March Break!

Here in Ontario it is March Break. The kids have a week off school. It can be a busy time of traveling, doing interesting things and visiting with family. This year we just stayed at home, but we definitely haven't been bored. It is amazing the fun things we can do, that aren't that expensive, if we really put our minds to it.

We have a yearly family pass for our local museum. Right now they have an exhibit on about shipwrecks. My husband took the kids to see it, leaving me time alone to get things done around the house. It was so nice and the kids had a blast. There were pirates there that put on a show, they got to enter a hurricane tube that showed them what a category one hurricane felt like. They got to see real treasure from real shipwrecks. It is pretty amazing.

We are lucky this winter to have lots of outdoor ice rinks. The past few winters it have been too warm for outdoor ice rinks. We went to one at city hall and we went to a neighbourhood one. It is amazing how the kids skills have improved this year, even though we have only gone skating a handful of time. I am hoping to go one more time, maybe tomorrow. We would have gone skating today but it is too cold. Tomorrow looks much better.

We have had some fun times playing with friends. It is nice when kids have good friends and they get along so well. It is hard when they have arguments and fighting amongst themselves. So, when they play for four hours and have fun and are happy and being kind for that long, man, it's magical.

Today we are going swimming at our local pool. It is nice when during holidays and breaks they make extra swimming time available. We went on Tuesday as well and the kids had a blast. I love seeing them being brave and exploring the water. They are now willing to try new things in the water and actually put their face in without fear or trepidation.

So that has been our March Break. The house work has been put on hold and the family time has been ramped up.

What do you like to do during school breaks or holidays?