The Stay Local Spring Break Bucket List! | Stamford Moms

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!

  1. Check out some trucks! Head to Touch a Truck in Stamford Downtown on Wednesday, April 17, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Veterans Park.
  2. Go to a playground! Click here for a list of favorites!
  3. Check out a Spring Break Camp for a day… or all 5! Click here for options!
  4. Get in some time with Bluey! Go see Bluey’s Big Play at The Palace Stamford on Tuesday, April 16 at 6 p.m. or Wednesday, April 17 at 2 p.m. Click here for the details! AND/OR have dinner with Bluey at the Stamford Diner on Tuesday, April 16!
  5. Go on a hike! It’s even Take a Hike Week at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Monday, April 15 – Saturday, April 20! Click here to learn more! Click here for a list of great places for a family hike!
  6. 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! Click here or a list of even more fun spots!
  7. Get building! Head to LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Yonkers to unlock your inner champion! Join the LEGO City Minifigure team as they set LEGO City Missions for you to complete across LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester! Learn more here!
  8. Be creative! Head to Lucky Penny Pottery or Big Picture Art Studio to give your kids some time to create… without making a mess in the house!
  9. Read! Head to one of the Ferguson Library branches to check out a few new books and then grab ice cream!
  10. 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)!
  11. Visit a museum in Manhattan for children! Click here for 5 great ones!
  12. Enjoy a children’s museum in Connecticut! Click here for a list!
  13. Celebrate Earth Day! Join us for the Second Annual Stamford Moms Earth Day Celebration at Designs by Lee on Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Click here for details… and use it as a reason to start your spring garden!
  14. Go flower peeping! Click here for a list of beautiful spots to see!
  15. Spend time in the kitchen! Check out a baking or cooking class for kids at Hudson Table Stamford! Click here to see the options!
  16. See a movie! Watch DC League of Super Pets in 4-D at the Maritime Aquarium!
  17. Have fun at a show! Check out Cinderella at Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport on Saturday or Sunday! Click here for all the information and to get tickets!
  18. Go bowling! RPM, Pinstripes and Bowlero Norwalk are fun options.
  19. Jump around! Head to Air Riderz Port Chester or Skyzone in Norwalk for some trampoline fun!
  20. Have a family breakfast! We love Elm Street Diner and Lakeside Diner!
  21. Take them out to the ball game! The Mets have home games during the break, The Yankees had a few home games later in the week and The Hartford Yard Goats have home games the first weekend of break.

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