Spring-Themed Activities for Children

Looking for fun ways to get your kids excited about spring? Whether you’re planning for indoor or outdoor fun, we’ve curated a collection of spring-themed activities your little ones will love. Most of these activities require supplies you probably have in your home; cupcake liners, vegetables from your garden or grocery store, and a small section of your yard.

Okra Flowers

Some of the greatest art pieces are created using the most unconventional tools, whether they’re sponges, wires, or yarn. To make the best of spring, did you know you could use vegetables like okra? Okra creates a beautiful star-shaped image that your little ones can create effortlessly.

For this spring-themed activity, you’ll need:

• 2-3 okra
• Plain paper
• Ink pad

To get the instructions to the full activity, click here.

Imagination Garden

There’s no better childhood memory than playing in nature. Not only is it great for developing motor skills and sensory abilities within children, but its also a great way to explore the outdoors.

For this spring-themed activity, you’ll need:

• Garden space
• A few plants
• Kiddy gardening tools
• Planters
• Painted

Click here to see the full activity instructions for the Imagination Garden.

Cupcake Flowers

Show your little ones how you can use kitchen supplies as art supplies, instilling sustainable habits in them early on. They can create their own designs on plain liners or use the existing designs on colourful cupcake liners to create petals on their homemade flowers.

What you’ll need:

• Cupcake liners of your choice
• Popsicle sticks
• Green paint (for the stem and leaves)
• Glue
• Scissors

Click here to see the activity instructions for the cupcake flowers.

Sensory Tub

Do you constantly find little knick-knacks around your home that you cannot find a place for, especially after spring cleaning? Maybe it’s a hat from a doll, flower petals, or even buttons. By creating a sensory tub, you can give those knick-knacks a home and an activity for your little ones to play with.

To create a sensory tub, you’ll need:

• Knick-knacks, of course!
• A wide storage bin
• Plain white rice

To see how to create this sensory tub or to find visual inspiration, click here for the full instructions.

Paper Plate Rainbows

Have leftover paper plates from your last barbecue or take-out order? Your little ones can exercise their knowledge of colours as well as their fine motor skills when making paper plate rainbows. With a little bit of paint and a paper plate, your kids can bring the colours of the rainbow to life in their own homes. To make these rainbows, they’ll need:

• A paper Plate
• Paint
• Cotton wool/swabs
• Glue
• Scissors

To see how you can make these paper plate rainbows, click here.

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Kinder Buddies Oakville Child Care is a Quality First Daycare and Infant Care facility in Oakville, Ontario. We take care of children from the age of 6 weeks to 5 1/2 providing nutritious meals and fun activities all day long.