| Spring break is a great time to let kids relax and | | | | construction can be. Look online for great, |
| get away from the normal schedule of school but | | | | creative ideas. |
| it isn't always a convenient time for families to | | | | 6. Take advantage of local opportunities you may |
| travel. There are things you can do with kids of | | | | have passed up before. Pan for gold, go river |
| any age to make their time off from school fun | | | | rafting or book a helicopter or train ride. You may |
| for the entire family. Don't limit them to playing | | | | find that some of the tourist attractions in your |
| video games and watching television! Consider | | | | area are some of your favorite things to do! |
| some of the following ideas to make spring break | | | | 7. Take your child to work with you. If you can't |
| a more enjoyable event this year and every | | | | get the time off to spend at home, then allow |
| year: | | | | your child to see where you work and what your |
| 1. Go skating. Not many neighborhoods are | | | | days are like (if your boss doesn't mind!) Older |
| without a roller skating rink or an ice-skating | | | | children may even be permitted to help out with |
| arena. Skating is a great fitness activity for all | | | | some minor work tasks. |
| ages-- including adults. | | | | 8. Go to museums. Sure, some of them can be |
| 2. Have a party or a dance. For the younger | | | | boring with too many historic facts for the little |
| ones, a "spring break party" with their friends will | | | | ones to absorb. However, there are a lot of |
| be a great opportunity to get to talk and play | | | | different types of museums and you probably |
| without having to spend their time together being | | | | won't have to travel far to find something that |
| quite! For pre-teens and teenagers, have a dance | | | | intrigues at least one member of the family. Look |
| that will be the ideal socializing event. Make it as | | | | for museums that feature race horses, Nascar, |
| casual or formal as they want! | | | | airplanes, dinosaurs, trains, etc., etc., etc. Hands-on |
| 3. Have an indoor pool party. Hotels and different | | | | museums are great for elementary aged kids, |
| types of community facilities may have indoor | | | | too. |
| pools that you can rent. This gives kids a chance | | | | 9. Have a video camera? Pre-teens and teenagers |
| to enjoy pool time before the summer weather | | | | can write their own mini-script, stand-up comedy |
| arrives. | | | | routine or musical performance and make their |
| 4. Do something different. If you normally spend | | | | own film. Provide them with the costumes and |
| extra time at the movies, take the kids to a | | | | needed props and then have a family showing of |
| rodeo instead. If trips to the mall are your routine | | | | the final cut. |
| for the entire day on Saturday, then take them | | | | 10. Clean out the entire house by planning for a |
| to a live theater production instead. See what's | | | | yard sale. Spend the week preparing and then |
| available in the community and go to events that | | | | have the sale on the weekend. It's a great way |
| you would normally ignore. Take the opportunity | | | | to get rid of old items, clean the house, and make |
| to discover interests you never knew any of you | | | | a little extra money as well. |
| had. | | | | Work at finding what's available in your |
| 5. Build your own kite. Spring break usually occurs | | | | community and you may find that it has more to |
| during prime kite weather and making your own | | | | offer than you realized. Don't over-schedule with |
| kite will make the event even more fun! The | | | | activities and make sure you allow time to just |
| older the child, the more complex the pattern and | | | | hang out and relax together. |