March break (14th to 18th) can be a great time to spend extra time with your children, and even for them to spend quality time with their grandparents! Unfortunately, not all working parents are able to take the time off from work during the middle of March. Finding childcare and activities for kids during this time can be a challenge. Here are some options for both scenarios because Bruce County has a myriad of things to do for March break 2011!
Firstly, if you can’t take any time off work, here are some places to start looking for ways to keep them busy or looked after:
* grandparents
* check newspapers and websites for local childcare ads
* local community programs
* schools sometimes send home flyers with the kids
* use banked work hours to stay home
Here is a list that you can use to make the most of your kids vacation time:
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre has got KidZone March Break Discovery Camp in the town of Southampton, Ontario. It's all about weather and nature. For Kids age 5-12 this is the best thing going! From 8:30 -5:00 Monday March 14th to Friday March 18th kids have the opportunity to learn about hurricanes, earthquakes , volcano's and more. There are science experiments pertaining to each of the weather related themes. Every day is a different theme. Wednesday is all about Earthquakes including an Earthquake simulation $26 /day or $120/week for non members. So, contact Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre for one of the best deals going!
Many of our Bruce County Library branches have special events lined up. In addition, reading to your children is a great way to settle them in at night. Why not go find a new book to spur their imagination and interests! Contact your local branch for hours and details.
March Break Fun Club - Town of Kincardine (March 14 – March 18)
The Kincardine Recreation Department has a great line up of activities for you throughout the March Break. Each day will have a different theme filled with fun and exciting activities.
Times:
8:00 am – 9:00 am Supervised Drop –off
9:00 am – 4:00 pm Program Activities
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Late Pick- Up
Cost: $31.00 per day / Ages: 4 - 12
Taking the kids out to a movie is a great break for them and for you! Here are listings of local theatres and movie rental stores near you.
In Arran-Elderslie there are several events planned for March Break
-Movies at various Community Centres are being presented in cooperation with Bruce County Public Library and possible ones in your town. (Monday in Town of Chesley, Thursday in Tara and Friday in the town of Paisley). 10:00 AM showing of Yogi Bear and at 1PM is the Chronicles of Narnia -The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. All children under the age of 10 need to be supervised by an adult. There is a $2.00 admission at the door.
St. Johns Ambulance Babysitting Course Available on Wednesday March 16th, 9am - 4:30 pm. Please contact Katrina at the Aaron Elderslie Municipal office 519-363-3039 for pre-registration. Cost is $50.00.
Free Skating!
Community Skating is offered on Saturday March 19th in Tara from 4PM-6PM and Sunday March 20th in Paisley from 4:30PM-6:30PM and in Chesley from 6:30PM to 8PM.
Here is a website which lists skating rink time and dates across Ontario.
There is also a youth Dance for grades 4-8 on Friday March 18th, 7PM - 10PM at the Paisley Community Centre! The cost is $5 per person. Refreshments and snacks will be available for purchase.
If you're looking for some outdoor recreation, why not head out to MacGregor Point Provincial Park? There are 11 kilometres of trails for hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Winter will be gone before too long! So grab your camera and warm clothes and head out to enjoy it!
Regional Grey Bruce Exhibition shows you may want to plan a road trip around.
Both the Sportsman’s Show 2011 and The Canada Blooms show run from Wednesday the 16th through Sunday the 20th in Toronto. 
The Canada Blooms Show at the Direct Energy Centre in the Exhibition Grounds is one of Canada's largest and most prestigious flower and garden festivals with more than 100,000 square feet of green thumb shopping, four different educational stages going non-stop, the show offers over 200 hours of seminars, workshops and demonstrations from some of the best garden experts in North America. If you are in the city make sure to drop by the Rural Gardens of Grey Bruce booth #444 and say hello!
The Toronto Sportsmen’s Show (Come say Hi at Booth #4239)have boaters, families and outdoor enthusiasts alike attending the largest combined outdoors, fishing and boating show in Canada. For five action-packed days, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre will host thousands of visitors as they explore exhibits of the best in outdoor adventure, including, hunting, fishing and boating. Back by popular demand is the Big Air Dog Jump as well as a Birds of Prey exhibit. You can even get your Turkey Hunting License at this show! There is truly something for everyone!
Talk this list over with all the members of your family. Discuss where you want to go and what you want to do to make it enjoyable for everyone. Planning a trip with the family is really fun to do or at least challenging! -lol- Try to include each and everyone’s suggestion, even the littlest voice can come up with great ideas. Start planning!
For more local March Break events all over Bruce County visit our events page!
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