Spring Activities

Spring is finally here! With the warmer weather comes more opportunities to get outside, enjoy the day and model language about the environment around us. Get ready for bugs and sunshine!

One great activity in the Spring is a flower scavenger hunt. On a walk, look around with your child and see how many different flowers you can find. Talk about the colors, the size, the shapes, and even how they smell! You can talk to them about the parts of the flower. This is also a great opportunity to teach negation, “that is NOT a flower”. With flowers comes bees so if your child has an allergy, you can purchase fake flowers from the dollar store and hide them around the house.

Some kids LOVE bugs! You can walk around and look for worms, bees, butterflies, dragonflies, snails, and rolly pollies. You can count how many bugs you see. You can talk about the different parts of the bugs. Does the bug fly or NOT fly? You can talk about the color and how the bug might feel. Slimy? Fuzzy? Does it sting? OUCH! You can model advocacy “I think the bee needs space. We can say “space please!”

My personal favorite activity in the Spring is gardening. You can help them get on their gloves, find the shovel and watering can and get ready to dig in the soil. You can talk about the steps, how the soil feels, how it smells, and the types of seeds that should be planted in the Spring. This is such a great way to connect with our little ones! If this feels like too much work, help them prepare a seed in a bag.

The "Seed in a Bag" activity is a simple, effective science project for kids that demonstrates plant germination without soil. By placing damp cotton balls or paper towels and seeds (like beans) inside a sealed plastic bag, children can observe roots and shoots growing over 1–2 weeks.

Happy Spring! Enjoy :)

Author: Amber Drew, C-SLPA