Patch Picks: Spring Break Great Staycations

Patch Picks highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more.

You'll find useful lists to help you, your family, your friends, and significant others find the best places for everything from Sunday brunch to New Year's Eve celebrations, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriends night out, kids party places, parks, and more. 

Patch Picks: Spring Break/ Great Staycations

• LEGO Mini Model Build
  Place: LEGO Store , 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 609, Lawrenceville, GA, 678-847-6078.
  Date: April 5th (Tuesday)
  Time: 5:00 PM till supplies last
  Good For: Kids Ages 6-14
  Cost: FREE

• Make your own paper quilt, using traditional patterns that were popular in 1864 for your American Girl Doll.
  Place: American Girl Boutique & Bistro, North Point Mall, 1202 North Point Circle, Alpharetta, GA, 877-247-5223.
  Date: April 7th (Wed) & 11th (Sun)
  Time: Wed: 4 pm-6 pm, Sun: 1 pm – 3 pm
  Good For: Girls ages 8 and up
  Cost: FREE

• Want to hike, tube down the river, stroll the square, or take a ride in a horse and buggy?  Visit Helen, GA - the drive is just under two hours.

• Lake Lanier Islands hosts an arts and crafts festival and boat show. $8 per vehicle, click here for a printable $2 off gate fee coupon.

• Stone Mountain Park offers fun for the whole family.  Wildlife animals, climbing the rock, 4D theatre, and the laser show are a few things to do there.  Family value exclusive online offers here.