It’s the first day of spring! And while it’s not a typical spring season, it’s still important to get outdoors. During these days that seem uncertain and challenging, spending time in nature not only helps fight anxiety, but it offers many other health benefits as well. You can find out more here.
Below are some ideas for getting outdoors with your family, even if you’re staying close to home:
- Plant some seeds
- Draw or write in your nature journal
- Play horseshoes
- Fly a kite
- Listen to the birds singing
- Read a book or magazine
- Take a nap in a hammock
- Look for four-leaf clovers
- Make a bird feeder. Try this idea using cookie cutters , half an orange, or a pinecone.
- Play Frisbee
- Blow bubbles
- Climb a tree
- Play a game of crochet or Bocce ball
- Have a garden tea party
- Draw pictures on the sidewalk with chalk
- Have a picnic in the yard
- Play in the rain
- Play a game of cornhole
- Watch a sunrise or sunset
- Paint a rock
- Wash your car
- Lie on a blanket and find shapes in the clouds
- Start a nature collection
- Have a barefoot race through the grass
- Camp out in the backyard
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Great ideas!