100 Fun Things To Do With Your Kids During Quarantine
Well we are living in a strange time right now, there’s much that we cannot control, but we can control keeping a fun and peaceful environment in the home. That’s super important during times like this. The caronavirus outbreak has created a lot of fear and uncertainty. Our job as parents is to create a feeling of peace and security for our kiddos. I created a list of 100 fun things to do during this time you’re at home together. Comment below if you have more ideas! Enjoy your family ❤️
Make a tent
Have a picnic lunch in your tent
Read books in your tent
Make pancakes
Make a castle out of play dough
Build a castle out of Legos
Work on next learning steps (writing, letters, numbers, etc)
Create a story book out of construction paper
Read books and cuddle
Put your favorite music on and have a dance party
Get your kiddos to do a home workout with you
Color in a coloring book
Play with kinetic sand
Teach your kids a foreign language. The duo lingo app is great
Read the Bible together
Work on scriptures
Do an Easter advent - teaching them about the resurrection
Sing worship music together
If you have a printer, print out different photos to help illustrate the story of the resurrection and help your kiddos color while you teach them
Make a fort out of old Amazon boxes
Watch your favorite childhood movie with your kids and see if they like it as much as you did ( bed knobs and broom sticks anyone LOL)
Order takeout for dinner to support your local businesses
Teach your older kids cursive
Make a funny TickTock video as a family
Bake something together!
Let your kids help you cook dinner, teach them about measurements
Teach your kids history (any history)
Plan your next family trip
Learn an instrument with your kids
Try new cooking recipes
Learn how to cook 😂
FaceTime family
Write letters to relatives
Potty train (if they’re at that stage)
Write a song together
Practice your instrument (or learn to play one)
Listen to your favorite Disney movie soundtrack and act out the movie
Let them paint the in bath tub ! Washable of course
Create an obstacle course in your living room and do it with your kiddos
Decorate toilet paper rolls (apparently there will be a lot of these during quarantine)
Find an educational app your kid can play with for 30 min (mommy break time)
Make homemade silly puddy (recipe on Pinterest)
Find educational print outs on Pinterest (search your kids age)
Teach them songs to memorize the planets, continents, etc.
Have a pretend olympics (medals and all)
Make spaghetti jewelry
Tell your kids stories about when you were kids
Do chores with a sticker chart
Make paper airplanes and have them race
Paint rocks
Learn about the ocean
Pretend you’re in a submarine
Have your kids help you organize the closet, pantry or garage
Garden in your backyard
Make egg carton flowers ( search on Pinterest)
Play “would you rather”
Play board games
Create your own board game
Send Easter cards to your friends
Tie dye tee shirts
Do flash cards for learning
Watch a new movie none of you have seen
Do jumping jacks while counting (burn some energy)
Make homemade bird feeders
Make popsicles
Play hide and go seek
Play Simon says
Play hopscotch with chalk
Color with chalk on your driveway (spread colorful cheer)
Kick the ball
Have a soccer game in the backyard or living room
Have an Easter egg hunt
Have a scavenger hunt around the house
Have a puppet show
Take a walk (if allowed to)
Have breakfast in bed
Have a push-up competition
Work on a scrapbook
Organize family photos and reminisce
Share most embarrassing stories with each other
Make a family vision board
Play monopoly and learn about finances
Learn about patterns with different items
Girl mom? Teach her to braid her hair
Do face masks and paint nails
Learn how to can fruit
Make a superhero cape out of old clothes
Have a tea party
Have a family slumber party and everyone sleeps in the living room
Put the kids to bed and expand the family 😂
Read some of the classic books together
Share fun stories with your kids about your parents (their grandparents)
Listen to worship music 🙌🏻
Play the board game you created in #58
Help your kids think of a business idea
Plant flowers
Put rice in a bin and pretend it’s the beach with beach toys
Rearrange their bedrooms for a fresh space
Bake and decorate a cake
Make a list of all you are grateful for!