Surviving Spring Break: AKA One Little, Two Little, Three Little Prozac

Posted on March 31, 2008
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It’s that wonderful time of the year again where rabid children run amok through the streets while parents everywhere lock themselves in the bathroom and raid the medicine cabinets for bottles of sweet relief. Yes, that’s right, it’s spring break.

Today was our first day of spring break and so far I’m only mildly stressed. It all started out well enough. I got up extra early and wrote blog posts for my clients before my girls were even out of bed and felt quite proud of having gotten it done so early. Of course I was robbed of my efficiency-induced high when both clients’ servers were down and I couldn’t post to said blogs. Just my luck.

Now my challenge, should I chose to deny myself a drug induced coma and accept it, is to get my work done AND entertain the kids for this week. Can we say Mission Impossible?

When work and kids collide a WAHM’s job gets tricky but with a little planning I’m hoping to avoid a total melt down. Here’s my advice, for what it’s worth, on making through spring break unscathed.

Plan Outings

There is no way you can get through a week without taking your kids out and doing something with them. When I have to entertain my girls on a no-school day I usually opt for bowling or a movie. We have a bowling alley not five minutes from our house and both girls love going. So that’s definitely on the agenda. The cheap theater is also always a hit. Yeah, they still gouge you on the popcorn and drinks but at least the admission isn’t equal to the average mortgage payment.

We’re also going to hit the library. Outings don’t have to cost money—they just have to give your kids something to do besides whining.

Idle Hands Make for Little Devils

Bored kids are dangerous to your mental health so keep them occupied, even if it’s with simple stuff. Hitting the dollar store for cheap craft items usually works wonders. All young kids love crafts and they don’t have to be fancy-pants structured ones either. One of my favorites is to get some paper plates, cut them out in the shapes of funky masks and then let the girls go to town decorating them. Super easy, super cheap and super fun.
Well, it’s too quiet in here and now I’m nervous—better go. If you’ve got any suggestions on what to do to occupy kids during spring break please leave a comment. The life you save may be my own.

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