At Home Spring Activities

With most of us spending a lot more time at home, we thought we would put together a list of fun activities that can be done at home. Check them out

• Have a campout in the yard.  Pitch a tent and barbecue outside.
• Have a spa day.  Get nail polish, glitter and lotions from the drugstore and give each other manicures and make-overs.
• Make bird feeders. 
• Bring spring inside. Plant flowers in little pots that the kids have decorated.
• Make some Top 10 lists.  Give the kids some topics: 10 things to do before the end of spring break; 10 things that make them happy; 10 things that make them grumpy. 10 favorite songs or books? Have them write them down or dictate them to you, then bind all the lists into a book.
• Plan an afternoon at a local park. Take a picnic lunch, kites, and balls & bats for a softball game. Let the kids invite several buddies and you’ve got a memorable spring day.
• Make up a story together.  Have your children illustrate it.
• For a Spring learning adventure, take a hike in a nature area and learn to identify birds, trees, plants, and flowers. Spring is a natural time for kids to explore science and nature.  The library offers lots of books to help!
• Have a board game day. You can even invite some friends over.
• Set up an obstacle course in the house or backyard.
• Messy Fun.  Set the kids up in the backyard with some inexpensive shaving cream and some food coloring. Let them go to town.
• Let the kids use washable paint to create a masterpiece on your sidewalk or backyard fence!
• PJ parties still rock! Get ready for popcorn, DVDs, pillow fights and lots of gossip. No matter what age, sleepovers are always a hit!
• Build a fort.  Hide the breakables and let the kids use every pillow, blanket and piece of furniture in the living or family room to create a giant fort. Let them eat lunch or dinner in it.
• Spring is the perfect time for a tea party. Bake some cookies or brownies together and line up the stuffed animals!
• Have an outside work day to get the yard in shape. Gather the materials needed for a special outdoor project with your kids, such as a kid-sized garden or building a birdhouse.  Plan a special treat afterwards for everyone’s hard work.
• Do nothing.  Yes, that’s right. In today’s time of over-scheduled kids, a day or two of totally unscheduled time, when your kids can sleep late, play creatively, or work on a hobby, and generally relax, may be just what the doctor ordered.

Have Fun!