Spring break is nearly here! After enduring a full plate in school all the time, you deserve a few weeks of rest.
By now, you’re probably asking yourself, “What should I do for my spring break back from college?” and you might be thinking of just lazing around and shutting your brain off the entire time.
While we can’t blame you for that (bc we’d do it ourselves, tbh), Spring break can still be a productive time for you! It’s the chance to catch up on things you’ve never had the time for because of college, or to try new and exciting activities for Spring break.
Don’t worry about thinking of activities to do during Spring break for college students, because we’ve already done that for you!
1. Do some spring cleaning… with a twist!
We know you’re already thinking of doing some spring cleaning, but what if we tell you that you’re forgetting something you should declutter, too?
This coming Spring break, why not sit down with yourself and your thoughts? The stress of doing schoolwork, managing a club or Greek life, and dealing with your super wide social circle might be exhausting you more than you realize. Spring is the perfect time to get in touch with yourself, leave negative thoughts behind, and take only what resonates with your best self.
Check-ins with your emotions through a simple mood tracker notebook or app are a great way to re-center yourself.
Here are some questions you can ask:
- What am I feeling right now? (Pro-tip: You can do simple smileys or doodles here to be creative!)
- What caused this emotion in me?
- What are my emotions telling me?
- What did I do to express my emotions? Was it a healthy expression or not?
- Is this an emotion I want to carry throughout the day/week?
College life may be stressful, but you don’t always have to drown. Understanding your emotions will help you bloom into a better person during your spring break!
2. Enroll in a short online skills class
We know what you’re thinking: “I’m supposed to be on a break from classes and learning new stuff—why should I enroll in online classes for Spring break!?”
This is the perfect time to try things out that you normally won’t have time for. You probably wished you could start learning how to paint, draw, write stories, dance, do voice acting, or play instruments, but you’re so preoccupied and exhausted with schoolwork. Well, now you have free time to start with the basics!
Platforms like Skillshare, Udemy, and Coursera offer affordable online classes for college students you can listen to and learn from at home. That way, you can progress at your own pace and even come back to lessons you need more time with. Plus, if you follow certain creators on social media and want to learn from them directly, they might have classes on online platforms you can sign up for.
BRB enrolling in Gabriel Picolo’s class.
3. Start a side hustle
One of the more challenging but rewarding Spring break activity ideas you can try is starting your own small business or offering paid services for things you’re already good at. With a little entrepreneurial mindset and some patience, you can start earning while on vacation!
Here are some things you’re probably already skilled at:
- Cooking or baking
- Creating visual art (drawings, sketches, paintings, animations, videos, etc.)
- Making accessories
- Speaking/writing in another language
- Managing social media accounts and DMs
- Filming and posting fun, cute, and viral-worthy TikToks for your friends’ or relatives’ small business
- Organizing or hosting small-scale events
The best part of this? You’ll develop skills that you can proudly show off on your resume. Tracking and fulfilling orders, displaying time management skills, managing a community on social media, handling requests and feedback, and strategizing marketing efforts are really attractive skills that new grads need for their first job!
4. Explore new places!
When’s the last time you ate at a new restaurant, or even sampled a cuisine you normally wouldn’t try in your hometown? You’re probably tired of the food you always eat on campus, so use this time to refine your palate!
Gather some of your friends from home and list down a few restaurants you all want to try. Making it into a group activity is a great way to reconnect with your friends you haven’t seen in months!! Plus, you might learn something new about each other, like Megan apparently being secretly obsessed with pita bread.
If you guys end up loving it, then you have a new hangout spot for the summer. But, if you don’t enjoy the experience, at least you guys can say you had fun trying it. No harm in that!
With these 4 Spring break activity ideas, you’ll have a productive time doing things you love while you’re off campus. Enjoy your Spring break because you earned it!
