100 Ideas For Your Spring Bucket List
If you’re looking for some things to do in spring with your family, my spring bucket list is stuffed with fun activities to try!
Fall is my favorite season…but I think it’s safe to say that spring is right behind it. I love the feeling of excitement as everything slooooowly starts to thaw. I love watching the trees come back to life. And, I love the anticipation in the air for summer right around the corner. Spring is truly a blast.
We often make a seasonal bucket list to really soak up the seasons. And, I love sharing ideas to help you make your own! A bucket list is one of those silly little things that always ends up being way more fun that it gets credit for. We love printing them out and putting them up on the fridge. If we ever have a slow weekend or are feeling a little antsy, it’s fun to pick something from the list and do it.
So, buckle up and get your notes app ready. I’m sharing 100 different spring activities for your family’s spring bucket list. Use them to create your own bucket list, or just pick and choose a few throughout the season! PLUS, I’ve got a printable spring bucket list ready to go if you’d rather just print it out and call it a day. Let’s goooo!!!
100 Activities For Your Spring Bucket List
Outings + Trips
- Visit the zoo and see if you spot any baby animals.
- Check out a local farmer’s market and try something new.
- Visit the local library and then…
- …read a book under a tree!
- Go on a weekend camping trip.
- Buy tickets to a baseball game.
- Go to a local food truck park.
- Find (and go down) the biggest slide in your city.
- Create a ranked list of the parks near you.
- Visit a garage sale.
- Play tourist for a day in your town.
- Ride a train.
- Pick up donuts and eat them in a park.
- Volunteer somewhere together.
- Go on a family bike ride.
- Go on a hike together.
- Visit a new museum together.
- Go geocaching.
- Go fishing.
- Play mini golf.
Backyard Fun
- Have a backyard picnic.
- Dig for worms.
- Fly a kite.
- Plant a flower.
- Blow bubbles outside.
- Lay in the grass and find shapes in the clouds.
- Learn how to make grass whistle.
- Do a nature scavenger hunt.
- Do a cartwheel in the grass.
- Build a bird feeder together.
- Play hopscotch.
- Watch the sun set as a family.
- Pick a bouquet of wildflowers.
- Create an obstacle course in your backyard.
- Make a nature photo album with photos from your backyard or neighborhood.
- Go stargazing.
- Hang a hammock and read a book in it.
- Stay up late to play flashlight tag as a family.
- Start a nature collection (rocks, leaves, pinecones, whatever!)
- Play a game of tag (adults, too!)
- Surprise the kids with a Nerf gun fight.
- Do some bird watching.
- Go on a bug hunt.
- Make mud pies.
- Plant a spring garden.
- Play soccer in the backyard.
- Catch a pill bug.
- Have a backyard tea party.
- Throw a frisbee.
- Climb a tree.
Crafts + Food
- Paint a flower pot.
- Make homemade lemonade.
- Make giant jenga or DIY dice for the backyard.
- Paint rocks.
- Pick flowers and press them.
- Paint a picture of the flowers, bugs, or trees in your backyard.
- Make homemade play doh.
- Make (and eat!) strawberry shortcake.
- Make cornhole boards, then have a family tournament.
- Start a scrapbook!
- Make a fresh fruit salad.
- Host a spring-themed brunch (let the kids help!)
- Make floral ice cubes and fancy mocktails.
- Try a new smoothie recipe.
- Fill the driveway with sidewalk chalk art.
Perfect For a Rainy Day
- Build a fort in the living room.
- Have a family movie marathon (complete with everyone’s favorite snacks).
- Play a board game together.
- Have a kitchen dance party.
- Write letters to a friend (and snail mail them!)
- Make a “rainy day” playlist together.
- Splash in a puddle!
- Dance in the rain.
- Read a chapter book as a family.
- Do a puzzle while listening to a (family-friendly) audiobook.
Spring Holiday Activities
- Dye Easter eggs.
- Plan an elaborate prank for April Fool’s.
- Watch the sunrise and make a special breakfast to celebrate the first day of spring.
- Plant a tree for Earth Day!
- Make a rainbow-inspired snack for St. Patrick’s Day.
- Hunt for 4-leaf clovers.
- Bake carrot cake muffins or bunny-shaped cookies for Easter.
- Make homemade hot cross buns.
- Put together an Easter basket for someone you love!
- Host a big Easter egg hunt with friends.
Other Ideas
- Visit a pond to feed the ducks
- Jump on a trampoline.
- Teach your kids how to skip rocks.
- Pick out new umbrellas and rain. boots.
- Find a creek and wade in it (bonus points for catching tadpoles!)
- Make a wish on a dandelion
- Do some spring cleaning and donate old toys or clothes.
- Wash the car in your driveway.
- Play a family game of hide and seek.
- Pick out and light a new candle.
- Start a family gratitude journal.
- Buy some fresh flowers and have everyone create an arrangement.
- Take a sunset nature walk.
- Plan your dream summer trip.
- Start a countdown to summer vacation.
FREE Printable Spring Bucket List
Is your brain spinning with all of the possibilities?! Well, if you’re feeling overwhelmed, have no fear. I’ve got you covered! I put together a printable spring bucket list with 20 activities that just about any family can do. All you have to do is print it out, and hang it up!
And, if you want your list to be cute but want to populate it on your own with ideas from the list above, no worries there either! The second page of the spring bucket list is blank, so you can also just print that right out and fill it out with whatever you want.
To access the spring bucket list, just click here!
