15+ Simple Early Spring Outdoor Activities for Kids To Do Now

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Its time to get outside with some of these fun and simple early spring outdoor activities for kids that are simple enough to do right now!

I love this time of year – early spring. Well, not exactly quite yet. There’s still snow this year!

But when that snow starts to melt and the leaves start budding on the trees – that’s my favorite part.

15+ Simple Early Spring Outdoor Activities for Kids To Do Now

It means that its time to send the kids out to run and play!  And not worry about them spending too long outside in the freezing cold.

So, let’s get outside and play!

Go Play Outside Together!

A lot of our go-to fave outside play ideas, like water stations, are better suited to warmer days. So, what to do when the snow’s just melted?

I searched and found a ton of easy early spring outdoor activities to give us all a jump start!

1. Go on a nature scavenger hunt outside! Hunt for signs of spring by going on a spring color hunt from Rainy Day Mum.
2. Set up a traditional scavenger hunt for outside with a list and bag to find things! The Taylor House has a printable scavenger hunt list.
3. Get ready for lots of fun all season long and make scoops for sand play! Picklebums has some creative ways to reuse your recyclables!
4. Just get out and run, pull a plastic bag behind them on a string for a fun, and very simple, homemade kite!
5. Roll down the hills! Maybe wait until it’s not wet, soggy grass if you’ve had a snow-filled winter.
6. Set up a balance beam outside. This is a great gross motor activity and kids love the challenge.
7. Go for a bike ride, or expand on the kids’ bike skills with a little obstacle course, from Crystal’s Tiny Treasures.
8. Play outside with chalk. Draw on all kind of objects, like JDaniel4’s Mom.
9. After playing with chalk, set up a grid of numbers and count objects you find outside with an idea from Scribble Doodle and Draw.
10. Head out on a nature walk scavenger hunt and add in some counting for preschoolers.
11. Or after a nature walk, you can make some nature art with what you find.
12. Grab the camera and let the kids snap photos on a nature walk too! FStoppers made it a photo journaling walk for the kids!
13. Get creative outside on your windows with homemade window paint!
14. Make a sensory tub with dirt to explore. Carrots are Orange created a spring garden sensory tub.
15. Just get outside and play in the dirt! 30+ ideas for the kids to get dirty this spring!
16. And this is a great time to do big art! Big art is best done outside so a mess can be made! Get active and get creative!

What are your favorite early spring outdoor activities to do with kids? We’d love to learn new games!