The Ultimate Spring Bucket List for Adults: 25 Best Side Quests to Do This Spring
Want to make the most out of the spring season? There are various activities to do that are perfect for the springtime, and it’s more exciting when you put them all on a spring bucket list! While the flowers start blooming and the days start getting longer, there’s so much to enjoy throughout the spring months.
If you’re looking for some inspiration for what to add to your spring bucket list, carry on reading for some inspiration ranging from visiting a tulip farm and hosting a tea party to canoeing/kayaking and going to a baseball game!
The Ultimate Spring Bucket List
1. Visit a tulip farm
Tulips are that spring flower. As soon as you see tulips blooming, you just know spring is here! If you love tulips, then you’ll love going to a tulip farm, as you’ll be surrounded by thousands of them in different colors.
Tulip farms are also a great place to take picture-perfect photos for spring, so if you plan on doing that, wear your favorite spring outfit for the pictures you’ll be taking!
2. Decorate terracotta flower pots
Decorating flower pots is a fun spring bucket list activity to do, whether you’re doing it alone or with friends/family! Plus, it’s super easy! All you’ll need is terracotta flower pots, acrylic paint, paint brushes, and Mod Podge to seal your paint design!
Since spring is the season of renewal, it’ll be lovely to plant something new in the pot that you painted and display it on your windowsill or front porch!
3. Play golf
Golf is that one outdoor sport where it really doesn’t matter if you’re amazing at it or not, because the vibes are enough to enjoy it! Find a course in your area and have fun with your friends, family, or partner playing golf!
4. Go on a nature walk
Spring is probably the best time of year to go on nature walks. The weather won’t be too cold or too hot, so you’ll be able to take a leisurely stroll without worrying about the conditions outside. See if you can spot some flowers and trees starting to bloom!
5. Search for 4-leaf clovers
If you want to gain some luck while on your nature walk, see if you can find 4 leaf clovers too! These are quite rare to find, but if you do find them, hopefully it brings luck your way! And if you want to take it, you can keep it pressed in a journal, diary, or notebook so it’ll be with you forever!
6. Go flower picking and create your own bouquet
Whether you’re on a tulip farm or having a nature walk to find wild flowers, picking them and creating your own bouquet will make them a cute addition to your home! You can make your bouquet and arrange it in your home the way you like!
7. Go canoeing or kayaking
Since springtime weather is neither too hot nor too cold, you can enjoy outdoor water activities like canoeing or kayaking. Find a lake and row on your canoe or kayak while enjoying the views surrounding you!
8. Paint tote bags
There’s something about totes that makes them the best bag to carry around for spring. Maybe because they’re lightweight, maybe because they’re convenient, but either way, it’ll be so fun to carry around a tote bag that you hand-painted!
Like with painting terracotta plant pots, painting tote bags is super easy and also really fun to do with friends while chatting and gossiping about anything and everything! All you’ll need is a canvas tote bag, a pencil to draw your design, and paint to go over it!
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9. Go on a bike ride
It’s a great feeling riding a bike on a nice spring day, when the sun is out, and the wind is blowing at just the right speed. Whether you cycle regularly or you have a bike you haven’t ridden on in a while, spring is a lovely time to go on a bike ride and admire the world and blossoming plants around you!
10. Take a trip to the zoo
Spring is probably the best time of year to go to the zoo, and it’s not only because of the weather. The zoo animals are more active due to the warm temperature, the grass is fresh, and the flowers will be blooming. Plus, it’s generally less crowded! Enjoy your day trip to the zoo, seeing the animals, watching the shows they have on, and admiring the nature too!
11. Visit an orchard
Spring means blossoming trees, and they always look so pretty! Find your local orchard to get the most out of seeing the trees starting to bloom in your area. One of the prettiest types of trees you can find is the cherry blossom, which has the most gorgeous light pink color! Early spring is also within citrus season, so if you weren’t able to visit a citrus orchard throughout fall and winter, early spring is the time to!
12. Get a fresh manicure
That fresh manicure feeling is always nice, especially when you switch it up for a new season. Get a fresh manicure to match the spring vibe! Green spring nails and floral spring nails always look gorgeous, and if you’re celebrating Easter, you can even go for Easter-themed nails too!
