Hooray! It is officially Spring, and I’ve collected the best spring activities for kids. I am certainly ready to get outside again to see the sunshine. We’ve had a lot of rain here, and it’s been a long winter. On the bright side, I can see Spring signs everywhere, so warm weather must be getting close. With that, I’ve created this roundup to give us more spring in our step as we go from puffy coats to zip-ups! Now is the perfect time to save some of your favorite ideas from this list of spring activities.
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What can we teach children about spring?
Spring is a great way to teach children about new growth, life cycles, planting, flower buds, spring colors, rain, and rainbows. Taking a nature walk, visiting a farmer’s market, and reading books about spring are ways we can teach children about spring hands-on.
Spring bucket list:
- Blow bubbles.
- Collect pine cones.
- Go on a nature walk or scavenger hunt.
- Have an outdoor picnic.
- Hide Easter eggs
- Lend a helping hand to a neighbor.
- Plant a garden.
- Take pictures of spring flowers.
- Visit a new to you local park.
- Watch a St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Craving a calmer morning?
Breakfast Invitations are simple learning games that begin the day with play.
Spring sensory play
Sensory play in spring is a blast because many ideas can be done outdoors – in between gallons of rain. But I’ll take it! And some days, you may feel ready to let your hair down and send everyone out regardless. You’ll know when the day feels right to jump in mud puddles and engage in all things messy play.
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Paint the Ice
Paint the ice is one of my favorite spring to summer activities. Little hands strengthen fine motor muscles as they explore color combinations.
From Markers to Watercolors
Collect those dried out markers, because by adding water you will bring back the bright colors for kids to paint with or explore as they color mix.
Shaving Cream Blocks
Have you added shaving cream to your child’s foam block play? Welcome spring and the warmer weather from your driveway as your child builds.
Shaving Cream Tracks
Keep the spring sensory play going with shaving cream and race cars.
Rainbow Foam Soap
Many kids of all ages love to explore the colors and sensory experience of rainbow foam soap. Ingredients include bath soap and food coloring. Play in the bathtub or bring outdoors.
Lavender Slime
Do you have a child that enjoys slime? Try this DIY lavender slime to welcome the scents of spring!
Spring Play Dough
Making your own play dough is easier than it looks. Using a lemon squeezer is a new way to strengthen little hands before writing.
Sticky Nature Sensory Hunt
Gah, I LOVE this nature sensory hunt. Begin by collecting spring flowers on contact paper and watch it evolve into a beautiful art project. Collect in a local park or in your yard.
Gelatin Hunt
This spring idea gets a little sticky, and it is also a great time. If your child enjoys Dragons Love Tacos, add this to your spring activity list!
Fill to the Lines
Water play is a fun way to welcome spring and introduce some math and science skills. Use plastic bottles to fill and investigate capacity.
Color Changing Flowers
Spring science experiments are a fun way to welcome spring. This color changing activity is a classic.
Rainbow Salt Tray
If you have a child learning to write, put down the pencil and begin tracing letters in this spring themed salt tray.
Bear Soup
Have you made bear soup? Spring is a wonderful time of year to bring sensory play outdoors and enjoy some fresh air before it gets too hot.
Outdoor spring play activities
Grab the sidewalk chalk, rain boots, and bubble wands. New activities for outside help boost gross motor and improves moods. (Mine too!)
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DIY Outdoor Chalk Game
Have you made bear soup? Spring is a wonderful time of year to brign sensory play outdoors and enjoy some fresh air before it gets too hot.
Garden Seed Bombs
Have you tried making garden seed bombs with your child? Here is an easy way to plant with your child.
Run and Sort
Grab the colorful pom poms to play this gross motor outdoor game. Place pom poms on one side and race to deliver them in the color sorting bin.
St. Patrick’s Day
Create an outdoor number hunt with these paper clovers. This activity is a wonderful way to reinforce number recognition and number sense.
Splash the Alphabet
If your child is learning letters, this activity is a MUST! Bring up a chair and call out letters for them to splash and squirt.
Outdoor Canvas
There is something about process art and taking painting outside that makes a fun spring activity. Watch your child create and hose them down when finished.
Clay Nature Faces
Older children will enjoy exploring their creative skills when making clay faces on trees. Add different materials to help your face come alive.
Fairy Garden
I have this on my spring activity list for 2024. Use inspiration around you to create simple and creative fairy gardens. Makes a fun gift for Mother’s Day.
Chalk Scavenger Hunt
Oh, this is an extra fun idea for spring! Grab the chalk you got in your Easter basket and play a great game of nature scavenger hunt.
Balloon Archery
I know my boys will have a blast with this balloon archery idea.
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Spring crafts for kids
This collection of spring crafts is fun for the whole family. Young children can create easy art activities to welcome and celebrate the signs of spring.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Days with Grey
- Spring Snack Bags – Days with Grey
- Egg Carton Spring Bugs – Fun with Mama
- DIY Easter Sock Bunny – Hello Wonderful
- The Hungry Caterpillar Board Game – Days with Grey
- Unicorn Planters – Hello Wonderful
- Bubble Painting Art – Fun Learning for Kids
- Butterfly Collage – Stay at Home Educator
- Easter Egg Rainbow – Happy Toddler Playtime
- Easy Butterfly Craft – Busy Toddler
- Grass Heads – Red Ted Art
- Spring Trees with Q Tips – Projects with Kids
- Thumbprint Bugs Craft – Toot’s Mom Is Tired
- Wiggly Caterpillar Craft – Fireflies + Mud Pies
- Hot Air Balloon Craft – Toot’s Mom is Tired
- Clay Leaf Print Art – The Imagination Tree
- Potato Masher Bumble Bee – Happy Toddler Playtime
Indoor Activities for Spring
When it rains, head here for some awesome indoor activities for spring that you can set up in a jiffy.
- Rainbow Color Sort – Days with Grey
- Plant Maze – Days with Grey
- 30+ Scavenger Hunts – Days with Grey
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Learning Shelf – Happy Tot Shelf
- Easter Name Egg Crack – Days with Grey
- 25 Acts of Spring Kindness – The Imagination Tree
- Rainbow Leprechaun Trap – Days with Grey
- Garden Theme Learning Shelf – Happy Tot Shelf
- Parts of a Flower Learning Toy – Happy Tot Shelf
- Dot Sticker Flower Sort & Match – Busy Toddler
- Farm Theme Learning Shelf – Happy Tot Shelf
- Flower Color Matching – Happy Tot Shelf
- DIY Memory Game for Kids – Happily Ever Mom
Which Spring activity for kids will you try first?
Frequently Asked Questions
I buy our chalk on Amazon or find chalk at most craft supply stores. Sometimes you can find a coupon for large craft stores near you. Find my favorite chalk in this collection of Easter basket ideas for kids.
Blow bubbles.
Collect pine cones.
Go on a nature walk.
Have an outdoor picnic.
Hide Easter eggs
Lend a helping hand to a neighbor.
Plant a garden.
Take pictures of spring flowers.
Visit a new to you local park.
Watch a St. Patrick’s Day parade
Flowers, butterflies, and bugs are all fun and seasonally appropriate concepts that toddlers and preschoolers associate with springtime. Offering your child simple craft projects based around these spring themes is a fun way to get them involved and excited about the new season. Here you will find 17 easy spring crafts for kids.
