The spring season offers an escape route for families who've been trapped indoors all winter. Celebrate springtime together with activities that help you transition from the world of snowmen to sandcastles. Find the best spring season activities for families and get outside today.

Reconnect With Nature: Planting new flowers is a family favorite in a new spring season. Kids spend most of their winter looking at nature through the window. Spring season is the first chance of the year for kids to get outdoors and really experience it firsthand. Let them feel the earth in between their fingers as they plant a garden. Invite the bugs over with an insect watering hole. Reconnect with Mother Nature now that she's turned off the snow and turned up the temperature.

Take a Walk: We take a simple walk for granted until it's too cold outside to stroll around the block. Put your non-walkers in a stroller, and lace up the tennis shoes on everyone else. Walking is not only good for all of you, it's also an adventure. Kids can collect leaves, rocks, and sticks for DIY projects, carry a tape recorder to discover new sounds or play walking games.

Plan a Picnic: Lunch at the table again? Pack up that food for a picnic instead. The kids won't object. Just grab your blanket for a picnic in the park or in your backyard. With so many picnic food choices, you have plenty of options to fill your picnic basket every day of the week. And if ants show up as uninvited guests, use their appearance to teach your kids about different ant species.

Choose a Summer Camp: Thinking of summer fun when the ground's not completely thawed seems premature. But camps are already filling their summer sessions. Register now to secure your child's spot at the summer camp of his choice. Talk with your child about where he might like to go for day or overnight camp. Whether he wants to go to academic camp or adventure camp, letting him be involved in the decision making will turn him into an eager camper as the summer months approach. The benefit for you is the added savings. Planning now can lower your summer camp costs.

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With spring weather conditions hopefully coming soon we are itching to use our BBQ and sit out and enjoy the sunny days. What better to have then BBQ Chicken Fajitas! You can enjoy them with a fresh salad, a side of rice or you can take them apart and eat them as traditional fajitas. Great for the May long weekend and easy for summer meals at the cottage. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 tablespoons canola oil

Zest and juice of 1 large lime, plus additional for serving

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

Directions:

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Place in a zip-top bag.

In a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the canola oil, lime juice and zest, chili powder, cumin, garlic, jalapeno, and salt. Pour over the chicken, seal the bag, then gently “squish” the bag so that the chicken is coated with the marinade. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight. If using wooden skewers, soak the skewers in water for at least 20 minutes prior to use.

Heat your grill to medium-high. Cut the bell peppers and onion into 3/4-inch chunks, then thread onto skewers with the marinated chicken pieces, alternating the chicken with the vegetables. Lightly oil the grill, then place the kabobs on the grill, cover, and let cook until the chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink, about 6 to 8 minutes, turning the chicken once or twice throughout so that it cooks evenly.

Remove the chicken kebabs to a serving plate and sprinkle with cilantro and a few squeezes of fresh lime juice. Serve warm, garnished with salsa, sour cream, or guacamole as desired.

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 jalapeño, chopped

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 large red bell pepper

1 large green bell pepper

1 large red onion

Fresh cilantro, optional

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