THE ULTIMATE SUMMER BUCKET LIST

Summer has just begun, but those lazy, hazy, crazy days a lways seem to fly by, don’t they? Before backto-school reading lists and supply lists consume your little ones’ to-do lists, help them make the most of a Lehigh Valley (and beyond) summer with this most excellent funtastic checklist.

DORNEY PARK in South Whitehall has six roller coasters to test the mettle (and stomachs) of guests of all ages. Feeling brave? Wait the extra few minutes in line for the first car on Steel Force and get those hands in the air during the 205-foot drop.

EASTON’S BUSHKILL PARK caters to smaller thrill-seekers with its lineup of classic, vintage rides, but older siblings (and maybe even mom and dad) might get a kick out of the newly reopened funhouse; the park claims it’s the oldest one in America.

THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE in Hope, NJ, and Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster are farther away, but worth the drive for a day of family fun.