Spring Has Sprung: Baby Animals, Nature Wonders & a Local Goat Cuddle!

As the snow melts and the sun finally sticks around a little longer, spring brings more than just flowers—it’s a season full of new life, curiosity, and wide-eyed wonder for kids and grown-ups alike. From birds chirping in the trees to tiny hooves in the barnyard, nature is buzzing with excitement.

This month, we’re celebrating baby animal season and sharing fun ways to explore this sweet part of springtime—plus a local opportunity to snuggle up with some fuzzy friends.

🐣 Why Spring Is Baby Animal Season

Spring is the perfect time for animals to bring new life into the world. With warmer temperatures and more food available, it’s a safe and cozy season for babies to be born and raised. Many animals—like deer, birds, rabbits, goats, and sheep—have their young in the spring because:

• There's more daylight, which helps keep babies warm

• Fresh plants are growing, giving moms plenty to eat

• It gives babies all summer to grow before the colder months return
  

It’s also a magical time for observation—baby birds learning to fly, ducklings waddling after mom, and fawns hiding quietly in the tall grass.

🎨 Try This: Spring Animal Crafts

🐥 Cotton Ball Chicks

What you’ll need:

• Yellow cotton balls or regular ones colored with yellow marker

• Construction paper

• Googly eyes

• Orange paper or felt for beak and feet

• Glue stick or school glue

Instructions: Glue the cotton balls in a fluffy chick shape onto the paper. Add googly eyes, then cut and glue a small orange triangle for the beak and little feet underneath.

🐰 Bunny Ears Headband

What you’ll need:

• White cardstock or construction paper

• Pink paper or markers

• Scissors

• Tape or glue

• Stapler (optional)

Instructions: Cut a long strip of paper to fit around your child’s head. Then cut two white bunny ears and two smaller pink inner ear shapes. Glue the pink to the white, attach ears to the headband strip, and tape or staple it closed.

🐑 Puffy Sheep

What you’ll need:

• Paper plate

• Cotton balls

• Black construction paper

• Googly eyes

• Glue

Instructions: Cover the paper plate with glue and stick cotton balls all over it. Cut out a black sheep face and ears, glue them onto the cotton, and add googly eyes.

🦆 Baby Animal Matching Game

What you’ll need:

• Pictures printed from the internet (or drawn!) of baby and adult animals

• Cardstock or thick paper

• Scissors

• Optional: laminator or contact paper for durability

Instructions: Print or draw baby animals (like chick, lamb, piglet, calf) and their adult versions. Cut them out and let your child match the pairs. Bonus points if they can name what each baby is called!

🐐 Local Highlight: Goat Cuddles at Blazing Bear Homestead

Looking for a hands-on (and heart-warming) experience? Our friends at Blazing Bear Homestead right in Peshtigo are offering goat cuddling sessions this spring!

You and your little ones can snuggle with newborn goats, learn about farm life, and enjoy some peaceful time surrounded by bleats and baby hooves. It’s the perfect way to introduce kids to animal care and the joy of slowing down for a bit.

📍 Blazing Bear Homestead, W3070 Hale School Rd, Peshtigo 📅 Cuddles available on select weekends this spring! 📞 Visit their Facebook page or website to reserve your spot!

🌱 Let Curiosity Lead

Spring is full of small moments to slow down, observe, and learn from the world around us. Whether it’s crafting together or holding a wiggly baby goat, this season offers the perfect excuse to get outside, get hands-on, and explore nature with your kids.

Have a favorite spring activity or a local farm you love to visit? Drop us a note—we’d love to feature more local gems in future posts!