The Only Spring Break Bucket List Your Family Needs For a Bloomin' Good Time

If your family has vacationed at your favorite spot for the past few years, why not switch it up this year and travel someplace new? Find a location where there are activities that all your family members can get excited about and where each person can try something new.

If you're planning to stay local during Spring break, take your kids on a treasure hunt in your own backyard. Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure-hunting game that can be played on GPS-enabled devices. Players can navigate to GPS coordinates nearby and attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at the location. Or, if you prefer to keep all devices out of it, plan a good, old-fashioned scavenger hunt around the neighborhood.

If your family seems a little bored with the games you have on your shelf, DIY your own board game! Let your kids come up with the overall theme, the pieces needed, and what the ultimate reward is, and head to a craft store and start working on the game together. By the end of the week, your kids can invite their friends over to try it out and see who the ultimate winner is.

Find a handful of local charities and look into events, programs, or activities they have going on during Spring break. For each charity that you volunteer with, ask your kids to come up with a service project that they can bring back with them to school and get their classmates involved in.

If your town has a drive-in movie theater that opens at the start of the warmer season, it could be the perfect family outing for some bonding time (while eating sugary snacks, of course). If not, chances are you still have a drive-in restaurant near you, and you can make it a game with your kids about who tries the funniest sounding thing on the menu.

Keep your week simple and take your family on a daily adventure to try out local playgrounds. If your town has water parks or smaller-scaled theme parks, include those into the mix. The theme of your week can be "play at a new spot every day," and that will never get old!

Campfires are usually the perfect end to a long Summer day, so why not get your kids excited about their upcoming three months of freedom by having a Spring campfire in your backyard? If it's still a little chilly, gather up all the blankets and pillows you can find and challenge your kids to find stars in the sky.

Whether it's the next town over or a few hours away, you can still travel with your kids without getting on a plane. When you're in a new town, you can also check out its museums, restaurants, and local parks.

While this activity is technically indoors, nothing says Spring quite like baking up a load of brightly colored treats! Have your kids choose the colors, decorations, and theme, and the whole family can indulge when you're done.