If your kids are getting cabin fever and you don't have the opportunity to take a vacation, try a staycation, where you bring the travel atmosphere home. Try one of these tips to change up the routine a little bit!
- If you live near a major metro area, use the bus or train/subway to do some travel. The kids will love the novelty of doing something other than driving, and it's really not that hard. Transit drivers are generally very helpful too.
- Host a theme party. Decorate a room to look like a forest or a beach, then have a picnic or typical beach or camping food. You can even set up a pup tent in a living room, or build a tent out of a blanket and table and chairs, to make it like camping. Or create an indoor planetarium with a few sets of glow in the dark stars.
- Bring the vacation home. Choose a place, and then learn about it. Explore basic travel phrases, cook a few authentic recipes, and download native tunes to have a multi-day learning experience.
- Let your kids be the tourists. Give them the camera to take pictures of things nearby. You might see the world through a different set of eyes!
- Try a new activity. In the winter, try snowshoeing, ice skating, or cross country skiing if you've never done it before. In the summer, try flying a kite, planting a small garden, or hosting a mini-carnival with games for kids (sack races, three-legged races, etc).
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