80 fun things kids can do at home
Last Updated on September 1, 2024
Whether it’s a rainy day, school holidays, or just a normal day, here are some fun things kids can do at home, to make entertaining kids during home days easy.
This list of kid’s activities covers games, indoor activities, outdoor activities, and creative ideas that will keep kids entertained long enough so you can finally have some alone time!
Games
Some at home game ideas that your kids may love to try include:
- Balloon games
- Bingo
- Board games
- Card games
- Dominos
- Hide and seek
- I Spy
- Indoor bowling
- Magic tricks
- Musical chairs
- Paper airplane races
- Simon Says
Indoor activities
Fun things to do with kids at home that are perfect for rainy days, or when you’ll be spending days at home include:
- Baking
- Bubble bath
- Build a fort
- Build with wooden blocks, Lego, Duplo, or magnetic tiles
- Call friends or family
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- Dance competitions
- Have a tea party
- Indoor or outdoor camping
- Indoor or outdoor picnic
- Listen to an audiobook or podcast
- Make a cake mug
- Make a time capsule
- Make a toy washing station
- Make an ice cream sundae station
- Make dinner together
- Make homemade pizza
- Movie night
- Play sink or float
- Put on a fashion show
- Puzzles
- Read some great books for kids
- Throw a birthday party for a favourite toy
Outdoor activities
Some additional things kids can do at home that won’t result in the inside of your home becoming chaotic include:
- Blow bubbles
- Collect and paint rocks
- Cool off in the paddling pool
- Gardening
- Hopscotch
- Make a bird feeder
- Nature scavenger hunt
- Obstacle courses
- Outdoor chalk drawing
- Play tag
- Play tennis with balloons
Creative activities
Lastly, some things kids can do at home that will let their creativity flow are:
- Arts and craft activities
- Colour in some colouring sheets
- Craft kits
- Decorate cookies
- Online kid’s art classes
- Science experiments
- Finger painting
- Jewellery making
- Learn stop motion
- Make a cardboard box doll house
- Make a paper crown
- Make a race car track with tape
- Make a sun catcher
- Make a volcano with baking soda and vinegar
- Make paper chain garlands
- Make paper fidgets
- Make paper plate masks
- Make paper roll binoculars
- Make slime
- Make some sensory bins
- Make your own bookmark
- Origami
- Paint ice
- Paint with paint sticks
- Play dress ups
- Play-Doh
- Pom Pom art
- Put on a show
- Shaving cream art
- Stencil drawings
- Water beads
- Work on scissor skills
- Write a short story with illustrations
- Write in a journal
Fun things kids can do at home – a recap
There are many fun things to do with kids at home that require little to no cost.
Some of these things include balloon games, board games, hide and seek, the classic I Spy game, and many other games that can be played by kids of varying ages, and skill levels.
For indoor activity ideas, some of my kid’s favourites include baking, fort building, Lego, movie nights, and puzzles.
If you’d like to get your kids outdoors, some outdoor activities for kids include blowing bubbles, gardening, chalk drawing, and playing tag.
Finally, if you have creative kids, some creative things they can do at home include arts and crafts, craft kits, paper art, and making a volcano that actually erupts.
I hope you’ve found some things to do with kids at home here that you think your kids will enjoy.
What activities do your kids love doing at home?
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