My last list of 100 Things To Do on Spring Break was made when my kiddos were smaller.  I decided to write a new list based on where we’re at right now with our family, kiddos ages 9, 10 and 11.  Some things might be duplicates, but here are some ideas for activities we have and will do or have already done. These activities can be done during your Spring Break, but they could also be done whenever you have some time to spend together.  These are also things that can be done on relatively small budgets and close to home.

1.   Learn to crochet.
2.   Learn to knit.
3.   Practice baseball skills.
4.   Practice soccer skills.
5.   Invite friends to go swimming with you at your local pool, lake, beach, river, etc.
6.   Visit a new park in your city each day of the week.
7.   Ride your bikes to the nearest convenience store for snacks.
8.   Go to grandma and grandpa’s house!
9.   Stay up late and look at the stars together.
10. WATER FIGHT!
11. Bake cookies.
12. Play with play-dough or modelling clay.

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13. Silly string!
14. Lite Brite.
15. Solve a Rubik’s Cube.
16. Start your summer garden.
17. Build a Rube Goldberg machine!
18. Create a new Lego scene every day of the week.
19. Highlight a different country each day of your break, learning about that country, and eating foods from that country for your meals.
20. Paint something (bedroom, fence, picture…)
21. Have a picnic (indoors works too if the weather is still too cold).
22. Throw out all your hole-y socks, or use them to make sock puppets.
23. Have a movie marathon, watching one film from a series each night (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc.).
24. Make each family member’s favorite meal for dinners during your break.
25. Read a book (or books) out loud together.

26. Play a different board game each day of the week.
27. Play a different card game each day of the week.
28. Play a different computer game each day of the week.
29. Play a different video game each day of the week.
30. Learn how something works (washing machine, airplanes, dishwasher, etc.).
31. Go to a friend’s house to play or for a sleepover.
32. Have a friend over to play or for a sleepover.
33. Go to the library.
34. Go to the mall.
35. Write letters to your cousins or friends far away.
36. Keep a journal of the things you do over your break.
37. Play one really long ongoing game of Monopoly or Risk.
38. Put jigsaw puzzles together.
39. Have themes for each day of the break, and dress up funny or do themed activities (Pirate Day, Blue Day, Wear As Many Clothes As You Can Day, etc.) like at camp.
40. Make a band and sing all your favorite songs together.
41. Write messages to each other in code.
42. Switch bedrooms.
43. Wear each other’s clothes.
44. Do a big project together – renovate the family room, refinish the deck, paint someone’s room or rooms, etc.

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45. Visit area attractions – amusement parks, tourist info center, state/provincial parks, museums, etc.
46. Call or skype with a far-away family member each day.
47. Write a book together (everyone can write and illustrate it, or different people can do different parts).
48. Try a different flavor of ice cream every day of your break.
49. Build tumbling domino structures.
50. Pick a day or two just to sleep and rest!

What ideas do you have for Spring Break?