March Break is quickly approaching, and for many families, it's a scramble to fill a week full of school-free days. Whether you’re looking for a day camp for kids, exciting day trips for the family, or evening adventures to make the most of the time change, Simcoe County is chock full of events to help you have an awesome March Break. We thought we would put as many of them in one place as possible.
March Break Day Camps
This is just a short list of some awesome camps offering March Break programming:
Daily Outdoor Adventures
The nice thing about March Break is that you’ve usually got at least a few decent days to spend outside. It shouldn’t be too cold, and there is still plenty of snow to experience. What’s even better? Outdoor activities typically don’t cost much, either!
Geocaching There are tons of spots just waiting to be discovered!
Blue Mountain is offering a full week of events, sponsored by Family Channel
Park Place has activities every day between 12-2
Moonlight Snowshoe at Snow Valley
Evening Cross-Country Skiing at Scenic Caves
Daily Indoor Adventures
We’re not all outdoorsy people, and even if you are, sometimes time indoors isn’t a bad thing! There’s a wide range of inside events to check out this week.
Maple Fest at the Haliburton Highlands Museum
Evening Activites For Working Families
Spring Forward used to be the bane of my existence...until that handy change in clocks meant my kids slept in until a ‘reasonable’ hour. Coupled with no school, there’s an opportunity for kids to stay up a little later than usual! Make the most of the extra sun (and some later bedtimes) and try out some of these great evening activities.
Blanket forts: Gather your supplies, convene in the living room, and construct the biggest, coziest blanket fort you can. Have a picnic with your dinner, watch a movie, or snuggle up and chat.
Dollar Store Gift Exchange: Do a dollar store run, and let everyone choose a present for the person younger than them. The youngest chooses for the oldest. When you get home, wrap the gifts up and exchange!
The Skittles Game - This is an amazing game to play to reconnect and learn new things about your family members. Everyone takes a handful of Skittles (or M&Ms, Smarties, etc). For every colour of candy, you tell a different fact about yourself:
- Red: a favourite memory
- Purple: an achievement you're proud of
- Yellow: a favourite hobby
- Orange: a goal you have
- Green: favourite food/colour/animal/etc
Games Night - Spend some tech-free time together, playing board games and chatting. You'll be amazed at how much closer you feel after being present, and intentionally spending time together.
Choose Your Own Adventure: Let each member of the family pick one thing they want to do that night. You can spread it out over a few evenings, or make the choices simple like what to have for dinner, what flavour of ice cream to get, which movie to watch, or which pyjamas everyone wears.
Movie night - Plain and simple, there isn't much better than curling up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn and watching a new movie.
Plan a summer vacation: This article talks about the importance of family vacations, whether it's a pricey trip to a resort, or a laid-back staycation. Spend some time over March Break planning an adventure for the summer.