{"id":1966,"date":"2020-03-07T18:21:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T18:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraniumhomes.com\/blog\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2023-06-08T16:58:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T16:58:48","slug":"march-break-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/march-break-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"March Break Fun for Every Day of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s March Break and you&#8217;ve decided to make the week&nbsp;a STAYCATION! &nbsp;Since&nbsp;home is where the story begins &#8211; we&#8217;ve got a list of activities&nbsp;to keep the&nbsp;kids busy. A guide to March Break Shenanigans for each day of the week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Cooking with Kids<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/geraniumhomes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest<\/a>&nbsp;is often a good resource for inspiration, because&nbsp;there are so many recipes you can create together, choosing just one is an activity in itself. These&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bakerella.com\/pudding-cups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pudding cups<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bakerella.com\/pudding-cups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bakerella<\/a> are&nbsp;a lot of fun, you create edible cups with the help of balloons. What you make isn&#8217;t as important as who you&#8217;re making it with, after all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/geraniumhomes\/kitchens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kitchens<\/a> are&nbsp;made for families to gather.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1984\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kidscookingchoco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1984\" class=\"wp-image-1984\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kidscookingchoco-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"kidscookingchoco\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kidscookingchoco-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kidscookingchoco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kidscookingchoco-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kidscookingchoco-192x128.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kidscookingchoco.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wicked good chocolate peanut butter cups.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Colour Scavenger Hunt<\/strong><br \/>\nThanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/artfulparent.com\/2011\/04\/a-color-scavenger-hunt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artful Parent<\/a> for this idea! This fun activity will keep the kids busy while you&#8217;re starting dinner.&nbsp;Give your child\/children a small pail or basket and ask them to find 10 orange items around the house that would fit inside the container. &nbsp;Repeat with different colours.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1973\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/colourscavenger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1973\" class=\"wp-image-1973\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/colourscavenger.jpg\" alt=\"A colour scavenger hunt is another good boredom breaker.\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/colourscavenger.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/colourscavenger-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A colour scavenger hunt is another good boredom breaker.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>3. Camping!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hgtv.com\/lifestyle\/family\/kids-and-babies\/indoor-camping-ideas-for-kids-pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HGTV<\/a> has some great ideas for outdoor activities you can do indoors. My favourite?&nbsp; Camping!&nbsp; Set up a tent in the living room, grab some sleeping bags and flashlights and tell campfire stories!&nbsp; We even have a recipe to enjoy <a href=\"https:\/\/lmld.org\/make-indoor-smores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S&#8217;MORES indoors<\/a>!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/indoor-camping-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/indoor-camping-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/indoor-camping-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/indoor-camping-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/indoor-camping-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/indoor-camping.jpg 1804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Household Science Experiments<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom <a href=\"https:\/\/onelittleproject.com\/tornado-in-a-jar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tornado in a Jar<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/preschoolpowolpackets.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/science-experiment-elephant-toothpaste.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elephant Toothpaste<\/a>, there are lots of fun science experiments you can do with household objects. &nbsp;This <a href=\"https:\/\/modernmomlife.com\/easy-science-experiments-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ModernMomLife<\/a> has 25 at-home experiments to try for the little Einstein in all of us.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1977\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ScienceExpHome.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1977\" class=\"wp-image-1977\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ScienceExpHome.jpg\" alt=\"Tornado in a jar or elephant toothpaste are just 2 fun science experiments to do at home.\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ScienceExpHome.jpg 949w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ScienceExpHome-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ScienceExpHome-720x537.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tornado in a jar or elephant toothpaste are just 2 fun science experiments to do at home.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>5. Indoor Hopscotch<\/strong><br \/>\nWhatever happened to the art of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Hopscotch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hopscotch<\/a>? Is it just a summer past time? Well, with a roll of <a href=\"https:\/\/home.howstuffworks.com\/home-improvement\/home-diy\/painting\/painters-tape-vs-masking-tape.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">painters&#8217; tape<\/a> you can make a hopscotch board inside and have the kids hopping their energy away. &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prettyhandygirl.com\/indoor-hopscotch-using-painters-tape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pretty Handy Girl<\/a> was the inspiration behind this activity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1979\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/boy_playing_indoor_hopscotch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1979\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1979\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/boy_playing_indoor_hopscotch.jpg\" alt=\"No need to worry about the weather when you can play hopscotch inside.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/boy_playing_indoor_hopscotch.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/boy_playing_indoor_hopscotch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/boy_playing_indoor_hopscotch-192x128.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No need to worry about the weather when you can play hopscotch inside.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>6. Museum Day<\/strong><br \/>\nTake the kids to your local museum! &nbsp;You&#8217;d be surprised how much fun they can get into and many museums offer special events during March Break. Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumsontario.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide<\/a> to all the Ontario Museum locations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1971\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/museumday2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1971\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1971\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/museumday2.jpg\" alt=\"Lots of surprises in store at your local museum\" width=\"691\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/museumday2.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/museumday2-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of surprises in store at your local museum<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>7. Rainbow Soap Bubbles<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is one of those activities that taps into a child&#8217;s creativity. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funathomewithkids.com\/2013\/08\/rainbow-soap-foam-bubbles-sensory-play.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fun At Home With Kids<\/a> it takes about ten minutes to whip up a huge batch of bubbly, puffy, rainbow soap fun. &nbsp;The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funathomewithkids.com\/2013\/08\/rainbow-soap-foam-bubbles-sensory-play.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recipe<\/a> calls for a large container to put the bubbles in, I wonder if it&#8217;s just as easy to make in the tub.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1976\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/soapyrainbow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1976\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1976\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/soapyrainbow-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"Rainbow soap bubbles give new meaning to good, clean fun!\" width=\"720\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/soapyrainbow-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/soapyrainbow-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/soapyrainbow-720x432.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/soapyrainbow.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rainbow soap bubbles give new meaning to good, clean fun!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kids will soon be off for March Break and you&#8217;ve decided to make the week a STAYCATION!  Since home is where the story begins &#8211; we&#8217;ve got a list of activities to keep the kids busy.  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