Fun Spring Kids Activities to Try at Home

Happy Spring! Spring break is the perfect time to enjoy extra activities with your kids. If you’re wondering how to keep them entertained during time off school, simple hands-on projects are always a hit. This week we made homemade playdough, explored themed sensory bins, decorated sugar cookies, enjoyed healthy yogurt pops, and even tried a fun science experiment! Here are some of our favorite spring-inspired kids activities.

Go on a Spring Egg Hunt

Egg hunts don’t have to be just for Easter. Celebrate the season with an outdoor egg hunt and enjoy the fresh spring weather. Instead of candy, fill plastic eggs with small toys, trinkets, or even notes for special activities. Kids will love the thrill of the hunt and the surprise of what they’ll discover.

Bake Bunny Sugar Cookies

Baking cookies is another fun spring kids activity! We welcomed spring with bunny and egg-shaped sugar cookies decorated with bright icing. My girls enjoyed mixing the dough and designing their own cookies. The finished treats were almost too cute to eat, but we happily enjoyed this springtime snack.

Baking Tips! These cookie baking and decorating tips can help you make beautiful cookies for any party or special event!

• Mix up your favorite sugar cookie recipe. Cut the cookie shapes about 1/4 inch thick so they hold their shape.
• Bake just until set and take them out before they brown, then let them rest briefly on the sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.

Sugar Cookie Icing

• For decorating icing, mix 1 tbsp. butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tbsp. milk, and 1 tsp. vanilla. Add a bit more milk or powered sugar if needed and mix until smooth.
• Don’t make the icing too thick or it won’t spread smoothly.
• Use sandwich bags with a tiny corner cut off as quick piping bags for different icing colors.
• Decorate and enjoy your pretty treats!

Custom sugar cookies are a sweet way to celebrate spring and make adorable treats for a tea party or playdate.

Make Glitter Playdough – Spring Kids Activities

Homemade playdough is one of our favorite spring kids activities, and adding glitter makes it extra fun. We made shimmery playdough eggs just in time for Easter. Because this playdough recipe skips the salt, it’s gentle on little hands. Furthermore, the conditioner adds a nice scent and soft texture, while the glitter creates glittery dough that kids love.

Glitter Playdough Recipe

• 2 cups water
• 1/4 cup hair conditioner
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tbsp. cream of tartar
• Food coloring
• Glitter

Instructions

1. In a medium pot, whisk together all ingredients except coloring and glitter.
2. Cook over medium heat, stirring until it thickens and pulls away from the sides.
3. Remove from heat and let cool.
4. Divide into portions and knead in food coloring.
5. Roll each ball in glitter and enjoy!

This playdough is soft, stretchy, and full of sparkle. It’s a fun spring kids activity for imaginative play and seasonal fun.

Experiment with Static Electricity – Kids Science

Additionally, kids can experiment with static electricity through this creative homeschool science activity. Because science is all around us, you don’t need a fancy lab to explore it with your kids. With just a few everyday items, you can create static electricity and use it to do fun, hands-on experiments. From separating salt and pepper to bending water or even moving bubbles, these simple static electricity activities are a great way to spark curiosity. Alternately, try this to add excitement to homeschool lessons, or enjoy an after-school science adventure.

Create a Themed Sensory Bin

Next, DIY sensory bins are easy to make and fun to play with. You can fill a bin with sand or beans and create different discovery themes.

Base material: Try play sand, kinetic sand, beans, split peas, or pom poms.

Accents: Add beads, jewels, tiny toys, ribbons, crystals, marbles, LEGO pieces, or foam shapes (watch for choking hazards with toddlers).

Characters: Include animals, dolls, or figurines for pretend play. Build a prehistoric world, a fairy garden, or even a magic kingdom.

Decorative extras: Add sticks, leaves, small plants, or rocks to add texture and inspire creativity.

For an easy start, themed sensory bin kits are also available with everything you need to put together a discovery box.

Enjoy Healthy Yogurt Ice Pops – Recipe

For a refreshing spring snack, we made yogurt ice pops. To make these yourself, simply mix your favorite yogurt with fresh fruit, pour it into molds, and freeze the pops. Homemade yogurt ice pops are quick to prepare, fun to eat, and refreshing on a warm afternoon!

✨ With activities such as baking, kids science, sensory play, and outdoor fun, spring can be full of creative family memories.

Interactive Spring Kids Activities

Overall, spring is a sweet opportunity to slow down, play more, and enjoy hands-on kids activities. From outdoor egg hunts and spring baking to making glittery playdough, these activities keep kids happily engaged. Best of all, these spring kids activities are easy to do at home and encourage creativity and curiosity. Spring really is the perfect season for learning, playing, and making joyful memories together.

Katie Wallace

Hi, I’m Katie! I live with my husband and 4 kids in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. I love Jesus, coffee, creative projects, photography, and traveling. I’ve previously worked as a web designer, journalist, and barista. I hope you enjoy our creative projects and family adventures!