Need Ideas for Spring? Here’s a Checklist

Usher in the new season with a fresh to-do list for spring. Get outdoors, see what’s beautifully in bloom and experience nature, or stay inside and banish boredom!

SPRING TO LIFE OUTDOORS CHECKLIST

Give your dog and your car a bath
Have a bite and a sip as you peruse a local festival
Pick a bouquet of herbs or flowers for yourself or a loved one
Go shopping at an outdoor mall
Enjoy your local park
Visit a local farm and pick up some fresh eggs
Go to the zoo
Have a fun kids-at-heart day at a playground
Blow bubbles and play games on the grass
Put on some rollerblades, roller skates or hop on a skateboard and hit the streets
Practice tai chi
Bike around town
Have a picnic
Host an outdoor tea party (pinkies out, everyone)!
Play golf or miniature golf
Go hiking, fishing and camping
Check out LIVE music shows and concerts
Fly a kite in a field or along the beach
Try a horseback riding lesson
Have fun at an amusement or water park
See what’s in season and go fruit picking
Go out to eat, sit outside and enjoy a drink at a new coffeeshop, restaurant, or bar
Attend a group meet-up based on shared interests and hobbies
Visit a local winery, learn about wines and enjoy a wine tasting
Skip stones across the water
Soak up the sun, sand and surf at the beach – bring your swimsuit, sandals and sunscreen
Host a spring party event – don’t forget to decorate with fresh flowers

SPRING TO LIFE INDOORS CHECKLIST

Get cultured and go see a play, opera or ballet
Visit an aquarium
Go around the rink at your local skating joint
Check out the newest movie
Gallery hop and visit a museum
Join a gym and hit the pool, followed by the steam room and sauna
Work with a wellness or fitness coach, personal trainer or nutritionist to get in shape
Get pampered with a mani, pedi, facial and massage at a salon or spa
Send out spring cards to your loved ones
Take a genealogy test and discover your genetic make-up
Get your hair done with cut and color for a whole new you
Try lash extensions and bat those beautiful lashes
See what’s new at your local library
Try a new grocery store and discover new foods and beverages
Order a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box at your local farmers market
Start a blog to further your passionate hobby or to boost your business
Work on relationships with old and new friends, online and off
Take a cooking class
Visit a local brewery, find out how beer is made and enjoy a brewski
Smell good with a new fragrance find – sample perfumes at a department store or Ulta or Sephora
Get a make-over at a department store make-up counter to pick out a few new beauty products that suit you for the season
Visit your local music store to try out some instruments and sign up for music classes
Ask a bartender to make you a special mixed drink or make your own cocktail or mocktail
Open the windows in your house and roll your car windows down for a healthy blast of fresh air
Make spring gifts for your loved ones – experiment with DIY beauty products or arts and crafts
Turn your bathroom into a home spa and enjoy some R & R
Decorate your house or work place for spring – include fresh plants, flowers and candles – and redecorate a room using Feng Shui
Get a water fountain – running water sounds soothing

Start checking off that bucket list whether you stay indoors or go outdoors. There’s much to do and see this season, so spring into spring!

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Susan B. B. Schabacker

Susan B. B. Schabacker is a proud writer, team member, and fan of Forsyth Magazines and writes multiple articles every month for Forsyth Woman and Forsyth Family. She loves writing and is also pleased and honored to write for National Geographic and National Geographic Kids. Susan is a co-author of a children’s book, Huckleberry Robin, based on a three-generation true family story and hopes to write more children’s books. Susan is also a local singer/songwriter/musician (and aspiring artist) working on recording her third album about COVID-19 (Coronavirus), called Beyond the Virus, that has become both a local and international collaboration. Currently, she lives in the Winston-Salem, Piedmont Triad area of NC, where she has resided for over 20 years. Susan graduated with a B.A. in Corporate Communications and a minor in dance from Elon University. She has had the opportunity to travel internationally to Budapest, Hungary for classical ballet, when she attended UNCSA (University of North Carolina School of the Arts); London, UK; and Beijing, China, where she studied abroad through Elon University. In Stockholm, Sweden, she had a marketing internship at Hachette-Filipacchi, publisher of Elle and other magazines. She also had another marketing internship in London with the Bramah Museum of Tea. Susan is the founder, owner, and master tea blender of a local tea business, Tea-lation! (@Tealation on FB + IN), which she has designed ads for in Forsyth Woman. She hopes to share her love for life + teas and encourages everyone to share, sip, and savor their cuppa happy! Susan looks forward to writing more articles and books and embarking on a long and successful career in music. Susan’s other passions include: photography (@SBBSPhotography on FB + IN), acting, cooking, and arts + crafts.

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