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Stay At Home Spring Break, 28 Ways To Enjoy
Your Staycation With The Family
It's hard to think of fun ideas for kids to do during spring break while
practicing social distancing. It is even harder to think of ideas that will
entertain multiple age groups while using only common household
items. I compiled a list of ideas that children of all ages will enjoy.
1. Make a scavenger hunt. At the end of the hunt, kids find an envelope that shares an amount of money they can spend. Take it a step further and have them create a list of wants and learn to make budget decisions.
2. Have a movie day. Blackout the living room, temporarily rearrange living room furniture, serve popcorn and kids favorite candy.
3. Create costumes with shaving cream.
4. Hold a mud wrestling competition or have a pretend mud restaurant.
5. Create water day stations. Use household items. You can have a wet sponge toss, play hit the target by lining up cans to see how many the kids can knock over using the water hose, create water shadows on a dry fence, wall or concrete by having kids pose and mist them with the hose. Add a sprinkler made from a two liter or clean spray bottles. There can also be a car or bike washing station.
6. Have a picnic indoors or outdoors. Take it a step further and have the kids pack the meal, saying they have to include all the food groups.
7. Make a board game competition with PRIZES (doesn't have to be something you buy, but time with a parent, extra bedtime or technology time, get out of a chore free card, etc.). Place every game board or card game in a common area and have kids draw out of a cap to see what to play.
8. Go fishing.
9. Hold a talent show. Take it a step further and have multiple families participate and share videos of performances.
10. Decorate a cake, cupcake or cookie contest. Shelby Lynn's Cake Shoppe is selling curbside kits for this with all materials included!
11. Put the nerf guns or laser tag to good use. Create an obstacle course (recommended outdoors) and battle! For those around age five or younger, have targets set up around the yard and have them count how many they hit.
12. Hold a fashion show. Have kids combine their clothes with some of mom or dad's, including shoes and accessories.
13. Have a spa day. Kids can paint each other's nails, style each other's hair and do each other's makeup.
14. Make a stuffed animal, clothes from common household items.
15. Play the blindfold food guessing game.
16. Make a dream or vision board.
17. Go on virtual tours. Research free virtual tours of museums, national parks, etc. and have kids chose one to watch as a family.
18. Make a musical instrument with household items.
19. Create self portraits. Have kids draw and color themselves. Take it a step further and glue on household items, such as buttons, cereal, candy or dry noodles.
20. Hold a children's Sunday service. Have kids give a sermon on their favorite story in the Bible, in their own words. Take it a step further and use props.
21. Write to the elderly, healthcare workers or emergency responders. Use left over wrapping paper for decoration.
22. Make encouraging signs to hang throughout the house.
23. Go on a pretend hot air balloon trip. Have kids empty their backpacks and tell them they are taking a pretend three day trip in a hot air balloon and can only take what they can fit in the backpack or can wear on their body. They need to decide what they need and what sacrifices they are willing to make for wants. Have a share time. Take it a step further and have them name, draw and color their balloon.
24. Play charades and Pictionary. This can be as simple or as difficult as you choose.
25. Film book talks. These should be no longer than two minutes each. Kids recommend to their friends and family their favorite book. They state the title, author and illustrator, then explain why they like the book and tell their favorite part, but don't give away the ending! Take it a step further and have multiple families participate and share.
26. Use online exercise sites for kids, such as Go Noodle or The Learning Station (brain breaks are my favorite) throughout the day.
27. Download YakLibs or look up mad libs online. Have the kids fill them out and present them.
28. Make a dinner date for the caregiver. Kids can create a menu, set the table, take your order, serve you and chose music to play or provide live entertainment. You could take it a step further and add pricing for lessons on money.
If you have any ideas to share, please leave them in the comments.
Good luck, have fun, stay well and Live Springdale!
1. Make a scavenger hunt. At the end of the hunt, kids find an envelope that shares an amount of money they can spend. Take it a step further and have them create a list of wants and learn to make budget decisions.
2. Have a movie day. Blackout the living room, temporarily rearrange living room furniture, serve popcorn and kids favorite candy.
3. Create costumes with shaving cream.
4. Hold a mud wrestling competition or have a pretend mud restaurant.
5. Create water day stations. Use household items. You can have a wet sponge toss, play hit the target by lining up cans to see how many the kids can knock over using the water hose, create water shadows on a dry fence, wall or concrete by having kids pose and mist them with the hose. Add a sprinkler made from a two liter or clean spray bottles. There can also be a car or bike washing station.
6. Have a picnic indoors or outdoors. Take it a step further and have the kids pack the meal, saying they have to include all the food groups.
7. Make a board game competition with PRIZES (doesn't have to be something you buy, but time with a parent, extra bedtime or technology time, get out of a chore free card, etc.). Place every game board or card game in a common area and have kids draw out of a cap to see what to play.
8. Go fishing.
9. Hold a talent show. Take it a step further and have multiple families participate and share videos of performances.
10. Decorate a cake, cupcake or cookie contest. Shelby Lynn's Cake Shoppe is selling curbside kits for this with all materials included!
11. Put the nerf guns or laser tag to good use. Create an obstacle course (recommended outdoors) and battle! For those around age five or younger, have targets set up around the yard and have them count how many they hit.
12. Hold a fashion show. Have kids combine their clothes with some of mom or dad's, including shoes and accessories.
13. Have a spa day. Kids can paint each other's nails, style each other's hair and do each other's makeup.
14. Make a stuffed animal, clothes from common household items.
15. Play the blindfold food guessing game.
16. Make a dream or vision board.
17. Go on virtual tours. Research free virtual tours of museums, national parks, etc. and have kids chose one to watch as a family.
18. Make a musical instrument with household items.
19. Create self portraits. Have kids draw and color themselves. Take it a step further and glue on household items, such as buttons, cereal, candy or dry noodles.
20. Hold a children's Sunday service. Have kids give a sermon on their favorite story in the Bible, in their own words. Take it a step further and use props.
21. Write to the elderly, healthcare workers or emergency responders. Use left over wrapping paper for decoration.
22. Make encouraging signs to hang throughout the house.
23. Go on a pretend hot air balloon trip. Have kids empty their backpacks and tell them they are taking a pretend three day trip in a hot air balloon and can only take what they can fit in the backpack or can wear on their body. They need to decide what they need and what sacrifices they are willing to make for wants. Have a share time. Take it a step further and have them name, draw and color their balloon.
24. Play charades and Pictionary. This can be as simple or as difficult as you choose.
25. Film book talks. These should be no longer than two minutes each. Kids recommend to their friends and family their favorite book. They state the title, author and illustrator, then explain why they like the book and tell their favorite part, but don't give away the ending! Take it a step further and have multiple families participate and share.
26. Use online exercise sites for kids, such as Go Noodle or The Learning Station (brain breaks are my favorite) throughout the day.
27. Download YakLibs or look up mad libs online. Have the kids fill them out and present them.
28. Make a dinner date for the caregiver. Kids can create a menu, set the table, take your order, serve you and chose music to play or provide live entertainment. You could take it a step further and add pricing for lessons on money.
If you have any ideas to share, please leave them in the comments.
Good luck, have fun, stay well and Live Springdale!