​STAY-CATIONS: Back-to-Basics Family Fun! by The Goddard School

STAY-CATIONS: Back-to-Basics Family Fun!

Stay-cations may not only provide a more frugal family vacation, they may also provide an opportunity to create and experience a higher level of bonding with your children.

Upsides to stay-cations include nominal packing as well as minimal airplane or car ride entertainment. Stay-cations, however, provide the challenge of getting into vacation mode when the remnants of your day-to-day life are all around – planning ahead is the key.

Fun, frugal stay-cations include:

• Go on nature walks, hikes and bike rides. Collect rocks to paint.
• Organize day trips to zoos and/or museums. Create a family scrapbook to commemorate your experiences.
• Choose a miniature golf outing and enjoy a little healthy competition.
• Plan a family mini-spa day. Prepare a healthy lunch from your vegetable garden.
• Go camping in your own backyard. Don’t forget flashlight tag and S’mores!
• Plan and prepare yummy goodies and enjoy a picnic together in a local park.
• Rainy day stay-cations are fun too!
  • Play board games
  • Assemble jigsaw puzzles
  • Watch family movies

The Goddard School located in Snellville, GA offers a year-round program for children from six weeks to six-years-old. Children are encouraged to develop at their own pace in a warm environment supported by a team of dedicated teachers. The Goddard School FLEX Learning Program™ is based on a unique learning continuum that encompasses developmental guidelines, formative assessments and child-focused lesson plans that are delivered in a creative and fun environment with a child-centered approach to meet each child's individual needs.

Kyle D. Pruett, M.D., is an advisor for The Goddard School®. Dr. Pruett is an authority on child development who has been practicing child and family psychiatry for over twenty-five years. He is a clinical professor of child psychiatry at Yale University's Child Study Center.The Goddard School has become the first preschool program to join P21—a national organization championing 21st century skills. Through the fusion of reading, writing & arithmetic with the 4Cs—critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity—Goddard School graduates are well equipped and ready to succeed in school and in life.Visiting our School is a great way to see our programs in action, introduce you to our teachers and answer your questions.

For more information on why The Goddard School located in Snellville, GA is the place for fun and learning, please contact The Goddard School Snellville!

The Goddard School Snellville
1565 Janmar Rd. Snellville, GA 30078
(678) 344- 0042