Warmer weather is on its way, and spring is in the air! The freshness of spring and cool, sunny days go by all too quickly. There’s still time to enjoy this sweet season before the long hot days of summer arrive. If you need some inspiration, try some of these things to do in the spring.
30 Things to do in Spring
- Make a bouquet of wildflowers
- Sit quietly in a nature preserve and observe wildlife
- Have friends over for a brunch
- Go “polar bearing” at the pool, beach, or lake
- Paint a picture of a nature scene
- Count the butterflies or bees as they fly past
- Go to the park and have a picnic
- Throw rocks and sticks off the side of a bridge in a game of “pooh sticks”
- Visit a pond and feed the ducks
- Make pinwheels and place them in the front yard or in potted plants
- Make blended fruit popsicles
- Visit a nature center
- Stock up on winter clothes for next year at end-of-season clearance racks
- Take pictures in the rain (while it lasts!)
- Frost and decorate Easter cookies or flower-shaped cookies
- Go on a nature walk
- Stock up on sunscreen
- Start planning your summer vacation or staycation (check out our 25 ideas for a staycation with kids!)
- Enroll the kids in swim lessons
- Go see a baseball game at the stadium
- Spring clean your home
- Check out some children’s books on spring from the library to read as a family
- Organize the kids toys
- Bake blueberry muffins
- Go for a hike
- Decorate your kitchen table with a fun spring centerpiece
- Inventory your camping gear and replace items before summer
- Spruce up the patio for summer barbecues
- Rearrange the furniture in one room of the house for a fresh look
- Send your child’s teacher a thank-you gift
Important March and April dates:
March 20: First day of spring
March 21: Purim
April 1: April Fool’s Day
April 10: Sibling’s Day-share a pic on social of you and your siblings!
April 14: Palm Sunday
April 19: Good Friday
April 19: Passover
April 21: Easter
April 22: Earth Day
April 24: Administrative Professionals Day – thank an office assistant!
April 25: Take your daughter to work day
We’ll be sharing our fun spring adventures on Instagram and Facebook. Join in the fun and share your pictures with #makespringhappen. We can’t wait to see what fun you’ll have this spring!
