The temperatures are increasing, the snow is melting, trees are budding, and animals are becoming more active after a winter of dormancy. Spring offers children many opportunities for fun and learning. Here are some entertaining things you can do with your children this spring. 

Play Catch

During spring, many children join baseball or softball teams to play organized sports. Your children may not be old enough for that yet, but you can still have fun by grabbing some baseball gloves and teaching your child how to play catch. This is an activity that helps your child develop hand-eye coordination and allows you to spend some quality time together. If your child does join an organized team someday, playing catch teaches some of the fundamentals. 

Skip Stones

For a little kid, it can be fun just to toss rocks into the water to make a big splash. Skipping stones requires more practice and skill, but when you do it right, it is a really neat thing to see, and your child may want to learn to do it. Instead of throwing stones in the water, you try to make them just glance off it without breaking the surface tension. They may skip across the surface of the water several times before they finally lose their forward momentum and sink. It helps if you choose a still body of water, such as a pond, rather than a moving body such as a creek or stream. Flatter rocks tend to skip better, and the throwing motion is similar to what you would do to launch a frisbee. Skipping stones takes a lot of practice, but it can be really fun.