{"id":3592,"date":"2017-03-19T20:04:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T20:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2017-04-05T14:17:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T14:17:25","slug":"create-a-spring-break-game-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2017\/03\/19\/create-a-spring-break-game-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Spring Break Game Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Game plan&#8221; means a strategy for how you are going to accomplish something. \u00a0In the case of keeping kids from getting bored and\/or into trouble, the best way to prevent it is to keep them busy with safe, fun activities. When there are days home from school, letting kids sit around watching TV or play video games is not the best use of their time. \u00a0Providing fun alternatives will make it much easier to pull them away from the screen.<\/p>\n<p>You need to make a plan of what you will do with them each day and prepare for that. Planning is very important. \u00a0You don&#8217;t want to tell them you are going some place fun, only to arrive there and see they are not open that day or you needed to bring something and you don&#8217;t have it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3594\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/craft-supplies-Carissa-Rogers-goodncrazy.com_-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/craft-supplies-Carissa-Rogers-goodncrazy.com_-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/craft-supplies-Carissa-Rogers-goodncrazy.com_-624x391.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/craft-supplies-Carissa-Rogers-goodncrazy.com_.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/>If your plan includes a craft or cooking project, make sure you have:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all the ingredients\/supplies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recipe\/directions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your plan includes an outing to someplace fun, figure out:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How will you get there?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you should leave?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much it will cost?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What will you do for lunch?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use some of these online resources to find activities and recipes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Our Cluster\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0BwawGFIhZfg5aFRMYzgzdHVGOXc\/view\">March<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0BwawGFIhZfg5ODVLeWRQcldLUGs\/view?usp=sharing\">April<\/a> Activity Calendars<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Au Pair in America\u00a0Pinterest Pinboards\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/spring-holidays\/\">Spring Holidays<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/kid-s-stuff\/\">Kid Stuff\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/fun-recipes\/\">Fun Recipes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a wonderful\u00a0Spring Break!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Photos: <a href=\"http:\/\/willowcottagegarden.wordpress.com\">Willow Gardeners<\/a>\u00a0&amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodncrazy.com\">Carissa\u00a0Rogers\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Game plan&#8221; means a strategy for how you are going to accomplish something. \u00a0In the case of keeping kids from getting bored and\/or into trouble, the best way to prevent it is to keep them busy with safe, fun activities. 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