• The ‘Toyblox: Tiny Toy Towns”will run from January 20 through March 17, 2024.
• If you have an 11-15 year old, you can take an online babysitting course through the American Red Cross.  Sign up HERE. OR take a babysitting course through the YMCA HERE.
• Visit the Waukesha County Park system, or a park system close to you. Click the link to find links to each of the Waukesha County Parks and our guest contributor Jann’s family’s experiences at each park. Our favorites are Retzer Nature Center, Nashotah Park, and Fox Brook Park. 
• Take a spring hike at one or all of these hiking trails located in Waukesha County and throughout WI. We love Lapham Peak and the Ice Age Trail, along with Lion’s Den Gorge if you are planning a small day trip to Lake Michigan. 
• Try one of many Youth Programs offered through the city of Waukesha.
• Head to Snips and Giggles in downtown Oconomowoc to get a fun haircut over break! {Better yet, get a cute cut now, so you are set for Spring Break!}
• Looking for a service staycation? Find places to volunteer and help here and here.  
• If you are doing spring cleaning, find places to donate here. 
• Check out this guide to fun Indoor Play locations to break out of the house and burn off some energy!
• Easter is on March 31, 2024. Take in an Easter Egg Hunt.
• Find a great playground at a new park to explore on the nice days!
• Check out our ever-popular Events Calendar to explore and check out new events and places in our communities.
• Book a night at the Ingleside in Pewaukee. Check out their Spring Break Package HERE.
• Craft at the Oconomowoc Public Library on Monday, March 28 from 10am to noon. – Drop in and explore your creative side at their craft stations.
• Take a yoga class at the Oconomowoc Community Center: 
  • A 2-hour yoga workshop incorporating poses, meditation, breathwork, and deep relaxation through age-appropriate games, songs, stories, and crafts. This is a non-judgmental space for kids to build confidence, strength, balance, and flexibility while also practicing mindfulness and having fun with their peers. Prior yoga experience is not necessary. Please bring a water bottle and a yoga mat (recommended).
  • Ages 6-10 9-11am Tues. March 26
  • Ages 11-1311:30am-1:30pm Tues. March 26 

For Spring Break 2023, we headed just southwest of Madison, to Cave of the Mounds. Highly recommend! It was our first time for myself (Erin, and my two kids (ages 12 and 9)), and we all enjoyed the tour! At just over an hour from Lake Country, this makes a perfect day trip.

Lake Country Family Fun reader Heather S. suggests heading to Madison for your spring break. Here are her tips for a successful day trip:

• Start your day at the Henry Vilas Zoo. Admission is free, and it’s open year round! Make sure to visit the Arctic Passage and Badger exhibits. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy Vilas Park, or eat at Zuzu Cafe just across the street.
• Next, head downtown to view the Capitol building.

  • • If there are fewer than 10 people in your tour group, no reservation is necessary. On weekends and on holidays they are only able to accommodate up to 130 people per hour. For questions or comments regarding on-line Capitol tour reservations, please contact us by email at Capitol Tours or by telephone at (608)266-0382. Enjoy your tour!

• The Madison Children’s Museum is a great place to visit. We love heading out to the rooftop and looking out over the city. 

• Head down State Street for delicious BABCOCK HALL ICE CREAM (curbside service only).
• Another quick stop is the GEOLOGY MUSEUM on the UW-Madison campus. Admission is also free, and there are dinosaur skeletons and rocks/geodes in a special room with a secret light.
• For the nature lovers, check out OLBRICH GARDENS. The outdoor garden admission is FREE!

  • Olbrich’s outdoor gardens feature 16 acres of stunning landscapes and Midwest-hardy plants – Free & open daily.

  • Visit the tropical Bolz Conservatory, filled with exotic plants, orchids, birds, and a waterfall – $6 admission; free for Members. Free to all on Wed. & Sat. from 10 a.m. – noon.

• Other Madison attractions
  • Go Mini-golfing at VITENSE GOLF.
• Head south of Madison to Lake Geneva and stay at the Ridge Hotel. 

• Head to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum!
  • March 25-April 5 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
    Unleash your curiosity this spring break! Don’t miss programming throughout the Museum, including stomp rockets, paper airplanes and wind tunnels.
  • The Museum will be closed on March 31. 
• Visit the MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM 
• Visit the MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM 

• Visit the MITCHELL PARK DOMES and be transported to a tropical environment, or the desert in one location. They are definitely a tropical escape right here in Wisconsin!
  • The show dome always has something spectacular going on. The “Toyblox: Tiny Toy Towns” train show will run through March 17, 2024.
  • Whether checking out the koi in the Tropical Dome or the deserts of the American Southwest in the Desert Dome, the Domes are like a mini escape while being relatively close to home. 
  • Lake Country Family Fun reader Heather S. points out that the desert and tropical domes both have scavenger hunts for kids. You can pick up a worksheet as you walk in, and don’t miss the I-spy game in the desert dome as well.”
• Head a bit south of the city to Oak Creek and wander around IKEA – don’t forget to eat some yummy Swedish meatballs!
• Check out these other fun options for exploring Milwaukee With Kids!

• While I did attend and graduate college at UW-Green Bay, I have not ventured that direction much since having kids until summer 2021 when my kiddos and I spent 2 nights in Appleton. Read about our visit here.

• The Building for Kids Children’s Museum, featured above is offering a Spring Break Music Camps!
  • “Let’s Make Music” Explorer Camp, April 3-7, 2024
• Lake Country Family Fun reader Heather S. is here to share her tips:
  • Venturing a little further north, there are lots of activities in the Fox Cities area.
  • The Building for Kids in Appleton is another amazing Children’s museum. (above) The water gallery will mesmerize kids of all ages.
  • Continue up to Green Bay and there are stadium tours at Lambeau Field for Packer fans (and of course the Packer Pro Shop).
  • The National Railroad Museum is for the train lover, while the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary and NEW Zoo are for the animal lovers.
  • Stop by the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh (also free with a Discovery World membership!) for the flight enthusiast.
• For more local fun in the Appleton area, check out Go Valley Kids (it’s the Lake Country Family Fun version of the Fox Valley).

• Visit the Dinosaur Discovery Museum in Kenosha.
• Then head a couple blocks over to the Simmons Island Beach on Lake Michigan for amazing views and a ship inspired playground. 
• Head to the Racine Art Museum. Check out their events calendar as they have lots of fun events going on! 
• Visit the animals at the Racine Zoo.
• Hike all over Racine with this trail guide.
• On your way, stop for some Swedish meatballs at IKEA in Oak Creek.