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Spring Outdoor Play Bucket List for Kids

By Jen

Spring has finally...well at least it arrived on the calendar. So, we made a spring outdoor play bucket list. It is still pretty cold, the snow is all but melted and the temperatures are creeping above 0°C. Despite what the weather is like, we know that the warmer weather is on the way. What better time to start planning for some springtime fun. It's time to put together our spring outdoor play bucket list. The girls and I have sat down and compiled a list of the activities that we are looking forward to doing outside this spring. Spring Outdoor Play Bucket List

Spring Outdoor Play Bucket List

Go on a Picnic - We cannot wait to pack our lunch (our favourite mango couscous salad) and have a picnic in the park
Ride our Bikes - Once the streets are cleaned up it will be time to tune up our bikes and hit the trails. Keeping our "safety first" motto and teaching the kids proper bike hand signals.
Spring Cleaning - It's time to head outside and clean up the mess that was left from the winter
seeds starting in pots Seed Starting - We have purchased our seeds and this weekend we will be starting our seeds on our window sill

Search for Spring - Head outside, with our little printable "search for signs of spring" booklets...tree buds, crocus, tulips, etc.
Weather Station - Set up a backyard weather station and have fun learning outside
Garden Decoration - Make a concrete bird bath for the garden
Clean out the Garage - Pack away the sleds and shovels...pull out the hoses and sprinklers
Spring in the Kitchen - Cook & bake with spring fruit and vegetables - like our amazing spring vegetable pasta dish
Farm Friends - Head to our local farm and check out the spring animal babies
Prepare the garden - Clean out what we left in the fall and top up with fresh soil and compost
Outdoor Art - Bring out the sketch books and create some outdoor art
Earth Day - Celebrate Earth Day with our annual Earth Day scavenger hunt
sidewalk chalk Skip - Bring out the skipping ropes and the sidewalk chalk...time to have some fun
Easter Colours - Bring spring and Easter to the container planters on our front porch
Library Learning - Pick up some spring books to inspire our spring fun and learning
Garden Centre - Head to the garden centre and plan the summer garden purchases
mud play
Puddle Play - Play in the puddles...and the mud!
Fairy Garden - Time to plant our fairy gardens
Soak up the Sun - After a long and cold winter it's time to sit and soak up the sunshine
Fly a Kite - Time to grab the kite and take advantage of the spring wind
Outdoor Reading - There are few things I enjoy more then reading a book outside

Here are a few other great spring activities...

outdoor play collage Go on a spring photo walk like The Educators Spin on It
Play in the mud with the ideas from The Jenny Evolution
Explore life and death in the spring with Rain or Shine Mama

Spring Outdoor Play Bucket List


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About Jen

Jen Farr is a mother living in Toronto, Canada. She has been sharing her DIY crafts, recipes, activities and parenting advice for over 15 years on her blog Kitchen Counter Chronicle. Jen is the mom of 2 lovely daughters. She believes in the power of taking small steps that can make big impacts on the world.

Comments

  1. Angelia says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:34 am

    Thanks for the invite. You have a whole list of great activities ahead! Hope my fishy post can provide more ideas for your Outdoor Art. : ) Have a lovely springtime!

    • Jen says

      March 28, 2014 at 10:51 am

      Thanks for linking up. Yes, your fishy post is exactly the inspiration I am looking for! Love it!

  2. Coombemill says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:43 am

    Thank you for the link up. Joining in with last week's Country Kids and will add this weeks tomorrow. I'm delighted to be back into Spring, just need the weather to cooperate now!

    • Jen says

      March 28, 2014 at 10:52 am

      It is actually raining today...I'm so happy that it isn't snowing! We may have turned a corner?! Thanks for coming by.

  3. Leila - Mud Mud Marvellous Mud says

    March 29, 2014 at 4:03 pm

    That is a brilliant list. I hope you get it all done 🙂

  4. Monika says

    March 30, 2014 at 10:45 am

    What a fab list! Gave me some ideas to add to our list too.

    • Jen says

      March 31, 2014 at 5:22 pm

      Awesome. Gotta love spring!

  5. Karen Bell says

    March 30, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    Lots of fab ideas there. I like to make a seasonal bucket list too.
    #CountryKids

  6. Merlinda (@pixiedusk) says

    March 31, 2014 at 1:21 am

    A lot of your to-do list is in my to do list. Cant wait for proper Spring =)

    • Jen says

      March 31, 2014 at 5:21 pm

      Yay Spring!

  7. Ciara says

    April 04, 2014 at 6:54 am

    Spotted this on GTTuesday and it caught my eye immediately! Love this list, think we'll have to work our way through it! Thank you!

  8. Salma says

    April 08, 2014 at 9:46 am

    Great list...we started putting our list together last week as well and we have pretty much the same idea. I feel so refreshed. I got that sense from just looking at the photos you added. At the beginning of Spring there is much to do...it's kind of exciting.

  9. Linda says

    April 26, 2014 at 8:59 pm

    Great list! A lot of these things are on our bucket list for spring too and some of them we've already done:o)

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