Five things to do with your kids during spring break
March 22nd, 2008, 9:26 pm Hobbies And Interests
It’s spring break time, and so begins the ritual of finding stuff for your children to do all week.Why not do it with them?Here are five ways you can have fun with your kids right here in the Treasure Valley.GET OUT THE BIKESBeen itching to get the bicycle out of the garage and get on the road again? Spring break is a perfect time.Not only can you teach your children some simple tips on bike care and maintenance, but you can hit the road with them on a number of in-town adventures.Whether you run errands together or hit the Greenbelt for a pleasure ride, your kids will jump at the chance to go riding somewhere outside the neighborhood.EXPLORE THE WORLDThe Discovery Center of Idaho (131 Myrtle St., Boise, 343-9895) is one of those rare museums where your children won’t get in trouble for talking or touching.In fact, kids are encouraged to put their hands on the science center’s interactive exhibits.The center’s current featured exhibit is “Mapping,” which explores maps and mapmaking from the ancient times to the present.TAKE A HIKESpring is officially here, and the lower Boise Foothills are mostly free of snow. On a warm, dry day, the Foothills are a great place to take the kids for an easy hike.The Ridge to Rivers trail system, which includes the Foothills, is an extensive network of multi-use trails accessible in and around Boise. You can purchase a Ridge to Rivers map at a local outdoor or bike shop.UNDER THE BIG TOPIf your kids were wowed by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus, they’ll be in for a real treat with “Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy.”Similar to the “new circus” Vegas staple Cirque du Soleil, “Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy” tells a narrative story through the visual artistry of aerialists, contortionists and other performers.”Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy” will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, March 25 and 26, at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. Tickets are $29.50-$47. Call 426-1609.LAST CHANCE TO SKI?With the arrival of spring, ski bums are dealing with the big bummer that is the end of the ski season.Don’t call it over quite yet; there’s still powder to shred at Bogus Basin, and during spring break you can even catch a bus up to the mountain.Bogus is offering daily bus rides from Caldwell (8 a.m.), Nampa (8:15 a.m.), Meridian (8:30 a.m.) and Boise (9 a.m.) March 24-28. The cost is $7 one way and $12 round trip. See the Bogus Basin Web site, www.bogusbasin.org, for more details.Chad Dryden: 672-6734
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