May activities for kids

I love spring and to me, it means new life, gardening and spending longer, warmer days outdoors. It’s one of my favourite times of the year for seasonal activities for kids. This post will share with you the best May activities for kids. This post is part of my series of posts on Seasonal activities for kids.

I’ve rounded up my best spring-themed content below and I’ll be sharing much more very soon. Keep popping back to my blog this month for more seasonal activities to do with your kids. Better yet scroll to the bottom and join me for my weekly bonus email full of seasonal content straight to your inbox.

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May in the garden

May is a busy month in the garden. You can sow broccoli, squash, courgettes, pumpkins and many more seeds indoors or in a greenhouse. Outdoors you can start sewing beans (broad and green etc), beetroot and carrots. Why not take a trip to the library and pick a gardening book up. There are lots of great books and websites that tell you exactly what you should plant and when.  I have a few blog posts that you might enjoy. How about encouraging wildlife into your garden or starting gardening with children.

One of my favourite websites for finding out what to plant when is the RHS website. They even have an app now too.

May outdoor kid’s activity inspiration

May is also a great time for spending more time outdoors with children. Find my favourite spring activities for kids here. This blog is filled with ideas for outdoor activities for children. Some of my favourite posts for spring are

• Geocaching with kids
• Create a sound hunt
• Create an outdoor number hunt in the garden
• 50 things to do outside at home
• Have you started planning your camping with kids adventures for this summer?
• These Outdoor night games for kids are perfect for your next camping trip.
• These Outdoor games for toddlers are perfect now the weather is getting warmer.

May on the bookshelves

There are so many spring themes in children’s books. Farm animals, bugs and butterflies, spring and much more. If you’re looking for inspiration then I have children’s books to read this spring or how about 7 children’s books about gardening (a mix of fiction and non-fiction).

If you have a child starting school this September you may be starting to think about preparing them. You can find 5 fantastic books about starting school in this post.

If you need more inspiration for your outdoor adventures then head to my outdoor activity books for kids guide.

May ideas for creating and playing

There are lots of opportunities for craft and play in spring. Both indoors and outdoors. Possible themes are weather, butterflies, bugs, farm animals and birds. 

If you love nature crafts you’ll love these fun things to do with sticks or my post on fun forest school activities to do at home or on a family trip to the woods.

If you enjoy creating sensory play trays for your children then have you seen my Spring sensory trays? My kids love these. Or how about making butterfly wings.

Find loads of ideas for bug activities for preschoolers here.

These Free ladybird pictures to colour are perfect for rainy days or travelling.

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