Ultimate Spring Bucket List

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Why We Need Spring Bucket Lists

Spring is finally here and, like the rest of the earth, we’re teeming with new life! That is, we’re full of energy from being pent up indoors all winter, and we’re ready to get out and do some fun activities.

As the cool weather of March slides into the warmer, wetter weather of April, we are looking for fun things to do. Now is the time to get outside and explore, see what’s going on in nature, and exercise our creative–and literal–muscles.

We’re also looking for ways to celebrate the special events and commemorations that take place in spring, like Earth Day, Museum Lover’s Day, and World Laughter Day.

But coming up with these ideas on the spur of the moment can be hard. When everyone’s feeling uninspired and would rather lie around watching movies, generating popular activity ideas is like trying to figure out what’s for dinner at five o’clock.

So, with that in mind, here are 101 of our favorite fun spring bucket list ideas. With about 90 days in spring, that’s more than enough ideas to try one new activity every day.

For a fun printable version of the list, scroll down to the bottom.

101 Spring Bucket List Ideas

Nature Appreciation

1. Jump in puddles
2. Grab a free printable nature scavenger hunt and explore the outdoors
3. Cloud watch
4. Roll down grassy hills on a sunny day (unless you’re allergic to grass!)
5. Walk along a beach
6. Visit an arboretum
7. Get up early and watch the sunrise
8. Play in a sandbox or in the dirt
9. Climb a tree
10. Sit and watch birds at a park 

Exercise

11. Go for a bike ride
12. Toss a frisbee
13. Go for a different walk with your kids each day
14. Play mini golf
15. Have a neighborhood scavenger hunt
16. Make a sidewalk chalk obstacle course
17. Play badminton or tennis
18. Play Nature Statue freeze dance: play some favorite music and dance around. When the music stops, everyone has to take a nature pose, then guess what each other’s poses are.
19. Shoot hoops
20. Set up a Slip and Slide or a splash pad

Inside the house

21. Update your spring home decor
22. Do some spring cleaning
23. Sort out and store artwork from the school year
24. Play an April Fool’s joke
25. Learn a new skill
26. Make homemade playdough or spring-themed slime
27. Put on a spring playlist and have a dance party
28. Watch a nature documentary, such as African Cats, Born to be Wild, or Arctic Tale
29. Play a nature-themed game such as Wingspan, Photosynthesis, or Arboretum
30. Give an old piece of furniture a new look

Arts and crafts

31. Make a bird feeder
32. Look for cherry blossoms and do a related art project
33. Do an Easter craft
34. Make a spring wreath
35. Do origami
36. Paint rocks
37. Set up an art table in your yard and do some coloring sheets
38. Gather nature objects on a hike and make an art project with them
39. Make bark and leaf rubbings
40. Weave with long grass

Animals

41. Go to a pond and look for ducklings and goslings
42. Visit a bird sanctuary
43. Visit a petting zoo
44. Hang a hummingbird feeder in your yard or on your balcony
45. Visit a honeybee center
46. Learn how to identify a few bird calls
47. Raise butterflies
48. Go horseback (or ponyback) riding
49. Go to a farm where you can meet baby animals
50. Play outside with a dog

Plants

51. Prepare your garden for planting
52. Sow some seeds
53. Update your gardening tools
54. Pick or buy a bouquet of flowers for your table
55. Learn about composting 
56. Identify plants in your yard or neighborhood
57. Make a fairy garden
58. Make an eggshell garden
59. Plant a bean teepee
60. Try an hydroponics activity

Food and drink

61. Host a garden tea party: bake cookies, brew some tea, set out a blanket and bring out all your favorite stuffed animals for a yummy “high tea”
62. Go out for ice cream
63. Go for a picnic in your backyard or at a park
64. Have your first outdoor dinner of the year
65. Make an Easter brunch
66. Eat fresh, local strawberries
67. Shop at a Farmer’s Market
68. Make strawberry shortcake
69. Make popsicles
70. Drink iced tea

Special events

71. Celebrate Library Week (April 4-10) with a trip to the library
72. Celebrate National Siblings Day (April 10)
73. Celebrate Earth Day (April 22)
74. Tell your best jokes on World Laughter Day (1st Sunday in May)
75. Go to the Museum on Museum Lover’s Day (May 5)
76. Celebrate Children’s Book Week (May 3-9) by reading some favorite picture books
77. Have a Screen Free Day or Week (May 3-9)
78. Clean up a beach on World Ocean Day (June 8)
79. Make a family tree on National Family History Day (June 15)
80. Make sushi for International Sushi Day (June 18)

Creative Projects

81. Read and write poems about spring
82. Start a gratitude journal
83. Create your own alphabet book featuring things you find outside
84. Observe and draw in nature
85. Make a map of your neighborhood
86. Write a song about your favorite animals
87. Make a photo journal of your spring adventures
88. Create a newspaper sharing all the exciting news about spring
89. Make a time lapse video representing a change that happens in spring
90. Make a spring scrapbook

Family fun

91. Do a funny family photo shoot
92. Have a Yes Day (watch the movie first for a good laugh and some inspiration)
93. Blow bubbles
94. Make paper airplanes and see whose flies the farthest
95. Lie in a hammock with a good book
96. Visit someone you haven’t seen in a long time
97. Build a fort outside
98. Volunteer together
99. Do a random act of kindness
100. Wash your car by hand

BONUS

#101. The fun doesn’t stop here! When you’ve finished all the activities on your spring bucket list, it’s time to make a summer bucket list!

I hope that these ideas have inspired you to make lots of fun memories this spring.

Leave a comment below and let me know which spring bucket list activities you’re most excited to try and don’t forget to save this post to Facebook or Pinterest so you can find it later.