13. Host a tea party
Make your home or backyard feel like an episode of Bridgerton for the day by hosting a tea party! This is a really fun spring bucket list idea to do, as it gives you and your friends an excuse to dress like you’re in the Regency era, drink tea, eat British scones, and talk! If you have a garden, then it’ll be the perfect location for your tea party as the weather will be warm enough to enjoy!
14. Have a spring cleaning day
As spring is the season of renewal, there’s no better way to start that process than where you live! There’s something about spring cleaning that makes your home look and feel so refreshed. It’s the perfect time to rearrange things to your taste and to donate or throw out things you no longer need to create space for new things!
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15. Set up a bird feeder
Springtime is also bird nesting season, where birds benefit from eating high-energy food sources. If you have space in your backyard, you can set up a bird feeder to help aid in giving the local birds some good, nutritional food!
When hanging up your bird feeder, make sure it’s in a quiet, shaded area and either on a tree or close to a tree so the local birds feel safe using it.
16. Bake cookies and cupcakes
Everyone loves cookies and cupcakes, but they’re even better when they’re homemade! If you want a chill spring bucket list activity to do during an evening on the weekend, then you’ll have fun baking cookies and cupcakes!
17. Go berry picking
Strawberries are in season during spring, so it’s the perfect time to go berry picking! Go to a strawberry farm, get a basket, and wander around picking the strawberries you want! You can either eat the strawberries or use them to bake things like strawberry shortcake or to make strawberry milk!
18. Have a picnic
The lovely spring weather means you’ll come across the perfect spring day to go outside and have a picnic! Whether you do this as a solo date, with your friends, or with your partner, it’ll be a nice, peaceful way to spend your time enjoying nature while eating treats and doing cozy activities (think playing cards, reading, or simply talking).
19. Host a BBQ
If your backyard is big enough to have a few friends visit, then spring would be the perfect time to host a BBQ. Just good food and good vibes with the people you love!
20. Go to a baseball game
The beginning of the Major League Baseball season (aka Opening Day) always starts in the spring. So, this is your sign to add going to a baseball game to your spring bucket list as it’s such a fun vibe!
You don’t need to know all the rules (I certainly didn’t when I went to watch the Mets during my trip to NYC); you can just enjoy watching it all play out and admire the atmosphere! Plus, tickets to baseball games are pretty accessible in terms of affordability, too!
21. Go to a farmers’ market
Spend a Sunday morning or early afternoon at a farmers’ market where you can get fresh produce, fresh flowers, and shop from local independent businesses. There’s something peaceful about going to a farmers’ market on a Sunday. It’s nice, chill vibes, and you get to take home fruits, flowers, and other items that you love.
22. Make a flower crown
Another fun spring bucket list activity to do either yourself or with friends is making flower crowns. With all the flowers you’ll be surrounded by throughout the season, it’ll be so cute to craft them into something as beautiful as a flower crown! The fun part is making it, but the difficult part is making sure it doesn’t fall apart, so here’s a tutorial below on making a pretty flower crown that’s also sturdy!
@johanna_schneider #midsommar #flowercrown #flowercrowntutorial ♬ Here Comes the Sun (The Sound of Birds in the Forest) – Francisco Malaga & Green Planet Studio
23. Visit a butterfly sanctuary
There’s nowhere you’ll see hundreds of butterflies in one place like in a butterfly sanctuary. Not only is it exciting to be in a room full of butterflies, but sanctuaries give you the chance to see them up close. They have the prettiest designs on their wings, and it’s so interesting to see them eat and just their overall behavior!
24. Celebrate and wear green on St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s Day is the one day in the year when you can dress head to toe in green, and you most likely won’t look out of place. On this Irish holiday (March 17th), celebrate with friends, family, or visit a parade if you’re feeling extra festive, all while wearing green!
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25. Go to a hot spring
Visiting a hot spring is such a peaceful and relaxing activity to do during spring. You just put on your bathing suit and relax in the water for however long you want!
