Social Distancing for 14 or more days? Self-Quarantining? Now what? With the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus, most states are putting restrictions and closures into effect to help lessen the transition of the virus. You might be panicked wondering how you will fill the time, or wondering how to keep everyone from killing each other, or maybe you need ideas for your kids to continue to learn. Use our list of 100 things to do with your kids. With this list we’re hoping to help ease a bit of anxiety and hopefully help your family connect.
- Take a break from social media.
- Make your own “bucket list” with your family. 10, 50, 100 activities. Try to do all them within a year.
- Photoshoot- You will probably never have another chance like this again. Soak in the moments and take pictures with you in them
Food
4. Baking and decorating
5. Tea party
6. Homemade pizza
7. Teach your kids to cook
8. Have a potluck dinner where every family member make part of the dinner
9. Let your kids plan a menu based on the food in the house
10. Try a new International food
Home Care
11. Chore chart
12. Chore roulette: Have everyone pick a surprise chore out of a pile or envelope. Make it fun, see who can get their chore done the fastest
13. Organize or Declutter: Toys, drawers, closets
14. Cut Coupons
Technology Infused
15. Digital scrapbooking
16. Mindfulness meditation
17. Movie night
18. Plan and book a summer vacation
Academic
19. See how many books you can read
20. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication or division facts- mastery will make school easier.
21. Research a career and what it takes to achieve it.
22. Take a virtual tour of a museum
23. Learn American Sign Language
24. Look under microscope, magnifying glass or use an old set of glasses.
25. Shaving cream color- Just add shaving cream (or cool whip) to a bag and a few drops of food colors. Mix and swirl colors (if using cool whip add to cupcakes)
26. Paper plate maze- use popsicle sticks or straws and a marble. Time the marble to the bottom, explore averages and range.
27. Walking water science experiment
28. Write poems or a story together
29. Make an indoor rain cloud and observe/ talk about rain cycle
30. Learn a new skill like crocheting or knitting
31. Playing cards or dice games
32. Puzzles
33. Make a family tree
34. Learn to tie your shoes
35. Learn How to play an instrument- YouTube has great tutorials
36. Research new games and order them online
Physical
37. Obstacle course- use pillows, brooms, boxes, furniture, etc. Take turns making and running the course.
38. Dance party
39. Family yoga challenge
40. Lazer maze- Take crepe paper and tape it to the hallway walls in different direction try to get to the other side without touching
41. Have a Nerf war
42. Pillow fight
Social and Emotional Growth
43. Indoor forts
44. Kindness chart- Great for when siblings are fighting
45. Back or foot massages
46. Tell scary stories
47. Game night
48. Spa day
49. Puppet show
50. Talent show
51. Bubble bath- add glow sticks for nighttime fun
52. Make Adjective or Compliment signs for each family member’s door
53. Kitchen band- Pots and pans with spoons and spatulas
54. Drive in” movies- use laundry baskets or cardboard boxes to make “cars” for your kids.
Community Service
55. Draw pictures and cards to send to nursing homes
56. Gather old blankets to donate to animal shelters
Arts and Crafts
57. Plan your garden, start the seeds
58. Make newspaper pots for your seeds
59. Edible Yogurt paint- Just add food coloring and plop in bathtub for easy clean up
61. Cloud dough- 8c. Flour and 1 c. Oil. Mix and play
62. Do a home project together
63. Pasta jewelry
64. Slime
65. Use Amazon boxes to build a robot
66. Make your own puzzle by drawing a picture on cardstock or paper then cut it apart
67. Make a volcano
68. Make an instrument- Be creative and use different objects in your house
Go Outside
69. Family nature walks- Vitamin D is a big immune system help. Check out more info here.
70. Camp in the backyard
71. Listen for bird calls and identify them using this.
72. Outdoor alphabet scavenger hunt- Find A-aunt, b-bark, c-creek d-dirt
73. Painting the driveway, fence or tree with water
74. Nature soup- Sticks, pebbles, drit, leave and add water
75. Mud kitchen
76. Bike ride
77. Fly a kite
78. Ice block treasure hunt- Free toys in a container and let kids chip away at ice to find what’s inside
79. Sidewalk chalk
80. Car wash
81. Make a fairy garden
82. Giant bubbles- Use a Hula hoop
83. Shadow drawing
84. Balloon tennis- use a fly swatter or tennis rackets
85. Make an acorn whistle
86. Throw or kick a ball together
87. Learn to play a blade of grass
88. Leaf threading
89. Have a picnic
90. Track the moon cycle- draw the phases on a window with marker or chalk
91.Geoboard fun- Hammer nails into a board or tree stump and use rubber bands to make shapes
92. Nature hunt bingo
93. Identify, Wild harvest/ Forage for edible plants
94. Rock painting
95. Tree bark rubbings- wrap tree with paper and old crayons with wrapping off and find the bark lines.
96. Stargazing
97. Cloud Gazing- What do you see in the sky
98. Learn to identify plants in your yard or neighborhood
99. Bubble art- Just add food dye to the bubbles and blow on a canvas, sheet, or paper
100. Learn to identify insects in your yard or neighborhood
What will you do? Let’s make the most of the time we are spending together as a family.
