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5 Spectacular Spring Activities with Kids to Welcome the New Season

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We’re dreaming of spring activities with kids over here as the winter melts away (at least for us up here in the Northern Hemisphere).

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Seasons shifting holds treasures for us. The turn from one to another grounds us and marks our lives. So much awaits, especially when spring arrives. Such new life and promise. But seldom do we take much time to welcome it all. So, we’ve put together a list of five ways to usher in spring with kids.

Share with us how you’ll be celebrating the shift in season in the comments below.

Outdoor Spring Activities with Kids

As the winter chill lifts, spring activities with kids that involve getting outside are more possible. Hooray! Kick your heels up and celebrate by seeking out some sunshine.

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Spend more unstructured time outside. Winter is lovely and a welcome reprieve from the year’s pace. Its quiet beauty slows our bodies and routines. With fewer hours of light and fewer days conducive to activity, we insulate and spend more time in our dens. Then, spring invites us to emerge.

With the weather warming up, look beyond your walls and search for what God is up to. God’s Spirit is busy animating each leaf’s unfurling and each creature’s awakening. What might God be inviting you and your children to awaken to this spring?

Take the long way home. Or go for daily walks. Or plan to go outside and observe the world at the same time each day to notice God’s handiwork.

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Get some flowers. We can absorb such joy from simple aesthetics. God relishes beauty and, made in God’s image, we are brought to life being surrounded by it.

Springtime is a wonderful opportunity to search for new beauty that’s bursting into life. Blossoms are opening, birds returning, trees leafing out. Often, we even wear brighter colors when the weather warms. It’s like our whole world wakes up.

Bring some of this life indoors to remind you of spring’s display of newness and resurrection in nature. Whether you wander your yard searching for blooms to compose your own bouquet or go to the store to purchase a bundle, gift yourself or a friend with the season’s splendor.

Walk a labyrinth with your children. Sadly, many of our children are not exposed in the church to spiritual practices. So, the more parents are able to introduce them to various disciplines the better.

Several resources are available for the various ways of utilizing labyrinths. If you’ve never walked a labyrinth, enjoy the new experience alongside your children. Alternatively, if you’ve walked them before, consider trying a new way of walking or a head to a labyrinth you’ve never been to.

Labyrinths are a wonderful way to reflect on the cyclical nature of our year and our spiritual journey. Additionally, they’re suitable for children and adults, even families can do them together as a group. Conversations about the experience are a great follow-up to the practice.

Indoor Spring Activities with Kids

Spring activities with kids can be a little bit hard to plan, because the weather is often unpredictable. So, if it’s rainy out, try these two ideas that can easily by done inside.

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Create a springtime prayer with your children. Help your children learn the art of prayer by writing one together. There is no wrong way to talk to God, so don’t worry. As their parent, you are entirely equipped to teach them how to pray.

One simple way of speaking to God is by simply thanking God for what springtime has brought. Perhaps you work together to make the prayer rhyme, so it’s a bit easier to remember.

Once you’re finished, post it a few places around the house to remind you of the fresh gifts spring is giving. Then, try praying it at the start and close of the each day you’re together.

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Prepare a springtime feast. It is rare for most of us to connect to the Earth’s rhythms as a way of centering ourselves. The changing of seasons is an opportunity to do just that.

So, to intentionally take notice of the gifts spring gives to us, celebrate with a special meal. Using seasonal produce, give thanks to God for the changing of winter to spring. Notice and enjoy gifts from the Earth.

Additionally, it can be fun to invite friends and family. Perhaps encourage each person to bring a dish to share that uses ingredients unique to spring. Alternatively, ask guests to bring an item that symbolizes spring to them. Then, share about all the items during the meal.

What are you doing to welcome spring and thank God for its beauty? Don’t forget to share in the comments below. We love hearing from you!

6 Super Simple Spring Break Activities to Do With Kids

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It can be hard to think up fun spring break activities to do with kids. But, we all know that the more we have at the ready for them to engage in, the happier we all are. So, we put our brains to work. We hope these ideas make spring break at home together a fruitful time of memory-making!

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Spring Break Activities To Do with Kids Outdoors

Work in the garden. Head to your local hardware store or nursery. Invite your child to pick out plants they love and would like to plant at home. If you have particular parameters, pick three choices you like and allow them to choose the one you’ll get from a bunch. Do this until you have enough to fill your flower beds. Then, go home to get your hands dirty together.

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Be sure you have tools at home that are the appropriate size for them to use. They will be more likely to help and remain engaged if they can be involved easily.

Also, as you work together, talk about the different kinds of plants and what they need. Talk about the types of bugs they will attract. Additionally, it may be fun to come up with a list of questions you’d like to find out more about when you get back inside.

Make art from nature. Go on a nature walk together. Be sure to check the weather and bundle appropriately to make for an enjoyable outing.

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As you’re walking, look for fallen leaves, sticks, dried blossoms, bark, grass cuttings, even a small amount of sand or dirt. Invite your child to pick up what they feel intuitively drawn to. Avoid taking berries home, unless you’re sure the variety is safe.

Then, once home, give your child supplies to make nature collages with the treasures they’ve found. Gather glue, paper, scissors. Bring paint and glitter into the mix, if you’re feeling like an adventurous parent today.

Go for a picnic. When the weather is mild, head to a local park, nature reserve, beach or even a local festival to share lunch or an early dinner together while enjoying the outdoors. Alternatively, even your backyard or balcony will work, if getting to public green space isn’t an option.

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At the grocery store, purchase some of your child’s favorite foods that are suitable for a mess-free meal. Then, pack them together with plates, napkins and any necessary utensils. Don’t forget to bring water, also.

While you sit and eat together, talk about what you see around you, perhaps by playing the game “I Spy.” Also, ask your child questions about their current interests. This is the perfect time to catch up. Also, bring a game along to play together while you eat.

Spring Break Activities To Do with Kids Indoors

Take a day trip. Look into various activities and destinations that are within a reasonable driving distance from your home. Then, narrow it down to a couple of places and discuss with your child or children where they’d like to go.

For example, head to a museum hosting an exhibition your kids may enjoy. Or, perhaps there’s a live production that would be fun to see. Especially if you find indoor possibilities, a day trip can be a great option to have ready for a day of rain.

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Also, think of the entire trip as time together. So, put the screens away and talk with each other. Talk about the scenery, what you’re heading to see, listen to music. Additionally, for younger children, activity bags with puzzles, coloring, books, stickers, and window clings can keep them engaged during car time.

Host a family movie night. One of the evenings of spring break, do a special movie night. It could be fun to do build-your-own pizza for dinner with various toppings available. Invite your child or children to weigh in on their vote for what movie the family will watch.

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Then, make fresh popcorn to enjoy together while watching the movie or a dessert that you all like. What a treat to snuggle up on the couch or floor with pillows and blankets for a couple of hours!

Bake for family and friends. The days can feel long when kids are home all day. And baking can use up an hour or two. Additionally, it teaches a life skill and cultivates generosity and self-expression, too. Choose a couple of recipes that have steps your child or children can help with. Then, invite them to choose one they’d like to bake with you.

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It can offer some added fun if what you’re baking requires some decorating. Kids get the chance to get creative and practice those fine motor skills also.

Once the baking is complete, wrap up a few packages of goodies to hand out to neighbors or take to family’s and friends’ houses. This helps children develop generosity, feel pride in their work and joy in sharing.

Have a wonderful time with your family during the upcoming spaciousness. We would love to hear ideas you’re planning for spring break this year! So, don’t forget to comment below!