These spring charades hold 54 moments from March to May and no holiday: rain, the garden, getting outside, spring cleaning, small animals and longer days. Cards run from Planting seeds to Snow falling on the first day of spring.
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A topic for each room
Pick Planting the garden for people who garden: Pulling a weed, Checking every morning for the first sprout. Spring cleaning suits a family on a Saturday, and Rain, wind and puddles plays well with a rainy window behind the actor.
Easy first, Hard to finish
Easy cards are one action, such as Blowing bubbles or Washing a window. Hard cards turn halfway, such as Stepping into a puddle deeper than it looked. Print cards gives all 54 as slips in one press.
Tips
For A seed growing into a flower, start curled on the floor: the room guesses when your arms open.
Questions and answers
Are there Easter cards in the spring deck?
No. Eggs, baskets and the Easter bunny live in the Easter charades deck, so this one works for any spring party, school or no school. Baby animals here are frogs, a foal, a tadpole and geese, not the Easter chick.
What are easy spring charades for kids?
The Easy cards: Opening an umbrella, Stomping in a puddle, Flying a kite, Planting seeds, A snail crossing the path and A frog catching a fly. Each is one action a young child can show with the whole body.
How many spring charades cards are there?
54: 19 Easy, 17 Medium and 18 Hard, in six topics. Pick a topic and a level to narrow the deck, or leave both on Any to mix the whole spring.
Counting the seconds after lightningFlinch at the flash, count on your fingers.
Hanging a wet coat to drip by the doorShake it, hook it, step around the drip.
Opening an umbrellaPush the catch up the pole with a snap.
Pointing at a rainbowTrace a slow arc across the sky.
Pulling on rain bootsHop on one foot, tug with both hands.
Running for cover in a sudden showerLook up, jacket over head, sprint.
Stepping into a puddle deeper than it lookedConfident step, sink to the knee, freeze.
Stomping in a puddleTwo feet, one big splash, look at your socks.
Umbrella blowing inside outHold on, lean into the wind, stare at the wreck.
Wind blowing your hat awayGrab your head too late, chase it.
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Planting the garden 10
A frost warning the night after you planted everythingRush out with sheets and cover each plant.
A seed growing into a flowerCurl up small, push up slowly, open your arms.
Checking every morning for the first sproutCrouch, squint at the soil, sigh, come back.
Digging a hole for a treeFoot on the spade, scoop, toss over your shoulder.
Picking a bunch of tulipsSnip, snip, sniff, hold them up proudly.
Planting in a straight row that comes up crookedLine it up by eye, then tilt your head at the result.
Planting seedsPoke a hole with a finger, drop, cover, pat.
Pulling a weedGrip low, heave, fall back with the root.
Pushing a wheelbarrowLift both handles, wobble forward.
Watering the gardenTilt a heavy can, walk down the row.
Back outside 8
A kite stuck in a treeTug the string, jump, give up, climb a little.
Blowing bubblesDip a wand, blow gently, watch them go.
Choosing between a jacket and a T-shirt at the doorHold one in each hand, look out the window, swap.
Drawing a hopscotch court in chalkSquares in a row, numbers, toss a stone.
Flying a kiteRun backward, let out string, look up.
Riding a bike for the first time this yearPump the tires, wobble, then grin.
Skipping ropeTurn the rope with both wrists, hop.
Taking your coat off at lunchtimeUnzip, fan yourself, tie it round your waist.
Spring cleaning 8
Finding money in a winter coat pocketPat the pocket, pull out a bill, celebrate.
Holding a yard salePrice stickers, arrange a table, haggle.
Opening a window and letting in a beePush the window up, breathe deep, duck and flap.
Packing away winter coatsFold, press into a box, sit on the lid.
Shaking a rug out the doorSnap it hard twice, cough, wave the dust away.
Sorting a closet into keep and give awayHold up a sweater, hug it, drop it in the keep pile.
Spring cleaningSleeves up, open every window, sweep.
Washing a windowSpray, wipe in circles, check for streaks.
Bees, frogs and baby animals 8
A bee visiting flower after flowerBuzz, land, wiggle, fly on.
A foal standing up for the first timeWobbly legs splay out, push up, stagger.
A frog catching a flySquat, wait, flick out your tongue.
A ladybug landing on your handHold still, look closely, let it fly off.
A mother bird feeding her chicksDrop a worm into three open beaks in turn.
A snail crossing the pathSlide as slowly as you can, eyes on stalks.
A tadpole growing legsWiggle along, then kick out one leg, then the other.
Geese flying north in a VArms out, honk, look back at the others.
Longer days 10
A farmers market on its opening dayWalk the stalls, pick up a tomato, sniff, pay.
Hanging washing out to dry for the first time this yearPegs in your mouth, pin up a sheet that flaps.
Hearing the first bird at dawnWake with a start, listen, smile, pull the pillow over.
Mowing the lawn for the first time this yearPull the cord three times before it starts.
Setting the clocks forwardTurn the hand ahead one hour, yawn.
Snow falling on the first day of springPoint at a calendar, point out the window, groan.
Spring break with nothing plannedStretch, flop on the couch, check a blank calendar.
Watching the sun set later each eveningCheck your watch, look at the bright sky, shrug.
Wearing shorts on the first warm dayStep out proudly, feel the wind, shiver a little.
Wiping yellow pollen off a carRun a finger across the hood, show the yellow.
How this list was compiled: Every card is something a person can act without props or speech in spring: rain and wind, planting the garden, getting back outside, spring cleaning, bees, frogs and baby animals, and the longer days. Like the site's winter and summer decks it holds no holiday, and the Easter deck keeps the eggs and the bunny. The deck keeps to the site's family-safe rule: nothing sexual, no alcohol, nothing about bodies, no real people, no brand names and no film, show or song titles. Difficulty is an editor's judgment: Easy is one thing a room names at once, Medium two or three beats, Hard a small scene with a turn. The line under each card is the editors' acting hint, not a rule. The rules of the usual game follow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charades, read 2026-09-23: rules can vary widely, the performance is silent, pointing is generally banned, and a scoreboard gives a point for every correctly guessed answer. Overlap with the rest of this site was counted on 2026-09-23 with a leading a, an or the dropped: 4 of the 54 cards (7%) have the same text as a card in the site's main charades deck, such as Flying a kite and Spring cleaning, and no other list shares more than 3. Licence: own work