Spring Activities and Books For Learning Fun

Spring is right around the corner and now is the perfect time to learn about all things spring! There are baby animals, blooming flowers, fresh new grass, singing birds, and so much more to experience and learn about this time of year. This big list of educational spring activities and books will give you a lot to choose from.  

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30 Spring Kids’ Activity Ideas

Do these activities with your children or let the older kids do them alone. Use these ideas to get started and get creative!

1. First Signs Of Spring Nature Walk
2. Plant A Vegetable Garden or Potted Herbs
3. Sketch A Blooming Flower
4. Choose Crafts To Do Each Week Throughout Spring
5. Paint Spring Flowers
6. Decorate A Ceramic Pot And Plant A Flower
7. Have A Spring Scavenger Hunt
8. Use A Nature Journal
9. Study An Abandoned Bird’s Nest
10. Do A Bird Study
11. Study A Flower
12. Introduce Botany
13. Search For Edible Plants & Herbs In your Backyard
14. Check Out Spring-Related Books From The Library
15. Do A Spring Unit Study Or Lapbook
16. Study And Observe Earthworms
17. Measure The Spring Rain With A Glass Left Outside
18. Keep A Weather Journal
19. Experience Spring By Splashing In Mud Puddles
20. Bring Spring Indoors Through Sensory Bins Of Fresh Dirt And Seeds
21. Play Spring-Themed Games
22. Color Spring Pictures
23. Write About Spring
24. Eat Spring-Like Foods
25. Do Spring Sidewalk Chalk Art
26. Make Tie-Dyed Shirts
27. Bake A Carrot Cake Or Cupcakes
28. Explore A Local Park
29. Visit The Zoo
30. Visit A Local Farm With New Baby Animals

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16 Spring Related Book List For Kids

There are so many fun books about spring to choose from. Here are several books about animals, plants, insects, and other spring-related topics for pre-school through elementary ages to get you started.

1. Spring Is Here! (Bear and Mole Story) By Will Hillenbrand
2. It’s Spring! By Susan Swan and Linda Glaser
3. Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman
4.  The Very Busy Spider By Eric Carle
5. Square Foot Gardening With Kids By Mel Barthomolew
6. National Geographic: Baby Animals
7. 1,000 Animals
8. How Animal Babies Stay Safe By Mary Ann Fraser
9. My Very First Book Of Animal Homes By Eric Carle
10. The Tiny Seed By Eric Carle
11. Everything Spring By Jill Esbaum
12. Finding Spring By Carin Berger
13. Spring Walk By Virginia Snow
14. How Do You Know It’s Spring? By Lisa M. Herrington
15. Plants In Spring By Martha E.H. Rustad
16. Sketching Outdoors In Spring By Jim Arnosky

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Now is the perfect time to spring clean your homeschool and add in some of the above fun spring activities and books to keep the kids interested in their homeschool lessons. These are also great for after school activities and reading together during rainy days.