When the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and school is out for at least a week, you can expect your kids will be home with a case of spring fever. So what’s a parent or nanny to do to keep energetic kiddos busy when a vacation isn’t in the plans? Well, plenty!
This list of spring break activities for families will make every day at home more fun than the next.
- Bake thumbprint cookies
- Camp out in the living room
- Host a family movie night
- Reinvent a cardboard box
- Craft a milk carton birdhouse
- Play your favorite board games
- Turn the bathroom into a spa
- Make a spring time capsule
- Paint a rainbow rock garden
- Blow bubbles in the bathtub
- Plant seeds in empty yogurt cups
- Go on a family scavenger hunt
- Have a picnic on the lawn
- Learn how to fly a kite
- Write and illustrate a book
Looking to get out of the house for a fun day trip? Check out New York Family’s Things to Do page.
- Make your own matching game
- Film a how to video
- Make your own playdough
- Watch the sun set
- Set up a lemonade stand
- Put on a play or puppet show
- Build a backyard hideout
- Design an obstacle course
- Open a kids’ art gallery
- Master a new yoga pose
- Write an original joke
- Fly paper airplanes
- Build a house of cards
- Play flashlight tag
- Host talent show auditions
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