SPRING ACTIVITIES AROUND THE HOUSE

We know how difficult this lockdown has been on us. For most of us, the lockdown has come as a blessing because we have more time to spend with our families, which was kind of difficult with our daily work routine before the lockdown, but some of us have also gotten extremely bored and lonely sitting at home for over a year.While we cannot do much about the pandemic except maintain a healthy distance from crowded places and parties, we do understand the challenges socially distancing yourself brings. So here are some home décor ideas and fun activities you can do around the house to shake off the lockdown blues and enjoy some fun quality time with your kids in your backyard, teaching them some valuable life lessons.

CHANGE THE HOME DÉCOR

Well, we generally do not get the time from our busy schedule to change our house décor. With so much time on our hands, this is a perfect opportunity to make minute changes around the house and give a completely new look and feel to your house. Change a few curtain colors around to give it an interesting contrast; get some indoor plants; have nice flowers in the flower vases to liven up your living room; and have some interesting bedsheets and cushion covers that go with the theme of your room. Options are plentiful.

Refresh the house style

We tend to get bored by wearing the same kind of outfits again and again. In the same way, we get bored of looking at the same kind of house décor over the years; hence, it is essential to keep changing a few things around. It could be something as simple as ordering a spring-themed floral bedsheet and having contrasting cushion covers to add a nice pop of color to your room. You could also get one of those live-planting wall hangings to add some extra greenery to your room. The curtains can also be spring-themed; change the boring white curtains to some nice pastel colors, and see how nicely all the above ideas are put together to brighten up your room. Order these bedsheets and curtains online if you do not wish to go to a store and hunt for them.

Liven your house up with flowers

Using fresh flowers and small plants around the house is the easiest way to bring the outside beauty inside. Ask your kids what their favorite flowers are or their favorite color, and choose your indoor flowers accordingly. If you are not a fan of having flowers indoors that die after 2–3 days, you can have some nice indoor flowering plants. They will increase the greenery in the house, and you will not have to keep changing them every 2–3 days.

ADOPT A TREE

Tell your family you will be adopting a tree, and this tree will be an additional member of your family. So now there are two ways of adopting a tree: either you can plant a seed in your backyard or order a sample and plant that in your backyard. Also, make sure you select the perfect tree for your backyard, which you and your family can enjoy for many years to come. Some suggestions from our end are to plant some fruit trees, some nice bushes, or even some beautiful floral trees. Once you decide on a tree, do not forget to do some research on it and learn about the kind of care and fertilizers it needs to grow. You could also learn about some natural fertilizers made out of leftover vegetable and fruit waste at home. Click on pictures around it to measure its growth. Research also shows you can lay music around it and talk to the newest member of your family; it will help the tree grow better and faster.

Make a bird feeder

Take an empty milk can lying around the house, make a triangle in the middle of it on both sides and cut it with a cutter. This will leave your milk can with a triangle-shaped hope in between. Take a brown rope, tie it around the nozzle of the can, and stick it with glue until the rope is stuck properly and holds the can. You can also involve your kids in sticking to this rope. Take sandpaper and smooth the rough edges of the can from outside and inside; after all, the birds should not get hurt when they come and feed from the bird feeder.
If you do not want to go through the process of making a bird feeder at home, you can just go and buy it and paint it with your kids.

Lastly, take a mix of grains like jowar, barley, chana dal, maize, sunflower seeds, wheat, oats, millets, and quinoa. Put this mixture of grains in a can and hang it from a tree in your backyard. You will see all kinds of birds slowly coming and feeding from this feeder. Take your kids near the feeder and see them enjoy nature, and you can even educate them about the different kinds of birds.

CHANGE THE ARTWORK

This is one of my favorite things to do in the spring. Invest in some spring-themed art decor and change it every year. This will bring a fresh look and feel to the house. You can opt for colorful abstract paintings instead of putting up mundane flower vases and pant pictures. Tip: If you want to give an elegant feel to your house, always use hand-painted paintings instead of basic photographic ones.

DECORATE THE OUTDOOR PATIO

Patios are everyone’s favorite places around the house. A well-decorated patio looks really nice and makes you want to spend more time outdoors. Add some outdoor curtains, some twinkly fairy lights, nice deep-colored cushion covers, and, of course, lots of small potted plants. You can have a mix of floral and different-colored leaf plants. You can also have a nice table mat that coordinates with your cushion covers. Involve your kids in helping you choose the color theme. They can also help you paint the pots for these plants. This will definitely give them something to do on a lazy afternoon and help you spend some quality time with your kids and bond with them. Tip: You can match the color of your cushions and flowers as well. These were the basic things you could do to change the décor of your home. Apart from this, here is a list of activities you can do with your kids in your backyard on a lazy afternoon.

1] Blow some bubbles with your kids in the backyard and relive your childhood.

2] Play hide and seek in your backyard.

3] You and your kids can ride a bike around your neighbor's house.

4] Go to a nearby park and feed the ducks in the pond.

5] Play hopscotch.

6] Get your kids interested in gardening.

7] Go hiking to a nearby mountain trail.

8] You could also camp there.

9] Make memories and take lots of pictures.

10] Get your kids interested in baking and bake an easy chocolate cake or some fresh cookies.