Spring Bucket List: 50 Simple Ideas + Printable Pdf (2024)

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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.

You can also access a pdf printable version (without signing up to my mailing list) here.

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

About this Spring Bucket List

Please note that this is a general list aimed at families with young children. Some of the activities featured might not be suitable for your youngest family members just yet so trust your own judgement when it comes to all things play related. Young children, and under 3s especially, should always be supervised.

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Get your Spring Bucket List + Spring Scavenger Hunt printables

Don’t forget that you can access a printable version of this spring bucket list here

along with a Spring themed Scavenger hunt here. Save it to your phone or share it with your friends 🙂