I’m really enjoying coming up with these bucket lists every season (see my fall list and winter list). It inspires me to get out of the house and do more fun things and adventures with our family. It’s easier to motivate to do stuff in the spring because the weather finally warms up and you are excited to come out of hibernation, but it always seems to go by in a heartbeat, so I wanted to put together my spring bucket list for families asap. I really find that listing out things I want to do and see helps motivate us to make more of our time together, especially our weekends.
A bucket list is my way of ensuring we make the most of this season with our little family. As they say, the days are long but the years are short, and I don’t want to wake up in 10 years and think about how I wished I had spent more time with the kiddos (when they actually wanted to spend time with me). Now that the weather is getting warmer and things are opening up, it’s the perfect time to create a spring bucket list. I know I’m not the only one looking to make the most of this time with the kids (and the weather) and who is probably constantly looking for ways to entertain the kids, so I wanted to share my spring bucket list for families.
As I’m sure other moms can relate, we’ve found that the only way to survive weekends with highly-active kids is to get out of the house. Otherwise, everyone gets stir crazy and destruction and tantrums ensue. As my best friend and wise mom mentor once said, “You have to get out of the house.” And really, it’s as simple as that. I don’t care how many toys and gadgets you have, a change of scenery is key to get through the day, especially weekends when there isn’t school and other structured activities getting them out and about. Even though there’s seemingly lots to do around us, I find if we don’t plan ahead and do research to look up new activities, we end up spending half the day debating what to do (while our kids cause mayhem and we get frustrated and fight over it). Enter: the spring bucket list for families.
After another winter being cooped up, it’s the perfect time to get in all those activities that we missed out on the last couple of years. Here’s what’s my spring bucket list for families aka everything I want to do with our kids before the summer arrives. Let me know what’s on yours and if there are any fun spring activities we should add, especially any in the tristate area.
Legoland
Zoo
Botanical Gardens
Aquarium
Central Park
Swim lessons
Decorate Easter eggs
Make cute Easter baskets for the kids
Host an Easter Egg Hunt with our neighbors
Go hiking
Playground
Paint outside
Let the kids go crazy with sidewalk chalk
Load up the bubble machine
Scoot to town or the park (James and Charlotte love their scooters and we love how much energy it burns!)
Rollerblade (well, let James rollerblade while I run behind)
Bike rides
Eat outside
Go to a professional baseball game
Road trip (I want to explore more of the towns in our area – thinking Fairfield, Southington, Litchfield, etc.)
Learn to cook a few healthy dinner dishes that our whole family will eat
Take a vacation (sad but true, we still haven’t taken that parents-only vacation we’ve been discussing for months, but I’m determined to get away, even if it’s as a family this spring)
Host a small Kentucky Derby party
Visit Katonah Farms (a great family farm in upper Westchester)
Visit Grace Farms (a beautiful place in our town that we still have never been with the kids!)
Family bike rides
Visit the beach (even if it’s cold, I love going to the beach after the snow melts)
Lacrosse (I signed James up again this year and he’s so excited!)
Plant a mini garden (I think the kids will really enjoy helping with this. How do we start?)
Spring clean our porch (need a power washer for this one but the kids still love helping on stuff like this)
Start a vegetable garden (we have tomatoes and peppers and I’m hoping to add to that)
Visit Stepping Stones Museum (this is a great rainy day activity)
Anything else I should add? What are your favorite spring activities to do with kids?
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