Spring Bucket List

1. Drive up to Mount Tamborine for a bushwalk

2. Visit Tropical Fruit World

3. Teach the kids to make pavlova

4. Book a whale-watching day trip

5. Marvel at the Bribie Island Butterfly House

6. Grab some watercolour pencils and practise drawing spring flowers

7. Go plane spotting at Brisbane Airport

8. Explore the Eumundi Markets

9. Plant a sunflower circle

10. Plan and make a Halloween costume

11. Wander the Hide ’n’ Seek Children’s Trail at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

12. Donate old winter blankets and towels to a local animal shelter

13. Spot koalas in Toohey Forest (protected koala bushland)

14. Enjoy afternoon fish and chips overlooking Moreton Bay

15. Buy a living Christmas tree, ready for 1st December

16. Head to Burleigh Hill at dusk to see if you can spot any fireflies

17. Explore Springbrook National Park

18. Fly a kite, bonus points for making your own

19. Take a day trip to Kooroomba Vineyard and Lavender Farm

20. Visit the Street Library website and find one near you

21. Sleep under the stars in the backyard

22. Make a spring song playlist for holiday listening

23. Go roller-skating

24. Tour Maleny Dairies for a farm experience

25. Download a geocaching app and go treasure hunting

26. Take the kids to a local farmers’ market

27. Go on a nature walk through your garden, collecting leaves and flowers to press between some books

28. Watch a movie at Yatala Drive-In

29. Make a birdbath for your backyard birds

30. Enjoy a CityCat trip to New Farm Park for a picnic

31. Spend the afternoon by the river at Howard Smith Wharves

32. Build a ‘bug hotel’ to encourage insects to your garden

33. Make a flower crown / daisy chain