complete 10 checklist items – you’ll be entered to win a Ninja CREAMi (see contest rules).

🎉 Celebrate at the End

  • Complete your bucket list by August 22, 2025 to enter for a chance to win a Ninja CREAMi (see contest rules below).
  • Stay tuned for our final shoutout to all finishers!

⭐️ Tips for the Best Experience:

  • Do the list with family, friends, or kids — it’s more fun together!
  • Stay cool, stay kind, and stay cheesy 🧀

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