Combat Spring Fever With These Outdoor Activities
Your children have been indoors and are just about ready to burst. Well before they do, here are some ideas to combat spring fever with these outdoor activities.
As soon as you get a whiff of the spring air, open the doors and let your kids out. They may run around the backyard for awhile, or they may want to engage in some activities to release all of their pent up energy. Invite some of their friends over; but before you do, put out the soccer net and/or the basketball hoop. Or, you can gather them all up and take them to your local park. They will never run out of things to do their. If the weather is windy, take along some kits too.
Another idea is to take the kids to the zoo, or to a petting farm. Or you can take the bikes out of the garage and go biking riding at your local park. Bring along a baseball, bat and mitts and play a four inning game. Or have a picnic, weather permitting! Not only are these activities great for your kids, but you’ve probably been itching to get out and about yourself.
Maybe you would like to start preparing your garden for spring. Assign different tasks to the kids – they love to get their hands in dirt! Have them rake some leaves and put them into a pile for compost. If they want to stomp on the leaves, let them. This will tear and chop the leaves which will allow for quicker decomposition.
You could also set up a table outside and have the kids paint the birdhouses you or your spouse has been building all winter. Then the kids could select where they would like them to be hung. You can combat spring fever with these outdoor activities. While these are just a few ideas, undoubtedly you have your own ideas which you’ve been thinking about the last few months.
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