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What do you do for spring break?
Filed under: Big Kids, Places To Go
When I was a child, spring break meant a week of sleeping late and playing outside all day. It was sort of a test-run for summer break. My mother didn't line up day camps and classes to keep us occupied and my family didn't take trips out of town or plan any special activities whatsoever. It was spring break, which meant we were allowed to fill our time however we pleased.
When Christy was little, spring break mostly meant scrambling to find child care for her during that week so I could go to work. Now that Ellie is in school, I am trying to figure out spring break again. She will be dismissed from school early on Friday and will be off all next week and I have made absolutely no plans for keeping her busy. Most parents I know have enrolled their little ones in day camps, swimming lessons, etc. The only thing we have so far is a very elaborate plan for a lemonade stand.
I was feeling stressed out about my lack of plans until I talked to Ellie about what she wanted to do during her week off. Her idea of a great spring break sounds a lot like mine. She gets up early every weekday and attends kindergarten until 3pm. She wants to spend her week exactly the way I used to; sleeping late and playing outside with her friends. So, that is what we will do. Assuming, of course, that her friends have time in their schedules for that. What about you? Do you plan lots of activities and trips for your kids' spring break?
When Christy was little, spring break mostly meant scrambling to find child care for her during that week so I could go to work. Now that Ellie is in school, I am trying to figure out spring break again. She will be dismissed from school early on Friday and will be off all next week and I have made absolutely no plans for keeping her busy. Most parents I know have enrolled their little ones in day camps, swimming lessons, etc. The only thing we have so far is a very elaborate plan for a lemonade stand.
I was feeling stressed out about my lack of plans until I talked to Ellie about what she wanted to do during her week off. Her idea of a great spring break sounds a lot like mine. She gets up early every weekday and attends kindergarten until 3pm. She wants to spend her week exactly the way I used to; sleeping late and playing outside with her friends. So, that is what we will do. Assuming, of course, that her friends have time in their schedules for that. What about you? Do you plan lots of activities and trips for your kids' spring break?
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3-22-2007 @ 8:00PM
Ann Adams said...We won't be doing anything special either so far as I know although I have tentatively planned an out of town trip to meet a blogging friend. By myself.
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3-22-2007 @ 10:28PM
rebecca Biernesser said...I spent spring break with my mom in the hospital (she had her knee replaced) and my son spent it at home in the care of my niece. They did go to the Zoo one day, but that is b/c my SIL took everyone....I don't have time for all those Day camps and blah blah blah....lol...I'm like you, give me a bed and pillow please.
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3-23-2007 @ 11:37AM
Leian said...Since I practically eat and breathe to travel, we usually try to go somewhere, although it's not going to happen this year since we just got back from the Caribbean a few weeks ago. My daughter's school actually runs a mini-camp for that week which she'll be enrolled in, but I think for the future we'll go back to travel plans, although we try to stay away from traditional "spring break" destinations. We usually leave the country but I'm thinking of doing an RV trip one year, or just going somewhere reachable by bus or train, just to try something new, or doing day trips into the city (we live in the suburbs) to do fun things right around here that we don't get to do often enough.
Leian
http://www.childofleisure.com
The Luxury Travel Blog for Parents
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