Holiday Break Boredom? Here are some FUN Family Ideas!

We all know that kids can’t wait to be done with semester finals and start Winter Break! We also know that within the first 48 hours of being out of school, they are moping around and moaning about being “bored” already!  My first response to this complaint is “There’s so much to do!  How about helping with the holiday baking, cleaning, finish wrapping up some presents, clean up around the house, go last minute shopping with me, clean up after the dogs, maybe start by cleaning your room?”  If you haven’t already guessed, I could use a little help cleaning!

None of these very helpful suggestions to overcome boredom are anywhere near what most kids think of as an alternative to being bored, and you’ll more than likely end up with an even more dramatic emphasis on the moaning and groaning!

Here are some fun family outing ideas you can entice them with once the euphoria of the actual holiday itself has left the building (which is usually immediately after opening presents):

Illumination, Symphony of Light  https://worldofillumination.com

A Constellation Christmas at SicTheatre http://www.thesicsense.com/event/f73546b1e51029748cb74468feaa6170

Las Noches de las Luminarias at the Desert Botanical Gardens https://www.dbg.org/events/las-noches-de-las-luminarias-0

Mesa Temple Lights http://www.mesachristmaslights.com/

Phoenix Zoolights http://www.phoenixzoo.org/event-items/zoolights/

(a groupon is available for this https://www.groupon.com/deals/gl-phoenix-zoo-zoo-lights)

Merry Main Street (Mesa) http://merrymainst.com/icerink/

Glendale Glitters https://www.glendaleaz.com/glitters/

Holiday happiness wishes to you all! Keep checking in with us for the latest and greatest ideas, events, and opinions!  Contact us if you’d like to become more involved in keeping our community drug-free.