When you were making fun and exciting plans for what to do during Spring Break with friends you weren’t planning on being restricted from so much due to an outbreak of COVID-19. All you can think about is what you can’t do, but there are still some great things you can do to have fun during this unexpected Spring Break.
Very small group activities
Plan a spa day either just you or with a couple of friends. This is something you can do all together at someone’s house. Each person can look up facial treatments, hair mask recipes, and foot bath soaks. Many of these have ingredients you can find right in your own kitchen or bathroom cabinet. Play up the whole experience and play music from the spa music station or you can google ‘spa music’ and stream it on your computer. You might want to save this one for the last couple of days, so you are looking your absolute best when you go back to school.
If you get some friends together, you can have a lip sync challenge. Pick a few songs and draw names from a hat to challenge each other. Or one night get your friends together and host your own Chopped Cooking Challenge. It could be breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert. Break into teams and each team picks a surprise item for the other team that they have to use! Then have a great time eating all the goodies. Get a couple of friends or your significant other together and all take an online cooking class. Step outside your comfort zone and try something new and different.
Solo Activities
On your own? Here are a few things you can do. Go through your closet, take out things that you haven’t worn in the last year, and put them in a bag, basket, or box to donate. Then go through and organize your closet. If you go one step further pre-plan outfits for the first week back at school.
Try out some of the language learning apps and try out another language. Make a bucket list of things you want to do over the summer. Check out a YouTube video to learn how to play an instrument. Better yet, pick a skill or hobby and make your own YouTube video! Try out yoga or meditation. Rearrange your room or remodel your room. Simply changing the paint color can make a huge difference. Check out some of the newest books at the library or on Audible.
Activities with littles
Now here is the real challenge, what to do if you’re spending Spring Break with young children. Just a few ideas of what to do with the littles. Just because you’re restricted from going to places with large groups doesn’t mean you can’t get outside. Create a list of games to play outside or create an obstacle course– be sure to include crossing over a ‘lava pit’ or a ‘river filled with crocodiles’! Make cookies, build a blanket fort, and have a picnic. Play pirate and hunt for treasure. Try exercising to an exercise video streamed on your computer or television. This ends up being more giggling than exercising. Spend an afternoon with them writing a thank you letter to a mom/dad, a grandparent, friend, a relative, or a teacher (this would be an extra special surprise for him or her). Something kids of all ages would love, write a story and make a video of them acting out the story you wrote together. Then make popcorn and watch the video together. You could have a mini-movie-thon of all their favorite movies. Create a book of all their favorite things or make a pop-up book.
Whether you spend this time on your own, with a couple of friends, or spending time with littles, make the time filled with good things to refresh your mind and body. Getting outside, doing something new, trying different foods or learning something new that isn’t school-related can do much to recharge before you head back to school, homework, tests, studying, projects, and the books. Right now, just breathe, relax and have a great time.
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