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Spring Bucket List: 50 Simple Things To Do With Young Children

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Spring is one of my favourite seasons. With the flowers blooming and signs of new life everywhere, it’s the perfect time to get outside and spend more time in nature.

I have spoken on many occasions  on the importance of getting outdoors (in all weathers), but Spring is truly the most perfect time to get started with this.

One of my favourite things to do is simply spend longer periods outside embracing nature. We adjust our daily rhythm so that play invitations, sensory play, art and independent play all happens outside – either in the garden or at the local park.

With that being said, sometimes it is nice to have a focus of your outdoor time, whether it be picking seasonal fruit at a local PYO, then making muffins or pies with the fruit you have collected or simply creating ‘potions’ using herbs and flowers in the garden.

I have compiled a Spring bucket list filled with simple activities and prompts for you to encourage longer periods of outdoor play.

Spring bucket list: 50 simple things to do with young kids

  1. go on a nature walk and search for spring flowers

  2. jump in muddy puddles!

  3. take art projects outdoors

  4. visit a wildflower meadow and take pictures

  5. draw with sidewalk chalks in the garden or local park

  6. plant some seeds and watch them grow!

  7. make a flower soup with old Mother’s Day flowers

  8. freeze flowers overnight to use in sensory play

  9. take a picnic to the local park

  10. make a simple mud kitchen in the garden – use old pots and pans!

  11. walk barefoot in your back garden

  12. read some Spring themed books

  13. make a homemade bird feeder

  14. visit a butterfly house

  15. plant sunflower seeds ready for summer

  16. go on a spring themed scavenger hunt

  17. explore a playground that you haven’t visited before

  18. lie on a blanket and look for shapes in the clouds

  19. play pooh sticks!

  20. fly a kite on a windy day

  21. create a fairy garden

  22. visit a farm and see the baby animals

  23. create an outdoor obstacle course

  24. spring clean the play space

  25. go backyard camping

  26. set up a hammock and read some books

  27. roll down a hill

  28. collect rocks and paint them, then hide for others to find

  29. make a nature wand

  30. go on a sound walk

  31. build a fort

  32. make homemade spring themed play dough

  33. go on a bug hunt in your local forest or park

  34. take story time outside

  35. play tag

  36. go on a rainy walk

  37. watch the sunrise together

  38. watch the sunset together

  39. have breakfast outdoors

  40. visit a Farmer’s Market and try something new

  41. blow some bubbles!

  42. climb a tree

  43. take a road trip to a new national park or adventure trail

  44. decorate a terracotta flower pot

  45. visit a local flower show

  46. pick some seasonal fruit at a local ‘pick your own’ farm

  47. learn a new skill – e.g. skipping or riding a bike

  48. paddle in a stream

  49. crush some herbs to make ‘potions’

  50. make a pie or muffins with seasonal fruits

Download the Bucket List + Scavenger Hunt Here

Spring Scavenger Hunt
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Simple Play Ideas Spring Edition
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Dahlia Rimmon
Writes I'm Always in the Kitchen
Mar 2

I love these ideas! I love the fairy garden idea the most :)

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