Activities

Fun things families and friends can do at home together:

Bake cookies.
Cook a meal and play restaurant.
Make a scrapbook.
Build something using cardboard boxes.
Have a scavenger hunt (make a list of household items to find or play A to Z scavenger hunt where you have to find something that starts with every letter of the alphabet).
Make homemade pizza.
Have a puppet show.
Play dress up.
Make a cookbook.
Draw or paint.
Make a craft.
Play charades.
Play bowling using a plastic toy bowling set or empty water bottles and a ball.
Make a mini-golf course using a plastic toy golf set and set up obstacles.
Have a themed party. Visit our website Educational Parties for ideas.
Do water play. Make paper boats and race them in a kiddie pool using straws to propel them. Run through sprinklers. Throw and catch water balloons.
Play circus. Dress up like clowns. Do acrobats.
Play camp. Set up a tent. Make s'mores.
Have a talent show.
Play a card game.
Play board games.
Do a jigsaw puzzle.
Read a book aloud.
Watch a movie.
Video call or send a photo and email to a relative or friend.
Listen to music.
Learn about family history using old family documents, photos, stories from older relatives still living, and genealogy websites.
Play Simon says.
Play I spy.
Play hangman.
Play tic-tac-toe.
Play chess or checkers.
Play dominoes.
Play bingo.
Jump rope.
Hula hoop.
Play hot potato.
Do a word search or crossword puzzle.
Blow bubbles.
Do blind taste tests with some food or drinks.
Have a picnic on the living room floor.
Play hide and seek.
Play with play dough.

Places to go for a fun day out: