Kids able to fly home for Thanksgiving break?

cacmom
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 14:16:44 +0000

With the government shutdown and flights being canceled, we’ve told S23 that unless things change he’ll probably be stuck on campus over the Thanksgiving break. I know he was looking forward to being home, seeing the pets, etc. Any suggestions on how to make the break more fun for kids stuck at school? We were thinking about sending him $ and telling him to hit Trader Joe’s and have a “Friendsgiving” in his dorm lounge with the other kids. Any other ideas of things we could send him or ways to make it more fun? He’s on the east coast but I’ve read that Amtrak rates over Thanksgiving are super high, so even a getaway weekend might be too pricey. Care package ideas? Anyone else dealing with kids stuck at school over the break?