We’re all feeling it right now and need activities for kids at home. We’re at home with our kids and we’ve exhausted everything we can think of doing… or have we? With 5 kids I’m trying to find things to do every single day, so I thought it was time to come up with a list of activities.
I feel like we’re all looking for new and fresh ideas of things to do with our kids at home. Usually it’s easy to just get in the car and head somewhere, but when you can’t – you need to be creative.
Activities for Kids at Home
I hope this list of activities for kids at home is helpful to you. I know that I need all the help I can get right now to keep my kids busy and active.
As much as I crave a little downtime for them, I know it’s vital for them to be moving, creative and active at the same time. I think it’s important to make sure they’re also having fun. Fun brings happiness and I want happy kids.
I know that fun things to do at home is something that my kids will remember. They won’t remember the burnt toast or the crazy mornings getting everyone up (or maybe they will!), but they will remember making a fort in the living room. They will remember those kinds of things, which will mean something to you and to them.
Coming up with fun activities for kids at home is something that I loved working on because I think it’s important for parents to be part of these activities when we can.
I work full time from home anyway, so I know it’s important to get through all of my work and make sure everything gets done on time when it needs to get done, but my “off” time is with my kids.
Here is a list of ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AT HOME (in no particular order!):
| Build a Living Room Fort |
| Bake Cupcakes |
| Make Your Own Pizza |
| Fly a Kite in the Backyard |
| Plant Flowers |
| Plant a Vegetable Garden |
| Paint a Picture |
| Take a Virtual Art Class |
| Go on a Virtual Field Trip |
| Paint your Nails |
| Try a New Hairstyle |
| Have some Fun Makeup Try-Ons |
| Create a Spa at Home |
| Create a LEGO Fort |
| Read a Book Aloud Together |
| Organize Something in Your House |
| Learn An Instrument Together |
| Create a Music Video |
| Learn a Fun New Dance |
| Learn How to Sew |
| Make Lunch Together |
| Make Breakfast Together |
| Create a Gigantic Puzzle |
| Play a Board Game Together |
| Play a Video Game Together |
| Make a Scrapbook |
| Build a Birdhouse |
| Neighborhood Walk |
| Paint a Room in your House |
| Create a Scavenger Hunt |
| Make a Milk Shake |
| Create Ice Cream Sundaes |
| Make a Posters to Hang on your Windows |
| Paint Rocks |
| Sidewalk Chalk Party Fun |
| Start a Mom and Child Journal Together |
| Try Hopscotch |
| Watch the Sunset |
| Make Your Own Jewelry |
| Build a Train Set |
| Learn a New Language (online videos) |
| Write a Letter to Someone Special |
| Make a Flower Bouquet |
| Play Basketball |
| Play Football |
| Ride Bikes Around Your Neighborhood |
| Play a Game of Croquet |
| Do some Running Contests |
| Create a Fashion Show |
| Go Through Old Photos and Videos Together |
| Plan a Picnic in your Backyard |
| Breakfast in Bed |
| FaceTime Someone Together |
| Tie Dye Project |
| Try Making Balloon Animals |
| Make a Time Capsule |
| Karaoke Night |
| Create a Theme for the Day |
| Create an Obstacle Course |
| Binge Watch a TV Series |
| Sleepover in the Living Room |
| Watch TikToks Together |
| Create a YouTube Channel Together |
| Do some FUN Challenges |
| Science Experiments |
| Create Your Own Recipe |
| Have a Full Craft Day |
| Taco Night at Home |
| Work on a Family Tree |
| Dress Up “Fancy” Night |
| Create a Fun Dollhouse |
| Make a Sock Puppet |
| Have a Brinner Night (breakfast for dinner) |
| Coloring Worksheet Printables |
| Make Your Own Donuts |
| Educational Worksheets for Kids |
| Haircut Night at Home |
| Bedazzle T-Shirts |
| Play Cards |
| Paint a Mural |
| Play-Doh Creation Night |
| Tell Ghost Stories |
| Fondue Night at Home |
| Family Trivia Game Night |
| Make S’Mores Outdoors |
| Bake a Pie |
| Kids Yoga |
| Bake Cookies |
| Take Photos on a Camera or Phone |
| Start a Daily Journal |
I hope this list of Activities for Kids at Home helps you out! I hope it makes you see that there are so many different things we can be doing at home with our kids right now.
On a day when you’re feeling stuck or confused about what to do, bring this list up and start going down it until you find children activities that work for you. I think it’s important to make sure we do everything we can do to pass the time!
If you have teens at home, I also have a list of 60 Things for Teens To Do at Home. I have 4 teens, so I know how vital it is to keep them busy, too. The good thing is that many of the items on this list your teens could and should do, too! I love how fun it is to keep them busy and everyone else, too.
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One thing you can add to your activities with kids is Mini Pie Making Kit from Table Talk Pies. It’s so much fun for kids to do with you.
Make sure you let me know what activities for kids at home that you loved! If I missed anything, make sure you add it in the comments below. I’d love to know what you’re doing and we can add it to the list.
