Spring Breaker

Spring ahead to Spring Break. With kids off school and activities on hiatus, it’s good to have a plan in your soon-to-be-Easter basket to keep the wee ones busy all week long.

We advocate getting outside, with rain or snow gear on.

Luckily (or unluckily), around these parts, winter tends to hang on long past the March break (and the official first day of spring) leaving us with ample opportunities for downhill skiing (with daycare kids under three), cross-country skiing in and around Calgary and tobogganing.

There’s a fine line between snow and ice in melt-freeze-melt weather making helmet wearing even more of a must-do. Check out the helmet covers from Tail Wags to entice young ones to protect their skulls and help you spot them on busy slopes.

For fair-weather skiers, Spring Break is the perfect time to learn, and COP offers one-day snowboard or ski camps.

There are several other camp options to choose from, including Spring Fling (swimming, roller skating and crafts) at the Calgary JCC, camps at the YMCA Calgary for kids 3 to 13 and LEGO-mania at Bricks4Kidz (think robotics and vehicles that go).

For the dramatist, Calgary Arts Development offers a Spring Break Drama Camp where kids can experiment with fairytale improv. Finally, we love 4Cats Art Studio’s take on famous artists like Georgia O’Keefe. They also offer a Mix It Up camp this break where kids can try their hand at various types of painting and sculpture.

Finally, take some time to chill out. Spend a day in your pajamas reading stories, playing board games and making crafts out of your recycling. We’d even endorse a movie or two.

Think of it as a last-minute winter’s hibernation before the arrival of the beautiful buds of spring.

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