Spring Break Ideas Guide for Boston Kids and Families

Whether you spend your Spring Break and spring weekends traveling or on an awesome staycation, the city is bursting with fun activities—plus day trips to see beautiful blooming buds and to nearby farms for fruit picking.

Try all of the amazing Boston-area activities we've compiled here in our Spring Break Ideas Guide.

 

 

 

Nantucket's Daffodil Festival is one of many spring celebrations around Massachusetts.

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The arboretum is stroller friendly, both on grass and paved trails. Photo courtesy of Arnold Arboretum
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Kids see which way the wind blows next to the largest free-standing AirMaze in North America.
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Bring out the smiles by visiting Boston's best tot lots and toddler playgrounds. Photo courtesy of the Friends of Ringgold Park, Facebook
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Robbins Farm Park's side-by-side slides are a major draw.
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Play a game of Jenga or cornhole before dinner at The Bowery Bar. Photo courtesy of The Bowery Bar
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Kids get excited about Ramadan because it's a time of celebration! Photo by Nanausop, courtesy of Canva
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An illustrated Haggadah encourages kids to read the story of Passover and the Passover Seder. Photo by Melanie Preis
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