When your kids are at home more often, you probably hear, “I’m bored” multiple times a day. That’s why it’s helpful to have a list of fun things to do at home with kids.
Otherwise, you all go a little stir crazy. There are more sibling fights and the TV gets turned on more than you would probably like.
An important lesson I’ve learned as a stay at home mom is that my kids thrive when I limit screen time and plan fun things to do with them.
That’s why it’s beneficial to come up with a flexible stay at home mom schedule. So start there, but then plan your fun activities. These are things you can do easily at home with your kids without a lot of preparation or supplies.
Pick one or two of these fun activities to do each day or spread them out over the week.
Of course, it’s super important to let your kids have independent play time. That way they learn to be creative and know how to entertain themselves instead of relying on you all the time for things to do.
Fun Things to Do at Home with Kids
- Bake together.
- Make popsicles.
- Watercolor paints.
- Have a drawing competition.
- Trace their bodies on a giant roll of paper and have them color it in.
- Make smoothies.
- Play with glow sticks.
- Play hide and seek.
- Play “the floor is lava” in your living room.
- Set up a fort with blankets and chairs.
- Read a book together.
- Listen to music.
- Play with kinetic sand.
- Make slime.
- Play a board game.
- Play Uno.
- Play Old Maid.
- Do a puzzle.
- Push them around in a cardboard box.
- Do an indoor scavenger hunt.
- Make fresh lemonade.
- Eat ice cream sundaes.
- Do a kid’s exercise video.
- Practice hoola hooping.
- Build a lego tower.
- Play with magnatiles.
- Go for a walk around the neighborhood.
- Bake cookies for the neighbors.
- Facetime a friend or relative.
- Rearrange thier room the way they want it.
- Make sugar cut out cookies.
- Place Simon Says.
- Play with Lite Brite.
- Make a paper airplane. Bonus points for creativity and design.
- Paint a rock.
- Have a tea party.
- Play dress up.
- Make popcorn.
- Put on a puppet show.
- Blow bubbles.
- Draw with sidewalk chalk.
- Practice jumprope.
- Go for a bike ride.
- Make a paper chain.
- Play bowling with plastic cups.
- Have a picnic.
- Make a volcano with baking soda and vinegar.
- Do a science experiment.
- Play checkers.
- Watch a virtual field trip.
- Make a seasonal bucket list together.
- Write a letter to a grandparent or close friend.
- Make a picture book.
- Make shadow puppets or play with a flashlight in a dark room.
- Have a water gun or water balloon fight.
- Run through the sprinkler.
- Play hopscotch
- Pick out a recipe and make it.
- Make a sculpture with toothpicks and mini marmallows.
- Make rice krispie treats.
- Create a necklace or bracelet with beads.
- Look through old photos or home videos.
- Make a family tree and talk about each member.
- Play rock, paper, scissors.
- Make musical instruments with items around the house.
- Play “would you rather?”
- Sing the “Hokey Pokey”.
- Bird watch in the back yard.
- Plant a fairy garden.
- Start a fire in a fire pit and roast marshmallows.
- Play “I spy”.
- Play baseball or at least have them bat.
- Kick a soccer ball.
- Play basketball or shoot and simply play HORSE.
- Wash the car together.
- Climb a tree.
- Do tree bark rubbings in your yard or near by park.
- Play catch.
- Play restaurant with real food or play food.
- Lay in the grass and watch the clouds.
- Make paper bag puppets.
- Make an obstacle course.
- Do an egg and spoon race outside.
- Play tic tac toe.
- Paint with shaving cream or whipped cream.
- Shoot Nerf guns.
- Dress up like a super hero.
- Make an animal with pipe cleaners.
- Create a sculpture with moldable clay. (Find it at the Dollar Tree!)
- Make something out of a cardboard box.
- Hit a balloon back and forth.
- Do a nature weave.
- Make magic bubbles. They’re unpoppable!
- Make tie dye t-shirts.
- Set up a lemonade stand.
- Swing in the hammock.
- Dig in the dirt or sand.
- Throw a frisbee.
- Invite a friend over.
- Bake cupcakes.
- Make a suncatcher with glue and food coloring.
These fun things are sure to create memories and bust through stay at home boredom!
I’ll be sure to add to this list as I come up with more ideas, and I’d be happy to hear your ideas in the comments!
