10 Things You Can Do For Free with Your Kids During Spring Break

For most U.S. students Spring Break is quickly approaching. You know that coveted time where students put away their pencils, books and homework to enjoy a little rest and relaxation. However, for most parents with children 12 years old and younger, finding captivating activities can be a challenge. Especially if the your budget is limited when it comes to activities that require $$$.

If you're looking for creative ways to entertain your child during Spring Break, then why not take advantage of things you can do for free or little money and most likely things found right in your own neigborhood.

So here's a list...

1. Visit your local park and if it has a pond with ducks take along a loaf of bread and feed the ducks. Most people get a kick out of watching ducks hungrily gobble up bread crumbs.
2. Visit your local park and spend a relaxing afternoon together as a family eating a picnic lunch while sitting on a blanket conversing and playing your favorite board game.
3. Go for a leisurely walk and engage the kids in a race to see who can run the fastest.
4. Go get ice cream on a cone and sit and talk while enjoying it.
5. Go play a game of billards (pool).
6. Visit your local library checkout a movie the kids will enjoy, and buy popcorn and other snacks from the dollar store to enjoy while watching the movie.
7. Visit your local muesum and have the kids give you one important detail about a display that interests them.
8. Take a mini day vacation to a town nearest you and visit a site you've not seen before.
9. Visit a local bookstore such as Barnes & Noble and let the kids find a favorite book to read while browsing the store.
10. Pull out your favorite board game and play as a family.
    

These are all things I did with my kids when they were between the ages of 5-12. Kids love their parents' attention and Spring Break is a wonderful time for family fun. Once you get every one involved, the laughing will be contagious and the memories priceless.

Oluwakemi