Welcome & Celebrate Spring with your Family

We are finally almost done with the cold winter months and going into the warmer and more colorful times of the year! The flowers and trees are blooming, the birds are singing, the bright sunshine is warming up the homes & hearts, and it’s the ideal time for families to get outside and have fun!

Here we have collected our best ideas to welcome spring into your home and family:

• Spring Refresh

Spring is the perfect time to renew your home by cleaning, decluttering, and organizing your space. Change up the winter closets into warmer weather clothing and cozy winter blankets into colorful spring decorations, organizing the family calendar for spring & summer or creating one, doing a self-care day at home to feel refreshed for the new season are all good ideas and you can scatter these activities to weeks not to feel overwhelmed.

• A Spring Trip

Especially after the COVID-19 lockdowns where we couldn’t leave our home or city for a long time, getting out of your routine even for short periods of time can make all the difference. You can plan different trips during these warm months according to your time, health, and financial conditions. 

These trips can be little daytrips, weekend getaways, or full-on Easter week vacations. Spending time outside of your daily (and let’s be honest, sometimes mundane) routines and environment will change things up and bring a new light of excitement into your family home. 

• Gardening

This sustainable idea is great if you have a garden or an outdoor area, but you can also make it work in a balcony or in your home. Picking the best plants according to your area and environment is key, so if you’re new to gardening, you can find a lot of resources for beginner gardening online. You can plant vegetables and herbs to eat at family dinners, or pretty flowers to feast your eyes. 

Gardening can also be an opportunity to develop both motor and cognitive skills of your children. Younger kids will probably enjoy playing with soil and plants. For older kids, you can use this opportunity to talk about plants, science, and nature. Seeing the visible results of their hard work in the long term will make them happy as well!

• Celebrate the New Season

Celebrate the coming of this new season by talking & teaching your kids about the changing of the seasons & plants, reading books about nature, learning about animals and plants, doing crafts, coloring, singing songs, making and flying kites can help your kids to acknowledge the change in the nature and celebrate the brighter times.

• Get Outside

After the long and dark winter months, spending time outside and enjoying the warmer weather will definitely cheer you up! Dark clouds and rain may still be common in some places in these months, and it is fair to want to stay at home and “not get the kids wet, cold & sick” on those days. However, make sure to enjoy the outdoors whenever you feel a warm ray of sunshine. 

Hiking, going to parks, going for a bike ride, having a family picnic, a fun Easter egg hunt, visiting outdoor attractions such as national parks or zoos, outdoor games, shooting some hoops in your driveway, or going camping might be fun spring activities for your family.