https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:22:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spring-break-activities#post-2812442 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:43:39 +0000 irene 2812442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh one more, puzzles! Do you and DS like puzzles? We have a 800 piece puzzle that DS insisted to buy when we were in Hawaii. It has been laying there, he built a bit of it and it was a little too much for him. We never get to finish that because I always have to work, but if I truly am blocking time with him and I have nothing to do, I wouldn't mind finishing it with him.</p> <p>Check out your local library / book stores, they do host storytimes sometimes especially during breaks. Some independent bookstores would host events (eg. authors / illustrators of newly published children books may go in for a reading/signing), check on Facebook events.</p> <p>Yes to bowling and ice skating as previous posters said. Ice skating was something we did last year when he was 5.</p> <p>Another thing we love to do is picnics. While weather is cold on your end, maybe you can both make picnic food (sandwiches and what not), lay a blanket on the floor inside the house and pretend to have a picnic? While watch a short film about nature? :-) </p> <p>If the week gets too long, you can always look for short classes to drop him off for a morning. We did that over Winter break, where we dropped him off at a cooking class for one morning, and a sports camp at a local gym for another.</p> <p>I love short breaks like spring break, the part I don't like is I always end up having to work a lot and couldn't fully spend time with my DS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spring-break-activities#post-2812432 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:15:55 +0000 lamariniere 2812432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're traveling for part of our spring break. The rest of the time we'll go to play places, swim (hopefully the pool will be open), and have some playdates, maybe go to the library. My daughter said she wanted to go bowling, so maybe we'll do that one day. I make my kids nap when they are on break and even my 7 yo will still sleep. I also have a nanny coming for a few days to help out so I can get some work done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spring-break-activities#post-2812256 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:56:31 +0000 tinyperson 2812256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Painting: I let her use my special watercolours and made tiny watercolour paper canvasses (use masking tape around the outside of a small 3x5 piece of paper -- then when the painting is dry, you pull off the tape and it looks more artsy than it would otherwise. I also picked up a big wooden owl at the dollar store and we painted it white one day, then decorated it throughout the week.</p> <p>Lego prompts - "Captain Hook needs a new pirate ship and he's chosen you to build it!" Pinterest has a lot of these ideas.</p> <p>Doing the dishes: My 5yo looooves doing the dishes. Yay!</p> <p>Library for new books, then reading time (either by herself or together).</p> <p>Swimming/Skating - we went to 2 swimming times and would have done skating, but she wanted some free time at home without her sister :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spring-break-activities#post-2812230 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:11:02 +0000 looch 2812230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son loves events, so we go to things like plays at the local theater, small monster jam shows, matinee movies, car/motorcycle/boat shows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spring-break-activities#post-2812221 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:54:38 +0000 bhbee 2812221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your list is pretty much what I did when I had 3 half days with just my then 5yo last summer. Definite yes to board games! We did that after baking cookies so we could eat too. </p> <p>We also made jewelry which may not be exciting for a 5yo boy but perhaps something similar younger ones can’t do - like build a lego set together. There are lots of sets $15 or under and picking it out could be part of the fun too. We do lots of that. Or whatever he is into with small pieces! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spring-break-activities#post-2812217 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:33:34 +0000 irene 2812217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Painting together, Uno (DS is 6 and we can go for HOURS), bananagrams / boardgames, chess or learn to play chess together, library, puppet shows / shows at local theaters. </p> <p>For crowded places (zoo, aquarium...etc.), maybe take him brighty early in the morning, and leave around lunch before the crowd hits?</p> <p>I love taking DS to playgrounds during breaks while I get work done sitting on a picnic table or so, and the crowd really isn't too bad. The cold weather is a problem though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spring-break-activities#post-2812214 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:15:20 +0000 kiddosc 2812214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll have some solo time with my 5 year old over spring break and am trying to think of fun things to do with him while he's off school. I'm thinking that all the play places will probably be crowded, so I'm trying to think of other activities we can do together, both in and out of the house. We also live in Wisconsin, so spring break isn't going to be very springy and our outdoor activities will be limited by the cold. So far I've come up with: </p> <p>baking cookies<br /> swimming at the Y<br /> movie<br /> hike (weather and child's mood dependent)</p> <p>What are your ideas for some solo time with a semi-big kid? </p>