Spring Break is coming up! Spring break provides a great opportunity for kids to decompress during a busy school year and for parents to engage in fun activities. While your kids are excited that it is a week of endless possibilities, we understand that as a parent – taking care of logistics can be hard. Whether you are staying at home or going out of town, here are some activities you can try with your kiddos.
Create a board game
Test your kiddos skills (and yours) by building a game from scratch. Make your own rules!
Treasure Hunt
Make a treasure hunt for your child to find around the house. Gather some things or add some riddles as hints to make it a challenge. If appropriate – make a treasure hunt around the neighborhood.
Buy a puzzle
Focus on achieving the puzzle by the end of spring break.
Book and/or Movie club
Choose a list of books and/or movies to read and watch then make discussion questions that will allow the whole family to converse about. Go over themes and important takeaways from the book or movie.
Cook-Off
Have some fun in the kitchen and gather ingredients for a pizza, sandwich, or any dish and try each other’s food. Make it into a cooking competition – who is the next MasterChef?
Make a fort
Turn your room or living room into a fort – let your creativity flow and let your imagination play. Make smores, turn it into a pirate ship, or tell scary stories.
Go to the park
Invite neighbors and friends to join a day at the park to get some fresh air for both you and your kiddo. Or take a ball to play catch !
Explore your local area!
If you are near a beach, take a beach day. If you are around your neighborhood, take an expedition and learn about the plants and trees in your neighborhood.
Visit a museum
Exploratorium
Children’s Creativity Museum
California Academy of Sciences
Many museums have free days – have a look at this list for options.
Other activity ideas
This site has many suggestions for fun and cheap days out with kids.
If you want to leave town
Make a plan ahead of time. This will allow you to make the break more manageable and reduce stress
Local to the Bay Area? Visit Safe & Sound this Spring Break
Come to parent drop in hours to chat and bring your kiddos to the playroom
Monday & Thursday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tuesday & Wednesday: 2 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Do not forget to take care of yourself! This week can be stressful – find opportunities in your schedule to do something you like whether it be a nice shower, a date night or a walk out of the house.
Check out this website page for more resources! https://safeandsound.org/for-parents/
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