101 Spring Bucket List Ideas & Activities for 2024 (2024)

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Many of us have decided to make the best of a new year this year. We want things to be bigger and better than ever! We have renewed dreams, goals and desires we would love to experience and accomplish. But above all else, we have no intention of allowing the challenges we have faced the past couple of years to hold us back now.

One thing to always consider is this, “If we do what we’ve always done, we’ll always get what we always “got!” So, with spring just around the corner, it would be an excellent idea to begin brainstorming the many things you would love to do. Make yourself a spring bucket list.

This article will share 101 spring bucket list ideas and activities to plan and participate in this year.We will even discuss why you should make a bucket list.

Why Should I Make a Bucket List?

A bucket list gives us something to look forward to. Who doesn’t love living life while they are looking ahead to brighter days?The end of every season brings new beginnings, with new experiences on the horizon.

When it's the end of summer, we can’t wait for the weather to cool off. In the coldest months, we can't wait until things warm up again in the spring. Making a spring bucket list is a way of taking advantage of the change of season and making the most out of every moment.

Making a spring bucket list helps us be prepared to hit the ground running when the days are bright and sunny, and the warmer temperatures are moving in. “No more dreary, cold, and cloudy days!” So, we start to dig out the short sleeves, tee shirts, flip flops and shorts from our closets.

Still, there are some people that are happiest indoors… they consider themselves to homebodies all year round. And that’s ok, because we’ve got you covered as well with spring bucket list ideas and activities that don’t involve going anywhere.

Your spring bucket list doesn't have to be expensive or extravagant like many may think. It can also be small, simple things that you do that make you happy.

What is the Difference Between a Bucket List and Setting Goals?

Making a bucket list is similar to setting goals. It is important to note that the two can coexist. I like to view bucket lists as small puzzle pieces that form a larger, more detailed puzzle…a puzzle designed to piece together small adventures to accomplish a larger goal.

For example, your goal may be to get out of your comfort zone this year in many areas.Bucket list activities are the puzzle pieces to help you accomplish that goal.It is a way of seeing our dreams and wishes come to life and bringing great joy with it.

However, a bucket list usually considers things a person wants to do or accomplish before dying or “kicking the bucket.” Therefore, they can motivate us to get out of our comfort zones and do things both great and small. One way to achieve this is to create a vision board but on a smaller scale.

On the contrary, goals can be more long-term accomplishments that need a practical plan and discipline to achieve. However, once reached, they bring our lives deep fulfillment.

101 Spring Bucket List Ideas & Activities for 2024

Spring Bucket List Ideas for the Outdoors

Here are some outdoor spring bucket list ideas you can add to your list right away.

1. Plan a flower garden
2. Go for a hike
3. Singing in the rain
4. Plant a vegetable garden
5. Attend a major or minor league baseball game.
6. Go on a scenic motorcycle trip
7. Spend Spring Break out on the lake
8. Go kayaking, paddle boarding or rafting
9. Go biking
10. Attend a farmer’s market
11. Go on a helicopter tour
12. Take a hot air balloon ride
13. Go on a food truck food tour.

14. Go rock climbing
15. Enjoy a sunset on the beach
16. Attend an outdoor concert
17. Go to a drive-in movie theater
18. Hike down a waterfall
19. Go on a picnic
20. Visit a botanical garden
21. Run a marathon or color run
22. Attend Mardi Gras
23. Visit a zoo
24. Visit a vineyard
25. Learn goat yoga
26. Eat at a rooftop bar-in-grill

Spring Bucket List Ideas to Do Indoors

If you or more of an introvert or simply love to be indoors, here are some indoor spring bucket list ideas and activities you may enjoy.

27. Try new recipes exotic dishes.
28. Bake creative desserts
29. Spring cleaning, donating old clothes and appliances to charity
30. Shop for new spring clothing
31. Dine-in at a restaurant you've always wanted to attend.
32. Get a manicure and pedicure
33. Relax with a good book and hot coffee
34. Learn to paint on canvas
35. Remodel your kitchen
36. Rearrange your furniture
37. Learn to play a musical instrument

38. Learn a new language
39. Have a do-nothing day. Wear your pajamas all day.
40. Read a book you've been waiting to read.
41. Start your day with daily affirmations.
42. Make a procrastination list of things you’ve been putting off and start doing things on the list.
43. Do a crossword puzzle
44. Make a vision board
45. Take time to meditate
46. Stay up all night watching tv
47. Have breakfast in bed
48. Create a scrapbook
49. Reconnect with an old friend

Spring Bucket List Ideas for Families

Below are a few spring bucket list activities you and do as a family. We call these “simple pleasures with family.”

50. Go on a walk as a family.
51. Throw a barbecue in the backyard and invite friends and family over
52. Eat popcorn and enjoy a movie as a family.
53. Pick wildflowers and make a bouquet.
54. Take the kids to a water park
55. Playing football in the front yard
56. Have an Easter egg hunt
57. Take the family on a fishing trip
58. Take the family dog(s) to a dog park
59. Buy a fish tank and let your kids pick fish and decorate the tank
60. Build a treehouse
61. Have a water balloon fight
62. Put up a basketball goal in the yard for family fun
63. Volunteer at a humane society

64. Put up tents and build a fire at night in the backyard
65. Stargazing
66. Scavenger hunt with the kids
67. Go sight-seeing and window shopping
68. Play frisbee toss in the yard
69. Pizza and a movie night
70. Family puzzle night
71. Family game night – play board games
72. Have a water gunfight

Spring Bucket List Ideas for Teenagers

With spring approaching, the whole family may want to be in on making a spring bucket list. Here are some excellent spring bucket list items and activities for teenagers.

73. Change your hair color.
74. Visit a museum or exhibit.
75. Volunteer at a homeless shelter
76. Learn to cook
77. Make your own jewelry
78. Start a blog
79. Fly a drone
80. Play miniature golf
81. Create a Tik-Tok dance video
82. Go bowling with friends
83. Take photos of favorite landscapes
84. Go window shopping
85. Try out for a baseball or softball team
86. Learn how to skate
87. Learn how to drive
88. Fly a kite
89. Learn to bake a cake or cookies

90. Take architectural photos of famous buildings, street signs, and monuments
91. Visit a farm
92. Go four-wheel riding
93. Go go-carting
94. Get a job
95. Redo your bedroom
96. Go to a carnival with friends
97. Write a love letter to your crush, boyfriend, or girlfriend.
98. Write a journal
99. See a popular band in concert
100. Cook dinner for your parents as a show of appreciation
101. Unplug from all technology for a day. No cell phones, tablets, iPods, video games, or computers. Spend the day outdoors.

Final Thoughts on Spring Bucket List

Thanks to Punxsutawney Phil, we still have a good amount of winter left ahead of us… which means there’s no better time than the present to get started on your spring bucket list. Even if you aren’t sure where to start, all that matters is you begin thinking about it. Try free journaling for inspiration.

Think to yourself, “Is there something that I have always wanted to do?” And ask yourself if this is the appropriate season to get started.If so, add it to your bucket list. Push yourself to do something no one would ever expect you to do because you never know how much laughter and joy it will bring you.

If you desire to learn a new skill, add it to your spring bucket list! If you want to learn a new language or take up martial arts… add it to your bucket list! There is no way to mess this up because it’s about you and what you truly want.

Making a spring bucket list can give you the boldness to step out of any area of timidity you may have in life and make it one big adventure! It’s about stepping out of your comfort zones at times and reaching new heights.

For summer ideas, check out our post on summer bucket list ideas to enjoy this year.