Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Spring Break Ideas



I hope everyone traveling over break has a safe and enjoyable vacation.  BUT some of you may be having a "staycation" and wondering what you are going to do with your children for a week at home.  The best thing you can do is maintain a schedule with your children.  Too much down time can cause your child to sit in front of the TV or play with his/her tablet all day.  
This is an example of a schedule.
1.  breakfast- Make breakfast together!
2.  TV or tablet time- maybe 30 min to 1 hour
3.  game time- play a fun game (monopoly, hide and seek, hide some balloons around your home and see if your child can find them all, battleship, etc)
4.  creative time - coloring, drawing, painting, playdough
5. nap and lunch (I wish my child still took a nap.)
6. TV or tablet time- maybe 30 min to 1 hour
7. outside time (basketball, hopscotch, tag, scavenger hunt, plant a garden, go for a walk, etc)
8.  dinner time (have your child help you with dinner)

Some fun adventures!
Cleveland Botanical Garden
Great Lakes Science Center
 I-X Indoor Amusement Park
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
The Children's Museum of Cleveland

Game time!  Go support your Cleveland teams.
Gladiators
Cavaliers

I hope you have a fun break and just spend some quality time together!  :)