Looking for fun family activities for you and the kids? I’ve created a list of the best things to do at home that will take your family bonding to a whole new level!
- Bake cookies
- Bake cakes
- Bath the dog
- Bring Minecraft to life
- Build a treehouse
- Build blanket forts
- Camp in
- Clip pictures of a dream home
- Collect and paint rocks
- Color together
- Complete a science project
- Cook a meal together
- Create a family cookbook
- Create a family handshake
- Create a family mission statement
- Create a family recipe book
- Create a family tree
- Create a first aid kit
- Create a history timeline
- Create a home version of a popular game show
- Create and practice a family play
- Create a scrapbook
- Create a time capsule and bury it in the backyard
- Create your own game
- Decorate a T-shirt
- Dip-dye a watermelon T-shirt
- DIY your pizza
- Facetime or Skype with family or friends
- Family movie night – Here’s a list of the best family movies of all time!
- Family slumber party
- Go on an indoor treasure hunt
- Hang pictures in the house
- Have a bubble blowing contest
- Have a family barbecue
- Have a family house party (kids play family DJ)
- Have a fashion show
- Have a formal dinner at home (complete with servers, menu, dressing up, etc.)
- Have a home “professional” photoshoot (kids act as the “professionals”)
- Have a karaoke night
- Have an indoor picnic
- Have a pillow fight
- Have a lip sync battle
- Have a tea party
- Have a water balloon fight
- Have breakfast in bed
- Host show-and-tell
- Label all the things in your house with a new language you want to learn
- Laundry day
- Learn how to draw on YouTube
- Learn sign language
- Learn some classic hand-clapping games
- Learn to sew, knit, or crochet
- Let your kids write and direct a stop-motion movie
- Line up dominoes and watch them drop
- Listen to an audiobook or podcast
- Listen to old school music (make the kids sing and dance along)
- Make a bird feeder
- Make a calming jar
- Make a cardboard dollhouse
- Make a flower crown
- Make a kid-friendly terrarium
- Make a paper hat
- Make Christmas ornaments
- Make slime
- Make some bath bombs
- Make some fancy felt hairpins
- Make some owl eye pillow masks
- Make some playdough
- Make up your own recipe
- Make your own board game
- Make your own movie
- Make your own playdough
- Make your own popsicles
- Paint a bedroom
- Paint together
- Perform magic tricks
- Play 20 Questions
- Play capture the flag
- Play dress-up
- Play flag football
- Play freeze dance
- Play hangman or tic-tac-toe
- Play hide-and-seek
- Play Hot Potato
- Play in a bubble bath
- Play indoor volleyball or soccer with balloons
- Play kick the can
- Play laser tag
- Play miniature golf
- Play Simon Says
- Play the listening game
- Play Uno
- Play Wii Fit or Xbox Kinect
- Play “I Spy” inside or out the window
- Play “The Floor is Lava”
- Practice origami
- Practice tongue twisters
- Print out some fun pencil and paper games
- Put on a puppet show
- Put on your bathrobes and play spa day
- Read a book together
- Rearrange or redecorate your room
- Search for constellations/stars
- Set up an in-home nail salon and try some nail art techniques
- Set up recycle bins and recycling system
- Sports training
- Start a garden
- Take an online dance class
- Take an online etiquette class
- Teach your pet a new trick
- Teach yourself to juggle
- Try a new recipe together
- Turn cardboard boxes intoanything you can think of
- Wash the cars
- Watch a movie and critique it like professional critics
- Watch old/classic movies
- Watch old home movies or look at old pictures
- Work on a puzzle
- Write a story
- Yard work
Did I miss any fun family activities at home? Comment down below!
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