Spring Break Week

A Parent's Guide to Keeping Kids Busy

When I woke up this morning, I couldn’t help but feel excitement and dread, knowing that spring break was fastly approaching. As a kid, I loved the week of spring break, but as a mom, let’s just say my feelings are a bit more complicated. 

As a mom, the last thing you want is for your child to sit on the couch and watch tv or play video games all day—so I’ve compiled a list of 82 awesome activities to do this week (indoor & outdoor) for your convenience!

At Home Indoor 

1. Make your own sundaes

2. Make your own pizzas

3. Build a LEGO tower

4. Play computer games

5. Face painting

6. Make a music video

7. Watch a movie

8. Do a craft project

9. Re-do their bedrooms

10. Playdate with friends

11. Build a fort with blankets and pillows

12. Have a family movie night (and don’t forget the popcorn!)

13. Lay out sleeping bags for a living room slumber party

14. Tackle household chores together (washing the car, giving the dog a bath, etc.)

15. Play classic board games like Clue or Monopoly

16. Reminisce by looking at old home videos or photos

17. Test out a new recipe

18. Host a fashion show to mix-and-match fun outfits

19. Practice a new skill, whether it’s making paper airplanes, juggling, or doing magic tricks

20. Plan an at-home spa day

21. Have a photo shoot throughout the house

22. Whip up some homemade slime

23. Create paper bag puppets—then put on a puppet show for the whole family

24. Play “floor is lava”

25. Find a cool recipe and make it at home

26. Puzzles

27. Crossword puzzles

28. Madlibs

29. Play video games (more than usual)

30. Game day (bring out all the board games and play all day!)

31. Make a castle out of a cardboard box

32. Create homemade cards for friends and relatives

33. Get excited about learning with interactive STEM activities

34. Design a time capsule about your family—then bury it in the backyard

35. Set up an obstacle course (you can do this indoors or outdoors)

36. Throw a dance party with your family’s favorite tunes

37. Try out an online exercise video

38. Sleepovers with friends

39. Read a book

    At Home Outdoor 

40. Plant an edible garden

41. Make a lemonade stand

42. Play with bubbles

43. Sleep underneath the stars by camping in the backyard

44. Plan an outdoor scavenger hunt

45. Break out the bonfire pit and make s’mores

46. Decorate the driveway with chalk

47. Make a collage with nature (twigs, leaves, flowers, etc.)

48. Jump rope

49. DIY bird feeders to hang in the yard

50. Paint rocks to use as decorative paperweights

51. Water balloon fight

52. Wash the car (amazing how kids get such a kick out of this)

53. Learn classic yard games like Red Rover, Hopscotch, or Kick the Can

54. Go bowling outdoors; you simply need some bottles and a ball

55. Host your own family Olympic games in the backyard

56. Go on a scavenger hunt (parents make it up!)

    Leaving The House

57. Go to the zoo

58. Go bowling

59. Go to indoor or outdoor mini-golf

60. Go to the park

61. Go to a trampoline park

62. Go Roller skating

63. Go For A Bike ride

64. Go swimming

65. Go to a local Children’s Museum

66. Go out to lunch

67. Walk along the beach and throw rocks into the water

68. Play baseball with friends

69. Nature walk in the woods

70. Find a local YMCA camp for the week

71. Learn to fly a kite

72. Have a picnic in the park

73. Fly a kite

74. Visit grandparents (if live locally)

75. Pick up basketball games

76. Day trip to out and about your local City

77. Head to the local mall

78. Find a local theatre and see if any plays or presentations are going on

79. Haircuts

80. Manicure/Pedicures

81. Find a local amusement park that’s open

82. Head to the park and feed the ducks

Share Your Experiences!

We’d love to hear about the laughs, memories, and experiences you’ve created together. Please share your stories and tell us what you and your children enjoyed doing together. We can’t wait to hear about the fun and unique twists you added to the above activities!