Making the Most of Spring Break At Home

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Staying around town this Spring Break? Here are some ideas for making the most of your time at home!

First, create a board of squares or a list with boxes to check where all of your proposed activities will go. It can be an afternoon of art with the kids, or you can just type up a document with a cute design. Then, start adding activities to it.

Think experiences such as,

    • Dance in the rain and jump in the puddles
    • Water fights
    • Worm races
    • Scavenger hunts
    • Nature exploration
    • Cloud watching
    • Cooking competition
    • Fishing derby
    • Backyard fires
    • Obstacle course afternoons
    • Game night
    • Bubble blowing
    • Craft creating
    • FaceTime play date with friends or family
    • Tea party
    • Family photoshoot
    • Picnics without a park
    • Fly a kite
    • Make some music
    • Paper airplanes
    • Wash the cars
    • Bird and bug watching

The list is endless. You may feel that Spring Break at home isn’t as fun, but parents, you can certainly make it good, and that may be the next best thing. If there is anything that I’ve learned throughout our long list of chaotic times, and during our seasons of survival, is that these kids just need love and laughter. They don’t need the lists and the plans. They don’t need us teach them that we don’t want to be here, too. They sense that. They need a Spring Break of smiles and sillies, and there’s absolutely no reason why we can’t make it fun.

About the Author

Chelsea Enders is a 28-year-old military spouse with girls ages 2, 5, and 8. Her family has called many houses home and seen their fair share of difficult deployments, but this life has also given them experiences that you can’t get anywhere else. Right now, Chelsea stays home full-time with her family, but when she heads back to work eventually, you will find her in an elementary classroom, still surrounded by kids. As a parent, she hopes to give her three girls adventure. She strives to open their minds, fill their hearts, and help them take in the wonderful world around. As a friend, Chelsea knows that we are all parenting on different paths, but we are all in this together.