Life is a special occasion. One of the things I think my parents did right was have a focus on family vacations growing up. These weren’t necessarily tropical vacations. Actually, most were a 6 hour drive to Minnesota to camp, fish and swim. From those yearly trips, I learned that you don’t need to take your family on an expensive spring break vacation for it to create lifelong family memories. Many people think that they can’t afford a spring break, but I want to show you how a spring break doesn’t necessarily mean traveling somewhere! Last year we filled our spring break with different activities right in our town.
1. The Movies
We don’t go to a lot of movies in the theater, so it probably is pretty exciting for our son when we do. We took advantage of a rainy day and Colton picked out any movie he wanted to see- of course with a huge popcorn.
2. Bowling
Dad joined us in a few games of bowling one day. Bowling is definitely one of my favorite family activities that we don’t do enough. It’s fun to get a little competitive too. Boys vs. Girls?
3. Science Center
I admit that we don’t go to the Science Center enough. It is a fun place that the kids enjoy, but it is educational at the same time.
4. Build-a-Bear!
Typically, we would only bring Colton to places like this for his birthday, but I saved up coupons and gift certificates that I received for times like this. Check around your city during spring break for specials, discounts or coupons!
Other staycation ideas to create fun, family memories are: water park, arcade, camp out in the backyard, visit the zoo, go on a picnic, craft!, roller skating and mini golf.
I really love the idea that Life is a Special Occasion, because it truly is. It is such a great reminder that we can have fun and create memories in the little things in life.
Hallmark wants to know why it’s important for your family to create new memories and commemorate them. Visit Hallmark.com/Explore for product news and special offers. Life is a special occasion.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Hallmark. The opinions and text are all mine.
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