Ideas for Family Fun at Home
Interactive lists of fun things to do with kids at home, crowdsourced from parents like you. Add your own ideas and pay it forward!
Creative s'mores recipes?
We buy small Graham cracker crusts (in the tiny pan) and add chocolate chips or pieces of chocolate bars. Then top with small marshmallows. Perfect on a grill or oven!
S'mores nachos: lay out graham crackers on a skillet and top them with mini chocolate kisses and mini marshmallows. Toast and enjoy! Add more toppings if you want too (i.e., peanuts, coconut, m&ms)
Fun outdoor activities for kids?
Set up a little frisbee golf course in the backyard and use a laundry basket as the target. The player with the fewest tosses to get their frisbee into the basket wins!
We recently discovered creeking from our park center super fun and free lots of activities too. I found it on the events tab on Facebook I’ve never done anything like it before but it was fun for my tot and myself .
157 Funny Jokes for Kids...Got One to Add?
What did the shark say when it ate the clown fish? Tastes funny.
Why does a duck have feathers? To cover his butt quack
Fine Motor Activities for Kids
Pick up things with kitchen tongs. Our kids have so much fun using tongs to pick up socks on the floor, toys, or anything else that needs tidying up!
This probably depends on the kid, but when my kids were little I would give them a task/goal such as "we can go to the park as soon as your shoes are on and I finish one quick chore" and then walk away to do my own chore somewhere close by, like emptying the dishwasher. I found that they would figure out how to do things for themselves when I wasn't standing over them and tempted to help or looking at the clock. Be sure to do this a looong time before you have to be out the door.
Age-Appropriate Chores for Kids (That Work for Us)
Picking weeds outside, watering flowers/plants/herbs and raking leaves is a chore that my kids find fun. (Added bonus if you buy their own gloves/watering can).
Vacuuming rugs. This is mostly a chore for my teens, as the vacuum is too big and unwieldy for the little ones.
Fun Facts For Kids That Will Blow Their Minds
The Chinese soft-shelled turtle pees from its mouth.
Belugas are the only whales that can turn their heads.
Conversation Starters for Kids of All Ages
How were you kind to someone today?
If you were an Olympic gold-medal athlete, which sporting event would you want it to be in?
