Activities to do at home
In the garden...
1 Create a habitat for bugs,bird or beasts!
2 Go on a bug hunt or see how many different species of birds visit you
3 Organise a family competition to design the best bird table
4 Use pavement chalks on the patio or a brick wall
5 Make a bird feeder or fat balls for the birds
6 Plant bulbs ready for the spring
7 Enjoy a penalty shoot out competition
8 Make leaf art or collages
9 Make boats from twigs and see if they will float
10 Dig for artefacts and unusual stones (with supervision of course)
Arts and crafts...
11 Make a scrapbook
12 Collect items for a time capsule to remember your unusual time at home
13 Try potato stamps
14 Paint a family portrait
15 Make your own salt dough
16 Try some junk modelling
17 Follow an online doodle lesson
18 Colour a picture
19 Make sock puppets
20 Try paper mache with flour and water
Games...
21 Try a treasure hunt around the house
22 Play snakes and ladders
23 Try an indoor hopscotch
24 Do a puzzle
25 Play a game of top trumps
26 Learn a family card game (crazy eights is my favourite!)
27 Play a game of 'Would you rather...?'
28 Create a memory test game with objects on a tray
29 Play matching pairs or snap
30 Make paper aeroplanes and see who can fly them the furthest
Get active...
31 Try an online yoga course (e.g. Cosmic Kids on You Tube)
32 Join Joe Wicks for morning PE (available on You Tube)
33 Have a family talent show
34 Sing karaoke
35 Record a video message or facetime family or friends
36 Set up a camp or indoor den
37 Learn a dance routine (e.g. Dance with Oti on You Tube)
38 Have a fashion show - with family members swapping wardrobes for added humour!
39 Cook dinner together
40 Have an indoor dance party or kitchen disco
Quiet time...
41 Read a bedtime story aloud to the family
42 Enjoy a family movie night
43 Listen to an audio story
44 Build something from LEGO
45 Write a letter to a friend or relative
46 Try a wordsearch or crossword
47 Watch a nature documentary
49 Play an online game or app
49 Read your favourite book
50 Draw pictures or write messages of hope to be displayed in your front windows
Scavenger Hunts
Why not go on an adventure around your house and see if you can find these items within your home? I wonder how many you can find!
