Happy Spring Everyone!
I am so excited that the weather is final warming up here on the east coast! I’m ready for ice cream dates and playground fun. With my youngest now on the go, I’m really excited for what this spring and summer have in store for us. Last year was difficult because she was so young so getting out was a little tough, but this year she’s able to keep up with her brother and I know they are going to have a blast.
I am big on getting the kids outside as much as possible. I like for them to be active, to run around, and just be a kid! My son is old enough to get into sports, so I really want to experiment and see what he truly enjoys so we can sign him up for a team. We’re thinking baseball, so I’m really excited. His cousin is amazing at playing ball, so I’m hoping to get them together a lot during the summer to really get my son into learning to rules of the game.
As for my one year old, I just want her to learn to love the outdoors. We’re a very ‘outdoorsy’ family, so I really don’t want my little ones to be stuck on electronics and television, especially when it’s so beautiful outside. My in-laws are getting the kids a play set for our backyard so I’m excited. That will go great with the sandbox and fire pit we currently have out there.
So why not kick off the beginning of spring with a list of 100 ways to get your kids outside!
Some may cost a little, but others are completely free!
There are options for every budget!
Draw with sidewalk chalk
Go for a bike ride/learn to ride a bike
Visit a playground
Have a picnic
Go for a walk
Catch fireflies at night
Plant a garden
Visit a lake
Go fishing
Practice/Play a sport
Go swimming in a pool
Hike in the woods
Visit a zoo
Visit an ice cream shop
Go to a carnival
Visit an amusement park
Play tag
Play hide and go seek
Have a bonfire
Roast marshmallows
Pitch a tent and ‘camp’ in your backyard
Have a water balloon fight
Set up a sprinkler or slip and slide
Visit a national or state park
Identify different birds
Have an outdoors scavenger hunt (see below for a free printable!)
Paint rocks
Play hopscotch
Catch butterflies
Build and paint a birdhouse
Pick different flowers
Go feed ducks
Finger paint
Find shapes in the clouds
Look for stars at night in a telescope
Wash a car
Play I-Spy
Climb a tree
Fly a kite
Make paper airplanes
Play with bubbles
Go puddle jumping
Have a squirt gun fight
Make a time capsule and bury it
Play in the mud
Visit a farm
Have a lemonade stand
Visit a beach
Go to a local baseball game
Make dandelion wishes
Visit a water park
Go frog catching
Collect seashells
Go paddle boating
Go to an outdoor concert
Play in a sandbox
Go on a boat ride
Go swimming in a lake
Paint pine cones
Make a bird feeder
Identify tree types
Make a nature journal
Collect different types of leaves
Collect different types of rocks
Grill and eat dinner outside
Go mini golfing
Skip rocks
Pick berries
Smell different flowers
visit a farmer’s market
Make a wind chime
Visit a drive-in movie theater
Roll down a hill
Dance outside
Visit an aquarium
Go crabbing
Look for bugs
Plant a tree
Take outside photos
Build an outside fort
Go horseback riding
Hula hoop
Watch the sun set/rise
Jump rope
Go go-karting
Make paper boats
Build sandcastles
Have a race
Build an obstacle course
Jump on a trampoline
Make a tire swing
Do a science experiment
Tour a fire station
Visit a children’s museum
Find a four-leaf clover
Tie die shirts
Make shadow puppets
Walk to a snowball stand
Make your own snowballs
Make your own ice cream
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