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More Spring Break Ideas

By , About.com Guide   January 7, 2012

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Spring break is coming up, and for schoolkids in the US and Canada this typically means 10 school-free days during March or April. Fortunately, school districts take their break during different weeks. (Picture the crowds in Magic Kingdom if all schools were off the same week.)

Photo courtesy of Disney's Vero Beach Resort. Check out twenty family spring break ideas that include ranch resorts in Arizona, a theme park preview in Hershey PA, Mardi Gras Weekends at Universal Orlando, National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC, Quebec City with side trips to the ski slopes and the Ice Hotel...

(College "Spring Break", by the way, is a completely different animal - a wild, party animal-- and families generally want to avoid the popular spots. Read tips on finding a good family spring break in Florida where many beaches are scenes of college spring break craziness.) Photo courtesy of Disney's Vero Beach Resort.

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January 9, 2012 at 4:01 pm
(1) Steph @Best Kid Friendly Travel says:

I keep forgetting how fun Mardi Gras can be for kids at Universal Orlando… thanks for the reminder!! :)

January 9, 2012 at 4:27 pm
(2) Robert BAJAN says:

Great ideas, thanks!

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