Are you staying home for spring break? Here are 30 (more) staycation ideas to make your family vacation feel as much like a real family getaway as possible — without leaving the comfort of your home. So turn off your phones, kick back, relax, and enjoy!
- Make homemade ice cream
- Explore your local state or national parks
- Visit a local museum
- Try new recipes
- Go ice skating
- Try playing paintball or laser tag
- Visit a nearby amusement park
- Watch a major or minor league sporting event
- Host a family board game tournament
- Go bowling
- Visit a nearby tourist spot
- Visit a theme restaurant or dinner theater
- Have a family water-game day
- Tackle a family project
- Host a movie marathon
- Find a local festival
- Play outside
- Relax outside by candlelight.
- Go hiking
- Take a trip to your favorite bookstore
- Bust out the art supplies
- Solve a big puzzle
- Ride your bikes on the Riverwalk
- Take a nap
- Have a dance-off
- Go zip-lining
- Turn off your technology (for one day!)
- Explore a botanical garden
- Splurge on an activity you wouldn’t normally do
- Make a doughnut run
