Spring Words for Kids (Free Printable Lists)
Learning spring-themed words can be a wonderful way to expand young children’s vocabulary while helping them connect with the world around them.
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Spring is a season full of exciting changes—flowers bloom, animals wake up, and the weather becomes warmer (and often rainier!). By learning words related to spring, children can practice describing what they see, hear, and feel, improving their language, vocabulary, and observation skills.
Practicing with new words and learning their meaning is also a great way to build early literacy skills.
Spring Words with Simple Definitions
Some of the words on this list may be unfamiliar to children. Here are some basic definitions to help them learn what they mean.
Awakening – The act of waking up or becoming more active.
Blossoming – When flowers start to open up and bloom.
Downpour – A lot of rain falling very quickly.
Equinox – The time in spring when day and night are the same length.
Fertile – Rich and full of nutrients, making it good for plants to grow.
Fiddlehead – A curled-up baby fern before it opens.
Germination – The process of a seed starting to grow into a plant.
Migration – When birds or animals move from one place to another for a season.
Morel Mushrooms – A special type of mushroom that grows in the wild during spring.
Pollination – When pollen moves from one flower to another to help make seeds.
Regrowth – When plants or trees grow back after being cut.
Rejuvenation – When something becomes fresh and full of life again.
Sapling – A young, small tree.
Spring Word Lists
We’ve put together simple word lists to make learning spring words easy and fun. They’re sorted into groups so you can teach them in a way that makes the most sense for you and your child. You can use these lists for reading practice, spelling games, or fun spring-themed activities.
Printable Spring Words by Category
Basic Spring Words
| bee | bird | bunny | butterfly |
| chick | chirp | clover | flower |
| garden | grass | grow | ladybug |
| leaf | mud | nest | pastel |
| rain | rainbow | spring | sunshine |
| tree | warm |
Spring Weather Words
| breeze | cloudy | cool | dew |
| downpour | drizzle | drops | foggy |
| lightning | mild | misty | puddle |
| raindrop | showers | soggy | soaked |
| stormy | thaw | thunder | warm |
| windy |
Spring Clothing Words
| hoodie | jacket | poncho | rain boots |
| raincoat | sweater | umbrella | windbreaker |
If you’re looking for fun, hands-on crafts to help your preschooler learn these spring words, try this umbrella craft, carrot craft, or an S is for Strawberry craft. See our full list of 20 fun spring crafts here!
Spring Foods and Treat Words
| artichoke | asparagus | carrot cake | carrots |
| chard | deviled eggs | fennel | fruit salad |
| green onions | kale | leeks | lemon tart |
| lettuce | morel mushrooms | peas | potatoes |
| radish | rhubarb | spinach | strawberries |
| strawberry shortcake |
Spring Plants and Nature Words
| bloom | blossom | bud | bulb |
| crocus | daffodil | daisy | dandelion |
| earth | lawn | magnolia | mushroom |
| pansy | plow | pollen | rosebud |
| sapling | seedling | sprout |
Spring Activity Words
| baseball | biking | birdwatching | catch |
| cleaning | coloring | crafting | digging |
| egg-hunting | gardening | hiking | jumping |
| painting | picnicking | planting | playing |
| running | sliding | splashing | swinging |
| travel | walking | watering |
Spring Animal and Insect Words
| ant | beetle | bunny | butterfly |
| calf | caterpillar | duck | fawn |
| goose | gosling | hatchling | lamb |
| owl | robin | snail | squirrel |
| swan | tadpole |
We have even more fun hands-on crafts to help your preschooler learn these spring words, you can find a duck craft here, a lamb craft here, and an G is for Goose craft here.
Spring Holidays and Events
| April Fool’s Day | Arbor Day | Cinco de Mayo | Easter |
| Earth Day | Good Friday | Graduation | International Women’s Day |
| May Day | Mother’s Day | Passover | Spring Equinox |
| St. Patrick’s Day |
Descriptive Spring Words
| awakening | blossoming | budding | cheerful |
| colorful | dewy | earthy | fertile |
| floral | fragrant | fresh | gentle |
| invigorating | joyful | lively | lush |
| new | peaceful | pollinated | rainy |
| refreshing | rejuvenating | renewing | revived |
| sprouting | sunny | vibrant |
Other Spring Words
| April | equinox | freshness | reawakening |
| regrowth | rejuvenation | renewal |
Spring Word Lists by Letter
These free printable spring word lists can be used for various activities such as spelling practice, vocabulary exercises, and creative writing prompts.
List of Spring Words (A-Z)
Letter A Spring Words
| April | April showers | arbor | Arbor Day | awakening |
| azalea |
Letter B Spring Words
| babies | balmy | baseball | bask | bicycle |
| biking | bloom | blossom | blue skies | bluebells |
| breeze | bud | butterfly |
Looking for more helpful resources? Our A-Z Printable Word Lists are great for building vocabulary, while our A-Z Coloring Pages add a fun, creative touch to letter recognition.
Letter C Spring Words
| calf | caterpillar | Cherry blossom | chick | chirp |
| cleaning | clover | cloudless | colorful | crocus |
Letter D Spring Words
| daffodil | daisy | dew | dewdrop | drench |
| drizzle | duckling |
Letter E Spring Words
| Easter | egg hunt | equinox |
Letter F Spring Words
| fawn | fertile | fiddlehead | fields | finch |
| floral | flourish | flower | foliage | fresh |
| frog |
Spring is the perfect time for laughter and creativity! Kids will love our spring jokes and riddles, which bring plenty of giggles while encouraging playful thinking. If you’re looking for something more poetic, our spring poems for kids capture the beauty of blooming flowers, chirping birds, and warm, sunny days.
Letter G Spring Words
| garden | gentle | germination | glorious | goose |
| gosling | grass | green | growth |
Letter H Spring Words
| hatch | hike | hyacinth |
Letter I Spring Words
| iris |
Letter J Spring Words
| jacket | joy | jubilant |
Letter K Spring Words
| kite |
Letter L Spring Words
| lamb | ladybug | leaf | leaves | lemonade |
| light | lilac | lily | lively | lush |
Letter M Spring Words
| magnolia | March | May | meadow | migration |
| mist | mild |
Letter N Spring Words
| nest | new | nurture |
Letter O Spring Words
| orchard | outdoors |
Celebrate the changing seasons with ABCmouse! Sing along to the Four Seasons Song to learn about spring, summer, fall, and winter, then bring the beauty of spring to life with our spring coloring pages.
Letter P Spring Words
| pansy | pastel | peep | petal | picnic |
| plant | pollen | pollination | puddle | pup |
Letter R Spring Words
| rabbit | radiant | rainbow | raincoat | raindrop |
| rainy | recreation | refreshing | rejuvenation | renewal |
| regrowth | renewal | robin | rose | rosebud |
Letter S Spring Words
| sapling | season | seed | seedling | showers |
| skating | skipping | sky | slush | smell |
| snowmelt | soft | soil | soggy | soaked |
| sprig | spring | spring break | springtime | sprout |
| squirrel | stem | strawberry | sun | sunbeam |
| sunhat | sunlight | sunny | sunshine | swing |
Letter T Spring Words
| tadpole | thaw | thriving | thunder | tornado |
| travel | tree | tulip | twigs |
Letter U Winter Words
| umbrella | uplifting |
Letter V Spring Words
| vacation | vibrant | violets |
Letter W Spring Words
| warm | watering | weather | wet | wildflowers |
| windy |
Letter Y Spring Words
| yellow | young |
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