With pent up energy all winter long there’s nothing quite like spring. And I honestly don’t think there’s any stopping my boy. When we can we want to be outside. So I thought we needed a list of fun outside things to do to enjoy our spring. So we built our springtime bucket list for active kids. Try out a few on your next outside day.
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We love our outside time. Wether it’s gardening, or bird watching or playing in the mud there’s so much to do. Try out a few things from our bucket list. It’s time to go outside and have some fun.
Gardens Grow
We have a lot of fun in the garden. There’s veggies and flowers and weeds. 🙂 It’s the best place to learn out the food we eat and the bugs that help make the garden grow. My son loves to dig and water and play in the mud.
- Plant a garden
- Look at leaf buds and take about trees
- Spread some seeds (dandelions)
- Pick some wildflowers
- Learn more about pollen
- Learn more about veggies
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Birds Sing
With cats in our house, there’s a lot of bird watching here. When the birds are singing you know it’s spring. They are full of color and lots of fun to feed and watch.
- Make a bird feeder
- Look in a bird’s nest
- Make a bird’s nest
- Find feathers
- Go bird watching
- Build a birdhouse
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Play Outside
When you’re stuck inside with an active child because of bad weather for months, it’s time to get out and go. Fresh air is good for everybody. Just don’t forget the allergy meds if you have trouble with all the pollen.
- Fly a kite
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- Draw with chalk
- Egg hunt
- Go on a picnic
- Go to the park
- Ride a bike
- Blow some bubbles
- Play I spy
- Go to a county fair
- Spend an entire day outside (no screen time)
- Go to the beach
- Go on a hike
- Stargaze
- Sleep in a tent
- Have a s’more
- Have a family barbecue
- Go blueberry picking
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Imagine
Skip the screentime and seek the imagination that is so powerful in the young. Look up and find shapes and animals in the clouds. Makeup stories and listen to the wind.
- Paint a pet rock
- Follow a rainbow
- Cloud watch
- Start a fairy garden
- Tell a story
- Write a story
- Read outside
Bugs!
Play with bugs in the garden, looking in the trees, or by flipping over rocks. Just be careful. So may irritate skin or be poisonous.
- Build a bug
- Find bugs
- Exam bugs
- Learn about the different life cycles of bugs
- Play with a caterpillar
- Feed a caterpillar a leaf
- Dig up some worms
- Start an ant farm
Water
While we are particle to swimming there’s nothing like playing in the rain. Don’t forget the rainboots and umbrella or swimsuit.
- Play in the rain
- Splash in some puddles
- Have a water balloon fight
- Have a squirt gun battle
- Play in a bucket of soapy water
- Play in a stream
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Mud
We do love mud. It’s definitely a messy place to play but you can make so many messy memories. Enjoy the fun and then get the hose out for the cleanup.
- Make mud pies
- Dig up some worms
- Learn about different types of dirt
- Jump in mud puddles
- Draw in with mud
- Paint with mud
- Throw mud balls
- Play with cars or construction vehicles in mud
Trees
Trees clean our air. They are the home for some any little creatures. The perfect place to play on a sunny day.
- Learn more about trees
- Grow an apple tree
- Plant a tree
- Build a treehouse
- Climb a tree
- Hang a bird feeder or house
Make Something
Even though it’s much nicer outside there’s always a storm or two that makes it hard to play. Have a plan to make something new to play with for the next nice day.
- Make a suncatcher
- Create a windchime
- Make a kite
- Create a paper airplane
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Animals
There are tons of cute baby animals in the springtime. Look for the birds or the bunnies.
- Look for baby animals
- Go to the petting zoo
- Raise tadpoles
- Learn about baby animals
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Springtime Bucket List for Active Kids
I hope you have fun this spring and try out our bucket list. Don’t forget to download your free checklist. And keep your eyes open for more fun.
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That zucchini is INCREDIBLE! It’s as big as your little guy! We can’t grow veggies that big here in the desert. LOL!
We tried a great fertilizer last year. It’s all natural and completely super-sized the veggies. At least the ones the deer didn’t snack on. 😉
Lovely. Spring is the perfect reason to enjoy a great picnic or send a fun, bright gift.
Great idea for kids activity. I like spreading dandelions seed and I mostly do that with my niece. Good thing she doesn’t have allergy.
Summer vacations are going on and these are some amazing activities for kids playing in garden with mud, feeding birds, Planting etc. Thanks for sharing this
Getting outside with the kids is my favorite part about this time of year. We love hanging out and goofing off!
These are great a great list of activities for kids. I know playing in the rain can be fun as long as I have my daughter warmly dressed.
It’s so important to keep active kids busy. Planting a garden is a great way to teach kids about food cultivation.
I love these ideas! We always get our kids outside in every season. There’s nothing better than getting tired from fresh air!
This post is the bomb! Loved all your ideas! I’m saving this one for sure! Thank You!
Looks like your kids really had a lot of fun. I think this is better than those kids who are stuck playing virtually. Your baby looks adorable.
OMG they are so adorable.
I think that gardening is a great activity to do with your child. Not only that it is fun, it also teaches children a lot about growing their own plants and also about different bugs and other tiny creatures living in the garden.
Such great ideas for kids at any age. I love the idea of planting a garden. I used to love that when I was a kid
This is such a great list! Perfect for my I babysit my cousins or nephews!
I like this list. We might have to do some of these, but for the summer. My daughter is very active.
Amazing suggestions! Although i don’t have any kids, the suggestions are gonna be more than welcomed to one of my close friends. Thanks a lot.
Oh these are such fun suggestions! We’re taking my nephew to a baseball game on Sunday and I am SO excited!
I love the size of the zucchini. My youngest loves to grow things.
These are some really lovely ideas for keeping your kid busy over spring. It is so nice to get out and about in the fresh air as well.
Your little one has such an infectious grin! Love the image of him feeding the ducks Corn Pops! ^_^