March Break Activities for Kids

March Break Activities and Ideas to keep your kids entertained all week long!

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March Break, or as other’s call it, Spring Break is right around the corner. Wondering what to do with your kids? Here’s some March Break Activities to make this little break from school super fun!

March Break can be a welcome relief for kids of all ages.

NO SCHOOL WOOHOO

For many kids, it’s a time to play all day, stay up late and sleep in till noon. Eat all the snacks and watch all the movies. Gear up for a super fun staycation.

Just because you’re staying indoors, doesn’t mean you can’t have fun.

Here’s a collection of March Break activities to keep your kids happy and engaged this whole week.

Go to the library

Many libraries have March Break activities and programs during the break. Just because there’s no school doesn’t mean our brains take a break. Let you kids grab some really good books from the library, and spend at least 30 minutes a day reading.

Make it fun! Start a 7 day or even 30-Day Reading Challenge and see how many books you and your kids can read during that time!

have a picnic at the park

Picnics are a classic spring time activity. While in some places of the world (like here in Canada)it may still be a little chilly, but you can still make it fun!

Pack some lunches, snacks, and drinks. Blankets, pillows, and toys, and make it special.

While at the park you can birdwatch, look for spring time foliage or create your own spring time scavenger hunt.

Movie day / Movie night

What kid doesn’t love movies. Grab all the blankets and pillows, and make a comfy fort. Popcorn and snacks are essential! Make your favourite movie time snacks and watch their favourite movies.
Spice it up by watching something new and different.

Or make it a routine, watch one movie a day during Spring Break for a fun moment everyday.

go swimming

While it may be too cold over here, to jump in the backyard pool. Many recreational centers have swimming programs and activities during Spring Break.
Practice your backstroke, breaststroke and perfect the perfect dive. Free swim days are perfect for a last minute fun family activity.

Go Skating

This one is for the Canadians! Here in Toronto, we still have mountains of snow everywhere. March Break still looks and feels cold. So why not engage in some late time winter activities?
It’s still cold enough over here to skate outside, but our local community center has an ice rink and skates to rent! Great way to get in some exercise while having fun!

Make arts and crafts

Grab all your paints, paper and glue! Creating crafts will be sure to keep your kids entertained. There are soo many things that you can make! Need some ideas? St.Patricks Day is coming up, so make a Handprint Leprechaun with us!
Here’s a couple other spring break crafts that you can make:

Bird’s Nest Spring Craft from The HappyHousewife
Diy Grass Heads from Red Ted Arts Blog
Cardboard Tube Binoculars from CraftsByAmanda

Play board games

Our little family loves board games! Our favourites are Hungry Hungry Hippo and the classic Game of Tic Tac Toe.

Play with LEGO’s

Build cities, cars and animals! Your imagination is the only limit. March Break is the perfect time to build that huge LEGO dinosaur you (I mean, your kids) have been wanting to build! Working together as a family to create something awesome is sure to create memories to last a lifetime.

make cookies

Add a little sweetness to your day by making cookies together.

Sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies. Have fun shaping them into Easter designs for extra fun!

Go on a nature walk / hike

Visit your local trails and parks. Explore a new hiking trail. Enjoy the fresh air of nature.

We love taking long walks around the parks on sunny spring days.

Don’t forget to bring your Spring Scavenger Hunt for hours of family fun!

Grow a garden

This one of my favourite spring time activities! & my daughter is starting to get quite the green thumb.

We plant indoor gardens every spring season.

Get those little planting cups and some flower seeds and watch your plant babies grow! It’s a great activity for teaching kids about nature and how plants grow over the next couple of weeks.

Friend day

Just because they’re not at school doesn’t mean they can’t see their friends.

Arrange a day for some of their friends to come over for a playdate.
Plan some fun indoor activites for them to do. Make some cool spring break snacks.

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30 Indoor activites for kids

Spring cleaning together

Teach your kids life skills by spring cleaning together. Let them help you sweep, mop and pick up the messes around the house. Tidy up after themselves.

Together you can do some Spring Cleaning and Decluttering.

Help them complete age appropriate chores like cleaning their rooms and washing dishes.

Visit a local attraction

For a cherry on top of an amazing March Break, you can visit a local attraction.

Load up the kids and pack the bags.

Pick a kid-friendly pleace that your kids will be sure to love! Indoor waterparks and the local Zoo’s are some really cool places to check out!

My daughter and I went to Disney Immersive Experience in Toronto and it was a really fun, interactive event. We saw all of the Disney Princesses and characters, sang and danced. They had snacks and beverages too!

If you’re in Toronto, you should definately check it out!

spend time together

March Break is just that, a break. A time to relax and recharge, and spend time together. Spend time doing things that you and your kids love doing. Use this time to relax and recharge.

Try to take a break mama’s and enjoy spending time with your kids when you can.