2020 Spring Break

Due to the Covid -19 Pandemic, our spring break plans turned into Spring Break staycation shelter in place style. School was closed for the week prior to spring break and homeschool/remote learning was implemented. We decided to make the most of spring break and take a break from learning to spend time as a family. Of course, all of the museums, zoos, parks and everything else was also closed so we had to be creative of things we could do at home. We had one day of the weather cooperating and decided to enjoy a nice day taking a hike at Kettle Moraine in Wisconsin (all Illinois state parks were closed). We came up with the idea of hosting theme days with nightly movie night and the kids did really well having fun with free play on their own during the day followed by afternoon/night activities. We were impressed with how flexible they were and rolled with the idea of a spring break at home instead of our planned trip. they could have been bummed, but rallied and really enjoyed all the of the activities planned. We'll just have to put off our KC waterpark trip and seeing our St. Louis friends another time! Although we had a lot of fun and enjoyed family time, we hope Spring Break 2021 looks a little different!