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Spring Break 2015 With The Kids

Lifestyle Feb 18, 2015

by Hillary Di Menna

Close To Home Or Abroad, Spend Spring Break With Your Family

This time of year, families in North America get time off to recuperate from less-than-friendly weather. Whether you spend Spring Break close to home or travelling somewhere sunny, you have a chance to warm up with your family.

For a trip that won’t break the bank, our nations’ capitals are hosting free family-friendly events. The United States’ National Cherry Blossom Festival will have its opening ceremony March 20 in Washington, DC. Celebrating the anniversary of Japan's gifting cherry blossom trees to the States, world-renowned performers will take the stage at Warner Theatre. Tickets are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

In Canada, Gatineau Park in Ottawa-Gatineau is offering guided weekend snowshoe hikes from now to March 15. Just in case snowshoes aren’t a staple in your wardrobe, they will be provided. These two-hour animal tracking sessions are offered in English and French. Spots are limited, so it's a good idea to make reservations. Also, Indigo and Chapters stores all over Canada will be putting on events every day of March Break. Activity themes include Dr. Seuss, Rainbow Loom, Lego, pirates and mermaids. To sign up, visit or call your preferred store location.

If you’re itching to go somewhere warmer and are willing to spend some cash, travel companies are offering spring break deals for families.

Transat Holidays’ lowest-priced family trip this March is to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. The Grand Paradise Playa Dorada is a four-star resort with child-friendly features like a kids’ pool, Kiko’s Kids Club and supervised activities for children ages 4 to 12.

Sears Travel’s most budget-friendly trip is to an all-inclusive vacation to Riu Jalisco in Mexico. The four-and-a-half star Signature Vacations resort has a water slide, kids' pool and a kids' club.

But if you're looking to take your young ones for the first time back to the motherland why not do it in syle with the luxury vacation packages offered by enchanting-india.com where you can custom make your package to include anything from wildlife spotting to adventure sports, sight-seeing and soaking in the glorious culture.

Sunwing offers trips this month to the three-star Be Live Hamaca Garden in Boca Chica Bay in the Dominican Republic. The kid-friendly spot offers a shaded playground and a partly shaded pool. Children ages 2 to 12 play and eat for free, and there's no single supplement fee for one adult staying with two kids.

Or you can always stay comfy at home with these stay-at-home activities for the kiddos!

What was your favourite Spring Break adventure as a kid? Leave a comment below!

_{Feature image courtesy of Asia.com}

Hillary Di Menna

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Hillary Di Menna is a freelance journalist who manages to publish her scribblings while raising a six-year-old skateboarding ballerina and sharing her home with two snuggly black cats. Her parenting blog, Misfit Matriarch, follow her adventures in parenting. You can find all her work at

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Spring Break 2015 With The Kids

by Hillary Di Menna

Close To Home Or Abroad, Spend Spring Break With Your Family

Hillary Di Menna

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