Inside: Just in time—my spring bucket list with 25 ways to celebrate the season. Not that you needed a reason.
Picture courtesy of Emily Moore.
I’m more than ready for spring. Can you tell? Here are 25 ways to celebrate the season. While I doubt I’ll get to everything, I’m keeping my list handy. You never know when an opportunity might present itself. (Like number 10.)
Enjoy!
- Color eggs. Buy one of those easy-peasy kits or do it the old fashioned way with food coloring and a little vinegar, string, crayons, and masking tape to make designs.
- Start seeds in a sunny window.
- Roast asparagus in peak season.
- Take a walk in the woods and search for dogwood.
- Bake a loaf of Irish Soda Bread.
- Make an Easter basket.
- Buy a beautiful pot for growing flowers and plan how you will fill it.
- Go fly a kite—literally!
- Wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, whether or not you are Irish.
- Indulge in a chocolate egg (small indulgence) or a chocolate bunny (big indulgence).
- Bake Hot Cross Buns.
- Sit by an open window on a warm day and read a good book.
- Attend a sunrise service.
- Hide Easter eggs with a child.
- Allow yourself to wander around a garden center, taking in the floral sights and scents of all the new arrivals.
- Become a backyard birdwatcher—if only for a day.
- Egg salad anyone? Here’s an easy recipe for Curried Egg Salad: 2 hard boiled eggs chopped, 2 tablespoons of mayo, 1 teaspoon of sweet and spicy mustard, and 1/4 teaspoon of red curry powder. Nom!
- Pick a bouquet of spring flowers.
- Go for a stroll in a gentle spring rain. Umbrella optional.
- Treat your mother (or any mother) to lunch to celebrate Mother’s Day.
- Go strawberry picking. Be sure and snack on a few while hunting for the red beauties.
- Try planting something you’ve never planted before.
- Visit a botanical garden and see what’s in bloom.
- Make strawberry shortcake. No need to be fancy. Buy a pound cake to slice, cut up some strawberries with sugar or sweetener, and dollop generously with whipped cream.
- Break out your favorite pair of sandals for a “test walk.”
Picture by Emily Moore.
How do you celebrate spring? Tell us about it in the comments.
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