Is it me or did January and February whizz by?!  For many of us Spring Break is quickly approaching.  If your year has gone anything like mine has then you are probably ready to slow down your daily routine of work, school, sports, homework, parties and testing (and also keeping everyone safe in this pandemic).  So for the spring break you may be tempted to just sit back and relax and let the week pass you by, but this is a week where you can (hopefully) spend some extra time with your little ones.  Even if you still have to work, you may have some free time that you may not have during the regular school year.  Below are a few activities divided by ages that you may want to try over this spring break.  Of course when it comes to finding things to do these days we want you to keep you and your child’s safety in mind:

Ages 2-3 

-Go to a splash park

-Go to the zoo

-Build a fort with a refrigerator box or a bedsheet and furniture

-Go to the park (this week try a new park)

-If you are a real local-use your passes to the local theme parks (but spring break tends to be very busy.  If you have passes consider going later in the day (after 4pm).

Ages 3-5 (You can do all of the above plus…)

-Have an indoor treasure hunt

-Go to the movies

-Have a play date with other children your child’s age

-Have a tea party

-Go to the beach

Ages 6-12

-Have a scavenger hunt

-Make a movie where you write a story and shoot it on your phone

-Go to a new park and have your child take pictures documenting their day

-Have a game day/night where you turn off all electronics and the television and play board games.

Enjoy your spring break.  Some of these may be activities that only take 30 min to an hour.  Others may take up the entire day.  Try some of these activities over your break and enjoy your time with your children.