Many parents may well have run out of fresh, entertaining, and interesting things to do with their kids after spending weeks at home. Want suggestions for activities you can do at home without using a screen? Even though many of us would like to begin the list with “cleaning bedrooms,” the list that follows is likely more entertaining (and practical).
Scavenger hunts
It was an oldie but a goodie. Younger children can be instructed to gather stuff based on colours (three red items, blue items, etc.), while older children can gather items based on alphabet letters.
Collages.
Make a unique collage from your favourite photos from picture collections as a fun and considerate gift for a particular family member or friend.
Unlimited painter’s tape games.
Numerous things can be performed using a roll of painter’s tape. See how far youngsters can jump by building a long jump “pit” out of multiple lines of tape that are widely spaced apart. Maybe they progress more each time they attempt! Create your personal indoor hopscotch court with beanbags or rolled-up socks as the markers. Create a track for model trains, vehicles, and trucks.
Fashion show.
Make a raid on the dress-up box and the wardrobes in your house to release your child’s inner diva. Put clothing into categories like fashionable or funny. Don’t forget the music, the runway, and the flash from the photographers.
Balloon tennis.
Create your own Wimbledon court with your hands, tennis rackets, back scratch cards, pool noodles, or even other objects. (We definitely recommend finger sandwiches and strawberries & cream.)
Slime!
This sticky, gooey trend is here to stay. Furthermore, why then would we desire it to? Utilizing the numerous methods available on the internet, make your own slime. Make slime that is themed and in various colours.
Living room picnic.
Include the kids in the preparing of their favourite meal items while spreading out your favourite blanket. The future? They might prepare their own meals after the break! One can dream as a parent.
Paper airplanes.
A super-sleek aeroplane can be made in a variety of ways. Create a landing strip to increase the pleasure. Can you fly your aircraft through a hula hoop, a sizable paper circle on the ground, or a large pot?
House of cards.
Instead of watching the Netflix version, get a deck of cards and challenge your kids to build the tallest tower they can.
Rock painting.
Prepare to decorate your outdoor space with colourful, painted rocks on the upcoming warm, sunny days. Add a variety of colours, images, dates, and children’s names on the rocks.
Forts.
Invest in some throw blankets and pillows, or pick up a cardboard box from a big appliance and turn it into a full-day exercise. Kids may create their very own chic miniature house by cutting out a door and one or more windows and decorating it with paint, markers, glue, feather, ribbons, and stickers from a variety of craft supplies. Don’t forget to provide books, cushions, flashlights, and snacks for the fort.
Dominoes fly.
Set up a domino run by purchasing a couple boxes of dominoes from your neighbourhood dollar or toy store. Start off easy with a single direction of dominoes then up the difficulty with different run shapes.
Freeze dance.
Consider this a great game that is always entertaining as well as a great way to burning off extra energy. Play your kids’ favourite music, when the DJ (a parent or selected child) turns it off, everyone must freeze in place.
Puppet show.
Have your kids create their own puppets, develop a screenplay, and perform a play using just a few craft products and lots of imagination. Without the goats, consider The Sound of Music.
Twister.
There are always joyous, laughing tears shed when getting tangled up with friends and family, whether to use the official boards or your own custom-designed version.
Path of obstacles
Movement is key when creating an obstacle course, whether it is inside or outside. Run around in an object, leap over it, crawl under it, slide between it, and giggle!
Board games.
Think of the classic games like Sorry, Monopoly, Clue, Hungry Hippos, Snake and Ladders, and Yahtzee.
Indoor basketball.
There are literally countless ways to play indoor basketball. Allow children tossing plush creatures into hula hoops, ping pong balls in cups, balled-up socks into washing hampers, etc.
Bake
Try baking cookies from scratch while channelling your inner Martha Stewart. Alternately, embrace your inner Peanut Butter and buy a prepared mix. Everyone is accepting!
Juggle.
Juggling becomes a party favourite with enough practise with just one, two, and ultimately three various items around the house. Becoming a great juggler requires a lot of talent and coordination. (But while you’re looking around for prospective juggling objects, lock the knives away!)
Give new tools to explore
Giving a child a new toy can keep them occupied for a long time. Give your kids a flashlight, a combination lock, or a magnifying glass and trust them to learn how to use it on their own.
Also give your child a digital camera. They’ll be too busy filming and taking selfies to pay attention long enough for you to do your assignment. After that, you’ll experience life through your child’s eyes.
Give them chores
It’s not a popular decision, but it might help them. If you’re going to clean the kitchen, have the kids tidy their rooms first. You’ll have more time to really do your task, and your children will learn that they too can contribute to keeping the house clean.
It might be difficult to occupy young children, but trying out various family-friendly activities will pass the time and help them become acclimated to playing independently.
