Maximizing family time during spring break

HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Spring break is rejuvenating and important for your kids as well as your family’s health. Taking a break from homework and the office and getting to know each other again helps you reboot, re-energize and get ready for spring. Families are concerned with their finances, and they may not have money to hit the slopes or enjoy the Disneyland experience, but that doesn’t mean you can’t maximize and enjoy your spring break together. There are so many things your kids will love and they don’t have to be big, expensive things as long as you make your focus about enjoying each other and playing together.

If you’ve waited until the last minute to schedule something, try a theme a day plan. That basically means you sit down with the family over pizza and make plans for something special to do each day.

Below is a guide of what many families find enjoyable, but you can come up with a creative plan uniquely prepared for your family: