Staying local for Spring Break and looking for activity ideas to keep the kids entertained? Scroll down for our local Spring Break Bucket List filled with ideas for your little ones!
- Enjoy Slime Time on Tuesday, April 7, Wednesday, April 8 or Thursday April 9 at the Ferguson Library. Click here for details and registration!
- Check out some trucks! Head to Touch a Truck in Stamford Downtown on Wednesday, April 8, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Veterans Park.
- Celebrate the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie! Head to Stamford Diner on Tuesday, April 7 for dinner with Mario, go see the new movie at Majestic or Landmark and participate in the Super Smash Bros. Tournament at the Ferguson Library on Saturday, April 4!
- Go to a playground! Click here for our Guide to Stamford Playgrounds!
- Check out a Spring Break Camp for a day… or all 5! Click here for options!
- Visit some animals! Check out Silverman’s Farm, The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Beardsley Zoo and Bronx Zoo are a few other great places to see animals! Head to the New York Metro Reptile Expo at Westchester County Center on Sunday, April 12!
- Get building! Head to LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Yonkers to unlock your inner champion! Head to Lego Play Day at the West Side Branch of the Ferguson Library on Wednesday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. Go to the Bluey Lego Make and Take at Awesome Toys in Stamford on Friday, April 3, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- Be creative! Head to Lucky Penny Pottery to give your kids some time to create… without making a mess in the house! Draw at Portraits, Naturally! at Stamford Museum & Nature Center on Tuesday, April 7, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Little Picasso’s Art Club is on Friday, April 10, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the Harry Bennett Branch of the Ferguson Library. Check out Pinot’s Palette for Little Brushes Pop-Ups! Lafufu Café on Wednesday, April 8 and Day Dreamer on Saturday, April 11!
- Head to a planetarium show! The Planetarium & Astronomy Center at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center are open daily during Spring Break Week and have a number of family friendly shows to choose from including One World, One Sky featuring Sesame Street, Habitat Earth, a Taylor Swift Laser Show and more!
- Have a picnic at the beach! It may not be warm enough for bathing suits and swimming yet, but bundle up, pack a lunch and a blanket, as well as some send toys and have a picnic lunch on the beach! (No parking permits needed yet)!
- Enjoy a children’s museum in Connecticut! Click here for a list!
- Go flower peeping! Click here for a list of beautiful spots to see!
- Go bowling! RPM and Bowlero Norwalk are fun options.
- Jump around! Head to Air Riderz Port Chester or Skyzone in Norwalk for some trampoline fun!
- Have a family breakfast! We love Elm Street Diner, Stamford Diner and Lakeside Diner!
- Take them out to the ball game! The Mets, The Yankees and The Hartford Yard Goats have home games during break.
- Go to an egg hunt or snap a photo with the Easter Bunny! Click here for our list of options!
- Play a round of Mini Golf! Click here for a list of locations!
- Spend the morning or afternoon on a nature walk! Click here for a list of locations for a family hike! Try the Sculpture Trail Scavenger Hunt at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center!
- See a show! Rock & Roll Playhouse: Music of Bad Bunny + More for Kids will be at Garcia’s at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, April 4! Attend Curtain Call’s Anastasia, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast at the Bushnell Theatre