The Ultimate Spring Break Staycation
Does your spring break destination include Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, or Lombard in Illinois? Yeah me too. Lucky for us both, there’s plenty to do right in our own backyard! Regardless of if you’re feeling a lazy day or a wild adventure, I have some suggestions to make your staycation one for the books.
Get Creative
Go thrift shopping
Do some arts and crafts
Paint pottery
Tie dye something
Repurpose your old clothes
Cook up a storm
Bake something
Make a meal for family or friends
Host a potluck for people in town
Have a BBQ
Night on the Town
Go out to eat
Visit an escape room
Go to Top Golf
See a movie
Go bowling
See a play
Go to a cheap concert in the city
Mini golf
Go to a Bulls/Blackhawks game
Indoor skydiving
(Video Courtesy of IFLY indoor skydiving)
Day Trip
Visit Chicago
Go on a college visit
Go to the Shedd Aquarium
Head to Starved Rock State Park
Go to Six Flags
Visit North Ave Beach (weather permitting)
Go to Lincoln Park Zoo (or Brookfield)
Visit Chicago’s Museum District
Check out Garfield Park Conservatory
Chill Out
Find a good movie
Binge a new show on Netflix
Play a board game with family or friends
Partake in a Disney movie marathon
Get a massage
Read a good book (check out the GBW library)
DIY face mask
Write someone a letter
Get Outside
Swing in a hammock
Go fishing
Host a bonfire
Go for a run/walk/bike ride in nature
Plan/plant a garden for spring
Do yoga with friends or at a studio
Have a picnic
Go to the driving range or play pickup basketball or whatever sport you’re into
Camp out
Get Involved
Help out at PADS
Donate to the food bank
Volunteer at WDSRA
Volunteer at Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center
Sign up to volunteer at Feed My Starving Children
Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity
Help out at the local animal shelter
