Spring Break Staycation Ideas

March is the time of year when schools go on spring break. This is usually either a long weekend or an entire week that students and teachers are given off from the daily grind of school. This also means that parents may be at their wits end as to what to do with their kids once they're home during this time.

Many people use this time to go on a mini vacation somewhere. They spend X amount of money on travel, hotel, food, gas, and other items. Just imagine it: you stress and plan this mini vaca for weeks, or even months, and it turns out that the whole thing was a complete flop and no one enjoyed themselves. Think about all of the time, energy, and money that was wasted on the whole trip?

If you don't want to go through the heartache once again, perhaps you should think about taking what's called a Staycation. This is when you stay at home for the entire duration of your time off of work and or school.

If this whole stay at home vacation sounds like a good idea, I've listed some of the things I enjoy doing when I have any time off of work. I've spent many a Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break, and Summer vacations on these options, so I know that they help me pass the time.

• Movie Marathon
• This is perfect for the movie junky. I, for one, have quite the movie collection that I've been adding to over the years. (just look at blog post entitled "Favorite Places to Binge Watch Movies and TV Shows")
• TV Show Marathon
• Look above, the same applies here fore me too.
• Catch up on Book List
• I've developed a love of reading when I was in middle school. Ever since then, I've been gathering up all of the books I can to create my own personal library. Unfortunately, I've not been able to keep up with my reading, so my bookshelf has become a pit stop for all of the books that I have yet to read. This upcoming spring break would be a good time for me to catch up on these books.
• Try new recipes
• There are many sites that you can sign up for that will deliver chef created meals to your door. These services give you recipes that are tailor made for your desires and diet. Pinterest is also a good place to go to if you don't want to pay money for the recipes.
• Explore your neighborhood/town
• Depending upon where you live, you may or may not be able to do both of these options. If you're like me, you live in a small rural town that would be easy to go for a quick drive one day and possibly discover the new little hideaways that I haven't found before now. But if you live in more of a metropolitan, then this might not be a good choice
• Try a new craft with the kids (if you have them and they are young enough to benefit from this)
• Pinterest is a great resource to find crafts for kids if you don't have the ability to go outside and play. 
• Finish up a craft or two you've been putting off
• If you're anything like me, you love to crochet and knit. I have so many projects that I've started, but never finished due to one thing or another. With spring break coming up, it would be a good time to try and finish one or two of them up. Perhaps when I am going through my movie or tv marathons I'll work on them.

There are many other things you can do during spring break that won't break the bank. Hopefully, one or more of them will be enough to keep you so busy that the entire break will fly by in a flash before your eyes.