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It is Spring! That glorious time of year where the weather is hopefully neither too hot nor too cold. So What should you be doing to celebrate these few months of pleasant weather before it’s summer? I have put together a list of a lot of family-friendly ideas that you can do on your own, with your spouse or as a family.
1. Go for a walk, especially in nature.
2. visit and feed some ducks
3.go on a picnic. When the weather is beautiful, it’s an excellent opportunity to go on a picnic and enjoy your meal outdoors.
4. Take a hike
5. Go to the park.
6. Go to the movies (spring and summer are a great time to do this as there are so many movies coming to theaters, exceptionally family-friendly options. We like to go in the mornings so that we only have to pay matinee prices or we go to the discount theater which plays movies that have been out for a while. The less we spend, the more often we can go.)
7. Blow some bubbles, especially fun when you have little kids
8. Make a bird feeder. Here is a super easy one to make with kids. My daughter loves doing projects like this. Find the directions here.
9. Read books
10. Start a garden
11. Play board games. This is fun especially if you can get other family and friends to come over and join in on the fun.
12. Take a day trip to the Zoo.
13. go out for frozen yogurt.
14. Have a movie marathon at home one day.
15.Go and play miniature golf.
16. visit a farmer’s market.
17. Throw a barbecue for friends and family.
18. make a batch of cookies together.
19. Go somewhere you’ve never been before. It’s always fun to have an adventure now and then.
20. Make your own pizzas at home one night. Have a little pizza party.
21. Have a water balloon fight.
22. Watch a sunset
23. Go for a swim.
24. de-clutter your home
25. Make your own ice cream sundaes, with all kinds of fun toppings
26. Do a home project, like paint a wall or room.
27. visit a farm and see some baby animals.
28. go on a road trip
29. go fishing
30. Have a dance party. Put on some music and dance it out.
31. Press flowers. This was my daughter’s idea I asked her to think of something fun to do in spring. Directions on ways to do it here.
32. Play in the rain
33. Organize your closets
34. go to the beach
35. Make a scrapbook
36. get a manicure
37. find a place to do some volunteer work
38. go to a craft fair
39. fly a kite
40. make s’mores
41. Eat Watermelon
42. Have a sno-cone
43. go out for brunch
44. Make pancakes for breakfast
45. Play games outside
46. go and pick strawberries
47. Go flower picking and make a bouquet
48. make a lemonade stand
49. Sleep outside in a tent
50. get a bunch of inexpensive craft supplies and have a craft day. Here is an example of a project here
GiGi Eats says
Farmer’s Markets! YES 🙂 And I actually went and played 18 holes of GOLF today! Yay to spring! 😉
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annabelt - geeks diet says
Lots of nice ideas here. I think a dance party might be just what we need 🙂
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Carrie Chance says
This is a great list! I’m so excited to start doing many of these
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Brooke Knipp says
These are great ideas and make me even more in the mood for summer vacation! I always used to go to a nearby park with my grandparents to feed the ducks/geese. We’ll be visiting my grandma soon and we’re planning on taking the girls to feed some ducks. 🙂 Those paintings are adorable–I’m always on the lookout for new art projects!
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Jamie says
Great list of ideas…I love to feed the ducks and geese! I also love bubbles…my little one got an awesome bubble blower for Easter!
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Dionne Dean says
I love walking in the park during the Spring months before the 100+ Dallas heatwaves start rolling through. Miss my Florida beaches, but not the humidity 😉
Amaia - You Made My Day says
So many good ideas Karissa! Great share!
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Rebekah says
Great roundup of ideas! We are trying to save money so I’ll definitely be working my way through this list!
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Christina Boyer says
Great list. Love the bird feeders the kids can make!
Danielle says
Today is a beautiful sunny day here where I am, perfect for making a bird feeder and picking spring flowers. Thank you for the suggestion!
claire says
These are awesome ideas I think my baby and I will both enjoy!
Tracy says
What a fun list! I need to get started with my family.
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BlocNotes Lifestyle says
Yestarday I went to the Zoo with my little Bea. Kisses from Rome, Italy 🙂
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Chelsea says
Great post…such fun and creative ideas to do for CHEAP!! pinning!! 🙂
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Courtney says
ooooh all the fun things! Great list.
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Alisha Webster says
Great list! I wish I could go swimming now! It’s still a little cold.
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Ashley says
I love this list. I will be putting some of these on my own list. Thanks for linking up with Friday Link-up!
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Angie says
I love lists like these and can’t seem to get enough of them! Pinning for future ideas, thanks!
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Elizabeth R says
Ooh! Love these ideas and technique tips on how to do some of them!
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Shonda says
What an awesome list here! My son made the birdfeeder from the toilet paper tube, seeds and peanut butter. He was so hoping birds would feed from it considering we have so many around, but no takers. We will have to go back to the drawing board to test out a different method.
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Karissa says
Hope he attracts some birds soon.
Michelle says
Some great ideas to do here. Could actually incorporate these into a year round activity list too. Stopping by from Wine’d Down Wednesday.
Lori Hill-Smith says
What fun! These are all great ideas!!
Sam @ Grapefruit & Granola says
I’m definitely looking forward to hiking this spring!
alyssa says
Oh I love this list!
Tiffany says
Really great idea! I already bought up some bubbles and even a few kites…we are going to deinitely tr to get out and enjoy the weather and each other 🙂
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Kristen says
When my kids were little one of our favorite family fun days were “Make Your Own Sundae Sunday” such a good time for everyone.
MALYN says
LOVE THIS!! SO MANY GREAT IDEAS! THANKS FOR SHARING!
Ruth Bloch says
All awesome ideas!! Thanks!
Lowanda J says
Getting out and enjoying nature! I went to the farmer’s market this past weekend. Nice ideas and thanks for posting!
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Karissa says
Your Welcome, glad you like the list!
Krista says
These are great ideas. My son is 18 months and we haven’t fed any ducks yet. Cant wait to do that with him!
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Rhonda Swan says
Looks like some unstoppable fun! Cheers.
Meghan@EcoFriendlySaver says
If I didn’t already have Spring Fever, I would have it after reading this post! My almost kindergartner loves to collect flowers, so I’ll be sure to share how to press them and keep them pretty much longer.
One of my favorite frugal ways to celebrate Spring (besides gardening), is to do a home energy audit as part of my Spring cleaning. There is something about getting my house ready for the new season that makes me feel like I’m starting fresh with my budget too. Thanks for sharing these great ideas!