Hi friends! School break is here! To keep things holly and jolly even after the holidays are through, we’ve put together this handy Staycation Guide with enough activities to fill a whole week–and then some!
Check out an indoor play place.
Several of these Holiday Light Displays stay open through New Year’s.
Take a twirl around the ice skating rink at Winterfest in Hartford or Veterans Memorial Rink in West Hartford.
Take a day trip to Ski Butternut in Great Barrington, MA.
Marvel at miniature trains (like these and these).
Paint some pottery (check out our favorite studios here, here or here).
Learn while you play at the Connecticut Science Center or the Ecotarium.
Check out a new movie at our favorite family-friendly cinema.
Bundle up and visit a new-to-you playground (we can suggest 50+ choices!).
Try out the snow tubing at Powder Ridge in Middlefield.
We hope this list inspires you to get out and about this holiday break. If you need more ideas, visit our Places We’ve Been page for 100s of blog posts about our outings all across Connecticut!
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