It is Spring Break for a lot of children this week. If you are not traveling anywhere and the children will be spending a lot of their time indoors or near hoke, here is a list of 193 things they can do during the break:
- create a chore chart
- roller skate
- play with playdough
- have a jumping jacks contest
- ride your bike
- roller blade
- play basketball
- play board games
- make a tent out of blankets
- see how many times you can jump rope without tripping up
- read books
- make homemade play dough
- write a letter to a relative
- clean up your bedroom
- practice your soccer skills
- clean bathroom
- do a craft project
- make a self portrait
- take a nature walk
- paint a picture using oil sticks
- watch a movie
- make up a story and write it down
- explore the backyard or neighborhood using binoculars
- use magnifying glass
- use microscope to check out the molecular properties of objects
- go bird watching
- write a play
- find a play on line and act out scene from it
- ask mom to give you a list of relatives to call and check up on
- put on some music and dance
- play card games
- toss a ball outside
- practice hitting a baseball with a bat
- go on a hunt to find different kinds of rocks
- collect leaves and make impressions out of them, then color the leaves
- make a Frisbee out of old plastic lids and then toss them outside
- play office with old telephones or an old phone
- help a parent by dusting the house
- brush the pet
- write letters
- read a magazine
- play dress-up
- play Cowboys
- pick vegetables
- play outside with the pet
- build a fort in your rooms
- build a fort in the backyard
- do a jigsaw puzzle
- read a chapter book
- play educational games on the computer
- listen to a story or book on tape
- do school workbooks from past years you never go to finish
- do a crossword puzzle
- cook something with your mom
- prepare lunch
- surprise a neighbor with a good deed
- have a tea party with your dolls
- make up a lunch menu
- take your pet for a walk
- have a Teddy bear picnic
- play with toy cars
- play dolls
- play house
- collect bugs
- plant a garden or a pot
- collect seeds
- look for four-leaf clovers
- learn magic tricks
- put on a magic show
- plant a container garden
- make sock puppets
- put on a puppet show
- make your Christmas list
- decorate homemade wrapping papers
- make homemade gift cards
- make a crafty picture frame
- make a pot holder
- mall walk with your mom
- sew buttons in designs on old shirts
- run relay races
- make bookmarks
- take a nap
- take a shower or bath
- bathe a pet
- feed the birds or squirrels
- watch the clouds
- organize a dresser drawer
- clean under the bed
- help parents empty out the dishwasher
- vacuum under the couch cushions and keep any change found
- write these ideas on pieces of paper and pick out one or two to do
- practice musical instruments
- perform a family concert
- teach yourself to play musical instrument (recorder, harmonica, guitar)
- fold laundry
- sweep kitchen or bathroom floors
- sweep front walkway
- sweep or spray back patio
- sweep or spray driveway
- wash car
- vacuum car
- vacuum or dust window blinds
- clean bathroom mirrors
- go grocery shopping and help put items in the basket
- clean inside of car windows
- help clean the basement
- help clean out the garage
- play in the sandbox
- wash your bike
- work with clay
- copy your favorite book illustration
- design your own game
- build with blocks or Legos
- create a design box (copper wire, string, odds-and-ends of things destined for the garbage, pom-poms, thread, yarn, etc.)
- plan a neighborhood or family Olympics
- have a marble tournament
- paint a picture with lemon juice on white paper and hang it in a sunny window and see what happens in a few days
- finger paint with pudding
- make dessert
- make dinner
- give your pet a party
- paint the sidewalk with water
- start a nature diary
- have a read-a-thon with a friend or sibling
- have a neighborhood bike wash
- play flashlight tag
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My kids made fun things with playdough today during Spring Break!
- play Kick the Can
- check out a science book and try some experiments
- make up a story
- arrange photo albums
- find bugs and start a collection
- do some stargazing
- decorate bikes or wagons and have a neighborhood parade
- play hide-and-seek
- create a symphony with bottles and pans and rubber bands
- read a story to a younger child
- find shapes in the clouds
- string dry noodles or O-shaped cereals into a necklace
- glue noodles into a design on paper
- play hopscotch
- play jacks
- make up a song
- make a teepee out of blankets
- write in your journal
- find an ant colony and spill some food and watch what happens
- play charades
- make up a story by drawing pictures
- draw a cartoon strip
- make a map of your bedroom, house or neighborhood
- call a friend
- cut pictures from old magazines and write a story
- make a collage using pictures cut from old magazines
- do a secret service for a neighbor
- plan a treasure hunt
- make a treasure map
- make up a “Bored List” of things to do
- plan a special activity for your family
- search your house for items made in other countries and then learn about those countries from the encyclopedia or online
- plan an imaginary trip to the moon
- plan an imaginary trip around the world, where would you want to go
- write a science-fiction story
- find a new pen pal
- make up a play using old clothes as costumes
- make up a game for practicing math facts
- have a Spelling Bee
- make up a game for practicing spelling
- surprise an elderly neighbor or relative by weeding his/her garden
- fingerpaint with shaving cream
- collect sticks and mud and build a bird’s nest
- write newspaper articles for a pretend newspaper
- put together a family newsletter
- write reviews of movies or plays or TV shows or concerts you see during the summer
- bake a cake
- bake a batch of cookies
- decorate a shoe box to hold your summer treasures
- make a hideout or clubhouse
- make paper airplanes
- have paper airplane races
- learn origami
- make an obstacle course in your backyard
- make friendship bracelets for your friends
- make a wind chime out of things headed for the garbage
- paint your face
- braid a doll’s hair
- play freeze tag
- make a sundial
- make food sculptures (from pretzels, gumdrops, string licorice, raisins, cream cheese, peanuts, peanut butter, etc.) and then eat it
- go to the planetareum
- start a kid’s club
- take a nap outside on your lawn
- produce a talent show
- memorize a poem
- recite a memorized poem for your family
