10 ways to get your kids outside in Spring

Dust the kids off from their Winter hibernation of video games and iPads and get them outside in the fresh air and busy!

Here are 10 great Spring projects for the kids:

Vegetables: Plant a herb or veggie patch with the kids, they’re more likely to eat and try vegetables that they have grown themselves.
Camp: Now it’s warmer, set up a tent in the backyard for the kids to play camping in the day or sleep overnight if they’re bigger.
Kids garden: Help them create a special garden play space just for them. Try helping them create a dinosaur, pirate, road or fairy garden for them to play in. They’ll love making it and also playing with it.
Games: Get the kids making and playing their own giant sized backyard games. You can make Jenga, Twister, Tic Tac Toe, and Dominoes. They’ll love making them and playing them.
Cubby: Kids love tents and cubbies so make them a simple wooden frame tent or let them hang some old sheets up in the trees or washing line to make their own.
Obstacle course: Get the kids to make their own obstacle course around the yard. Hours of fun guaranteed!
Picnic: Pack a picnic and head to the local park or even just your backyard, kids love eating outdoors.
Olympics: Host your own Olympic games in your backyard and keep the kids fit and having fun together.
Craft: Get the kids doing messy craft outside. Set up painting, or give the kids chalk to draw with. Even play dough mess is tolerable outside!
Bubbles: Make some giant bubble mix and this will keep the kids entertained for hours!

What Spring activities are you doing at your house?

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32 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 20 Nov 2021
    12:58 pm
My kids were outside all year round. part of the beauty of living in QLD I guess

- - mom338747 said
  - 23 Oct 2019
    5:00 pm
Many thanks for this article. I totally agree that kids need to get outside and get fresh air and Vitamin D

- - VK2FAMY said
  - 20 Oct 2019
    6:57 pm
The woolies seeds are helping the kids get outside more!
Once out there they continue to olay outside!
Also the fact, we took away technology until after 6pm on weekdays only if we’re home ????
It’s like we have new children!!!

- - happymum2018 said
  - 20 Oct 2019
    7:23 am
Dirrt play, basketball ,reading in doors though could be outside of the weather is nice and sunny and also going for walks in nature and picking leaves

- - Kaila1189 said
  - 02 Oct 2019
    2:56 pm
All fantastic ideas especially to take the kids busy in the school holidays, after school & on the weekends

- - mom325275 said
  - 01 Oct 2019
    9:13 am
I’m not a fan of outdoors cause I have bad allergies but would be nice to get out in the nice weather

- - mom330666 said
  - 17 Sep 2019
    1:09 pm
What a good reminder what spring is just around corner. My kids love to help me in the garden,playing games and bubbles. When is a little windy we like to go to near oval to play with kite.

- - mom140193 said
  - 09 Sep 2019
    9:20 pm
I love picnics once spring starts warming up – even if it’s just the backyard with afternoon tea.
Gardening is another great activity for kids. And I love the idea of making play gardens – fairy gardens, dinosaur gardens etc.
a simple sand pit or just painting outside or blowing bubbles is great fun for kids and can enjoy being outside and enjoy the warming weather again.

- - LuckyMum said
  - 07 Nov 2017
    11:44 pm
Some great ideas here. I’m pleased to say my grand children love being out doors so it doesn’t take much encouragement !

- - momof4:) said
  - 21 Oct 2017
    7:06 am
Have a vegetable garden going but excited to try out some other ideas.

- - mia's mummy said
  - 06 Oct 2017
    3:17 pm
What great ideas, we do a lot of gardening and crafts but I’ll have to get the recipe for the giant bubbles❤️????

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 24 Sep 2017
    9:58 pm
Great ideas for the holidays. We will be organising a couple of excursions and my son is attending a holiday program with lots of fun activities

- - mom94378 said
  - 01 Sep 2017
    9:18 pm
Love this article. Want my kids outside doing stuff i did, riding bikes, kicking a ball etc instead of being inside doing things that are associated with “screens”.

- - Haylz89 said
  - 01 Sep 2017
    2:46 pm
Our kids are outside all year round! They are total outdoor kids. They love to get involved with the veggie garden and looking after the chooks.
Chalk is always another big hit too!

- - mom211270 said
  - 01 Dec 2016
    9:54 pm
Love these ideas.

- - mom209169 said
  - 01 Nov 2016
    2:45 pm
I love summer and my son too hi is enjoying al lot during the warm weather

- - lspew said
  - 24 Oct 2016
    9:37 am
I wish out warmer weather would hurry up and come, i am tired of all the rain we have had at the moment.
Can’t wait to try some of these activities out!

- - mom93821 said
  - 24 Oct 2016
    7:34 am
We move all activities that were inside outside – love this warmer weather.
- mom93821 replied
  
  25 Oct 2016 , 5:13 am
  A backyard picnic is a favourite activity.
- - rovermum said
  - 19 Oct 2016
    1:37 pm
Football. My son is footy mad so any offer to kick the footy at the nearest oval is always well received. Walking the dog works too.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 19 Oct 2016
    12:22 pm
Great ideas. We often do scavenger hunts too.