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Spring Break and March Break family vacation ideas

For many families, a prime vacation time comes in March or April when schools close for a week or more. Fortunately not all schools take breaks at once! (Imagine the line-ups at Disney World.) For many schoolkids, Easter is also a time for a break during March or April.

Spring Break Ideas
March Break Ideas
Easter Festivities and Packages

Spring Break Ideas

What'll it be, blue skies glistening on ski slopes, or on a turquoise sea? Yet the top spot for family spring break has entirely man-made attractions. Guess what's the biggest magnet for families... see below.

March Break Ideas

Cherry Blossoms, and Jefferson Memorial. Photo © JakeMcGuire.com.

Many schools -- especially in Canada-- have a 10-day (or longer) March Break: a terrific time for a getaway, because the ski slopes beckon just as much as the tropical beaches. Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC, Maple Sugar Season in Vermont, St. Patrick's Day; plus of course Florida resorts, ski resorts, resorts with indoor waterparks... Book Early for March Break!

Easter Festivities and Packages

These days, you can find Easter Egg hunts at zoos, tourist railroads, on ski slopes... Also, most resorts have at least an Easter Egg Hunt, and some go all out with crafts and carnivals bunny tuck-ins -- check packages at The Atlantis, Ritz Carlton, Kalahari waterpark resort and more.

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