10 Spring Activities You Should Start Planning Now

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If you were here with me, you could see me doing my happy dance. It’s almost spring! The weather is even starting to feel very spring-like in my area. That means there are several spring activities you should start planning now. Don’t be a procrastinator like me. You don’t need that stress.

1. Homeschool Graduation

If you have a high school senior this year or you’re on your homeschool group’s planning team, it’s time (maybe a bit past time if you’ve got a big group) to start planning your graduation celebration. (I know, this isn’t what you were first thinking when you saw this blog post title: spring activities, but believe me when I say it’s important to start planning this now!)

If you’re part of a homeschool group that has a graduation ceremony, you’ll likely need to sign up, pay any fees, and provide information for the ceremony and your senior’s diploma.  

If this is your first time graduating a homeschooled student, and you’ll be doing so on your own or with a small group, it’s time to start lining up venues and ordering caps, gowns, and diplomas. Check out these tips on how to plan a homeschool graduation to get you started.

2. Spring Fair

If you’re anything like me and my family, spring makes us antsy to do anything other than schoolwork. A spring fair is an excellent – and educational – way to combat spring fever! 

A fair can cover just about any topic that interests your students and a few friends. Two of our homeschool group’s favorites were A Night at the Museum and Around the World Day. Both gave us some direction but were also broad enough to include as many families as wanted to participate.

For our Night at the Museum party, families (or individual students) could pick any museum display to present – anything from dinosaurs to Egyptian mummies. 

Sometimes just taking a break from some of our regular subjects to research and prepare for the fair was enough to get us focused on school rather than longing to be outside (though, taking your research outside is perfectly fine if the weather allows and can offer inviting spring activities).

If changing up your routine with a homeschool group activity sounds exciting, I’ve got tips on how to plan a spring fair, as well as 25 spring fair ideas if you need them.

3. End-of-the-Year Homeschool Party

When my kids were younger, two annual parties were always set in stone – the (Not) Back-to-School party in September and the End-of-the-Year party in May. Homeschool group parties are easy to plan – at least, when you do them in a low-key, Weird Unsocialized Homeschooler style. A pot-luck dinner (or a whole bunch of pizza) with some drinks and you’re good to go!

You do need to start thinking about a venue now, though. Places tend to book up quickly in the spring, with so many others also planning spring activities. 

4. Show-and-Tell

Plan a homeschool show-and-tell for your homeschool group to provide students of all ages an opportunity to share some of the highlights of their school year.  

Choose a venue, purchase some tri-fold display boards, and allow students to display projects, reports, artwork, etc., and share their favorite facts with friends and relatives.

If you’re not part of a homeschool group, invite a few friends or just host an evening for these spring activities at your home for the grandparents.

5. Senior Trip

If you’ve got a graduating senior, be thinking about a senior trip. This could be a family trip or a trip for a group of teens. You might also want to take a trip together with Homeschool Travel Adventures.

We took our oldest to Washington D.C. the spring before graduation. None of us had ever been. It was awe-inspiring to see our nation’s capital in person.

6. Field Trips

Quit fighting the urge to get outside and enjoy milder weather and just do it! Fun, outdoor field trips are the perfect spring activities to combat spring fever and celebrate the impending conclusion of another school year. 

Start planning them now! Spring is a great time to visit zoos, farms, or animal sanctuaries since the animals love the mild weather as much as we do. They’re often more active this time of year and you may even get to see some babies!

Need more ideas? Check out these fantastic field trip ideas for middle and high school students. And, make planning a cinch with these simple field trip planning tips. 

7. Used Book Sale

Yours isn’t the only homeschool family wrapping up the school year, and you’re not the only parent clearing out those bookshelves and storage cabinets to make room for next year’s homeschool curriculum and supplies. 

Late-spring or early-summer are fantastic times to attend a used book sale or even plan one for your homeschool group. I’ve been to some consignment sale type used book sales, which are great but definitely take more planning. For a really simple event, find a place where everyone can set up their own tables, yard sale style. 

Whichever route you choose, there’s nothing like new-to-you books to put a little spring in a homeschool mom’s step. Did you see what I did there?

8. Spring Break Trip

Even if you don’t have a senior, a family spring break trip is a great way to break the monotony of the winter months that have just passed. One of the most convenient benefits of homeschooling is being able to plan our spring breaks on a different week than most public schools, which often means a crowd-free experience at your destination.

Not only can you avoid the crowds but you can also take advantage of educational opportunities where you’re vacationing or along your route. So, you can make it a fun, laidback, “working vacation” and satisfy those state-required school hours if those are a thing where you live.

If you’re going to be near the Smoky Mountains, you might like some of these homeschool-friendly spring break ideas.

9. Nature Study

I love nature study year-round, but spring is especially exciting! Everything is in bloom (so you might want to plan on some allergy relief as well!), the birds are building nests and hatching their eggs, and babies are being born.  

Start planning now to take full advantage of studying birds, bees, and butterflies, along with a variety of plant and animal life with these nature study ideas for teens. When it’s time to bring the fun indoors, use these nature-themed games to reinforce what you saw and learned. 

If you live in a more urban area, you can still enjoy nature study with these nature study ideas for city dwellers.  

10. Spring Unit Studies

Even if you can’t get outside, fun, outdoor-themed unit studies can shake things up enough to get you through until the end of the school year. 

Some spring-themed ideas include:

• Severe weather such as tornadoes – and how to stay safe in the event of one
• Parts of a flower
• Gardening 
• Insects
• Pollinators 
• Animal or plant life cycles 
• Trees

If the milder weather and sunnier days (hopefully!) have you itching to get outside or shake things up a bit in your homeschool, embrace the season with one or more of these ideas for great (and timely) spring activities. 

What are some of the spring activities you or your homeschool group are currently planning for?

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