16 Amazing March Break Ideas
16. March break camps Can’t get the week off to hang with your kids? Consider a March break day camp. This trend has really caught on and now universities, community colleges, civic centres and even public libraries host day camps for children as young as four. Costs vary widely, but $50 per day is not unusual. Here’s what you need to know to find the one for your child.
Be prepared to research Look at your town’s or city’s website or calling your child’s school and local library. For university-based day camps – for children as young as five – phone your local campus.
Understand that there’s no standard curriculum Offerings at different March break camps vary widely. Engineering Science Quest, at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, offers one-day science camps for kids in Grades 1 to 6. At Dalhousie University in Halifax, the March break program is all about athletics. Decide what meets your child’s needs.
Call to check the age range If a camp is for kids eight to 14, double-check with the registration office to ensure your child isn’t the only one under 10.
Say yes to the waiting list Some popular March break camps start filling up in the fall. But cancellations often come up.
Don’t forget about daycare offerings “My seven-year-old daughter attends after-school daycare, and during March break she goes to the daycare full-time,” says Sandy Griffith of Edmonton. “The centre plans field trips, like swimming, the Odyssium [an interactive science museum] and movies.”
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