Celebrate the First Day of Spring: Uplifting Spring Quotes and Sayings

Celebrate the arrival of spring with this curated collection of quotes and simple craft ideas. Spring brings renewal, fresh starts, and a gentle nudge to get outside and enjoy warmer days. These quotes and activities are perfect for welcoming the season and finding inspiration in new beginnings.

At Skip to My Lou, I’m delighted to share this selection of spring inspiration. For more seasonal ideas, check Spring Cleaning and Spring Coloring Pages.

When is the First Day of Spring?

This year, the first day of spring falls on March 20. It’s the moment many of us associate with renewal, revival, and the return of longer, warmer days. Whether you garden, create seasonal crafts, or simply enjoy the change in light, spring offers a fresh start.

Spring Quotes for Inspiration

As the days lengthen and temperatures warm, these spring quotes capture the season’s energy and promise. Use them to inspire a spring-themed craft, a card, or a moment of reflection while you step outside and breathe in the newness.

• “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘let’s party!’” – Robin Williams
• “The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.” – Henry Van Dyke
• “Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” — John Muir
• “Shall a man not have his spring as well as the plants?” – Henry David Thoreau
• “Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.” – Virgil A. Kraft
• “It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” — Rainer Maria Rilke
• “Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder
• “The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing.” – S. Brown
• “Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil.” — Bishop Reginald Heber
• The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself. — Ernest Hemingway
• “An optimist is the human personification of spring.” — Susan J. Bissonette
• “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” — Margaret Atwood
• “Spring’s greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out.” — Edgar Guest
• “It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want – oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” – Mark Twain
• “Always it’s spring and everyone’s in love and flowers pick themselves.” — E. E. Cummings
• “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” – Leo Tolstoy
• “If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden. If you want to be happy for life, plant a tree.” – Chinese proverb
• “Aprils have never been kinder than they have been this year.” – Ernest Hemingway
• The Redbud dares to be clad in pink before the spring has dared to show her face. — Louise Erdrich
• “Spring is when you feel like whistling, even with a shoe full of slush.” — Doug Larson
• “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” — Charles Dickens
• “April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks ‘Go.’” — Christopher Morley
• “The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.” — Gertrude S. Wister
• “The promise of spring’s arrival is enough to get anyone through the bitter winter!” – Jen Selinsky
• “I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright.” — Millard Kaufman
• “Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love.” — Sitting Bull
• “The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” — Harriet Ann Jacobs
• “Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer.” — Geoffrey B. Charlesworth
• “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” — Audrey Hepburn
• “Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.” — Jessica Harrelson
• “To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” — George Santayana
• “Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring.” — Lilly Pulitzer
• “The first real day of spring is like the first time a boy holds your hand. A flood of skin-tingling warmth consumes you, and everything shines with a fresh, colorful glow, making you forget that anything as cold and harsh as winter ever existed.” — Richelle E. Goodrich
• “Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.” — Luther Burbank
• “The deep roots never doubt spring will come.” — Marty Rubin
• “No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.” — Sheryl Crow
• “If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.” — Audra Foveo
• “A kind word is like a spring day.” — Proverb
• “Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?” — Neltje Blanchan
• “Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.” — Lewis Grizzard
• “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” — William Shakespeare
• “Blossom by blossom the spring begins.” — Algernon Charles Swinburne
• “The earth laughs in flowers.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “In springtime, love is carried on the breeze. Watch out for flying passion and kisses whizzing by your head.” — Emma Racine Defleur
• “Life stands before me like an eternal spring with new and brilliant clothes.” — Carl Friedrich Gauss
• “Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.” — Unknown

Spring Forward! (Daylight Savings time)

Daylight Saving Time often arrives around the start of spring. Whether you embrace the time change or prefer to keep your routine steady, the extra daylight can make the season feel brighter. In many years DST shifts one week before spring begins, giving you time to adjust before the season fully unfolds.

More Ideas For Your Spring Fling From Skip To My Lou

Spring invites intentional renewal—nurture your body, mind, and relationships as new life appears. Consider small checkups, reconnecting with someone you miss, or getting outside for a walk. If you enjoy quotes, our quotes collection can offer ongoing inspiration. Use the season to start projects, restore balance, and prioritize what matters.

“The spring wakes us, nurtures us, and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.” — Gary Zukav

Spring Crafts and Activities

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• DIY Spring Wreaths – a pretty flower craft!
• Butterflies for Spring – kids love making these!
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