10 Memorable Spring Break Activities

Woo Hoo! Spring is finally here. Let’s discuss 10 memorable Spring Break activities to do with your kiddos. Do not just let this be another Spring Break that flies by. Make this a memorable vacation together.

So, the car is all packed and ready to go the next morning. You are all planning on waking up at 5:00am to get a good start, but we all know how that can change, especially if you have kids. It is Spring Break, so you can sleep in you know. I don’t know if you are like my family or not, but when we all get in the car to leave it never fails that someone forgot something, so after about 10 or 15 minutes of driving we end up going back to the house to get whatever we need.

It may seem frustrating, but sometimes the annoying moments now, become great memories later to laugh about. What do you have planned for Spring Break? You don’t always have to go somewhere to make it fun and memorable. Check out this great list of memorable inexpensive Spring Break activities to do with your family this year.

1. Cure your kids boredom with having one day be a story day. The kids find their favorite book to read or write their own book or play. You can even let them make their own costumes and act out their story or play for you the parents as the audience. What a fun memory that will last forever.

2. Have your own cupcake wars episode at home and make cupcakes or another desert together. You can even have each kid make their own desert and then give out awards at the end when everything has been tested by the parents. Make sure each kid wins. Not only will you teach cooking skills in a fun way, but you get a tasty reward in the end. Now that is a win, win for me.

3. Let your kids personality come out more and help them rearrange their room any way they want to. This can be a great excuse to make sure they also clean their room over Spring Break. Let their creativity come out more as they spend time making their own drawings to hang on the wall in their new room.

4. Go to the museum or local zoo. It can be a fun and educational time for your kids while out of school. Don’t forget to save your ticket stubs and other souvenirs you may purchase while there, to remember your Spring Break for this year. You can save these mementos or memorabilia in a time capsule.

5. Go back in time and do crafts you did as a child. Make a paper airplane and have flying contests. Blow bubbles outside and see who can make the biggest one. Make homemade play doh or other fun crafts with the help of Pinterest now days. Don’t forget your camera to take some great photos of these memories. Your kids do not stay young forever.

6. Turn on some music and dance. Have your kids shake their sillies out. Have your own American Idol show at home with the kids. Get out a ball and play outside. Some of these ideas may seem so simple, but that is what is being lost more and more in this tv, internet, gaming world. Get your kids outside to make more memories.

7. Take your kids to your local soup kitchen or somewhere else where they can volunteer for a day. It is amazing to see how kids hearts change toward others in a matter of minutes, when working with the elderly or homeless. They will be more grateful for that toy you just purchased them just for being good.

8. Set up a fun obstacle course or scavenger hunt in your home inside and out. It can be a fun adventure as a family to find things based on clues.

9. Start a garden together with you kids. You can teach your kids a lot, through gardening. Some kids do not even know they get their food from a garden. You can even have them pick out one of their own flowers or plants they want to put in the ground and take care of, teaching personal responsibility.

10. Finally, make a time capsule together. This Spring Break, make sure you save all your memories. Freeze them in time making a DIY Time Capsule together. You can even call it “Our Spring Break 2015.” You could also make your own “Family Time Capsule.” Get started today at www.timecapsule.com.

So what fun plans do you have for Spring Break? Comment below.

 

Making Milestone Moments Count,

– Marcie