Staycation Ideas: 30 fun things to do as a family

Staycation Ideas: 30 Fun Things to Do as a Family

Is your family staying home this Spring Break? It’s called a “staycation.” And it’s the perfect opportunity to re-discover the charms and attractions that the Chattahoochee Valley has to offer. Here is a list of 30 fun things you can do together as a family.

1. Bake cookies
2. Pop some popcorn and watch a movie
3. Volunteer as a family at a community agency
4. Adopt a resident at a nursing home
5. Collect leaves and make rubbings at home
6. Explore your local library together
7. Go whitewater rafting on the Chattahoochee River
8. Play hide and seek as a family
9. Go outside after dark and star gaze
10. Learn something new together
11. Make a family scrapbook
12. Go geo-caching at a Georgia State Park
13. Create a “family night”
14. Do something nice for another family, but don’t tell them who did it
15. Visit a new park or playground
16. Go see an IMAX movie at the National Infantry Museum
17. Create a family tree
18. Create a family time capsule
19. Have an outdoor picnic
20. Pull out the family picture album and reminisce
21. Take a walk on the Chattahoochee Riverwalk and visit River Rock Island
22. Plant a small vegetable garden
23. Go on a bike ride on the Columbus Fall Line Trace
24. Have a special breakfast on the porch
25. Play miniature golf
26. Make a pizza together
27. Put on a puppet show
28. Catch fireflies in a jar, then set them free
29. Go someplace you’ve never been before as a family
30. Go hiking together