113 Things to Do With Kids Without Electronics by Laura Lane Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash |
Are you running out of ideas to keep the kids busy and happy while they are home? I thought about some of the things we did when I was young long ago. I also included some of the things my four kids did with an abundance of time, no video games or tv, and limited videos. My daughters, Emily and Amy, then added their ideas as well. All in all, we came up with 113 things to do without electronics!
Here we go!
- Blow bubbles
- Catch fireflies
- Make homemade ice cream
- Read a book together
- Play in the sprinkler
- Ride bikes
- Play with balls
- Play dolls
- Kickball
- Play with cars and trucks
- Learn to play jacks or marbles
- Have a pillow fight
- Water balloons
- Science experiments ie. cola and Mentos
- Picnic under the stars, under a shady tree or under the kitchen table with sheets over it
- Sidewalk chalk
- Whittle sticks
- Playing outside
- Dig in the dirt
- Play in a sandbox
- King of the hill or play set
- Jump roap
- Play in a creek
- Build a fort with sticks or blankets
- Find the thimble
- Skits
- Exploring
- Trampoline
- Roll down a hill
- Play catch
- Wiffle ball
- Badminton
- Volleyball
- Hopscotch
- Obstacle course
- Climb trees
- Garden
- Look for 4 leaf clovers
- Mow the lawn
- Cook together
- Blow leaves
- Pick wildflowers
- Write snail mail letters
- Make homemade jam
- Pick blueberries
- Make slime
- Bake cookies
- Go to a drive in
- Make ice pops with water, juice, yogurt or pudding
- Sing
- Dance
- Teach your dog tricks
- Karaoke
- Dance party
- Write a letter to the grandparents by snail mail
- Play in a home pool big or small
- Fashion show
- Overnight hammocking challenge
- Make a play
- Reenact a movie
- Wash the dog or pet
- Write and perform poetry
- Read a play together with parts
- Weirdness contest
- Staring contest
- Walk
- Run
- Puzzles
- Slap jack
- Race hotwheels
- Race bikes
- Sing lots of rhymes and kids' songs
- Egyptian Rat Slap
- Spoons game
- War card game
- Go Fish card game
- Board games like Monopoly, Battle Ship, Chutes and Ladders etc
- Paint a room
- Reading Marathon
- Manicures and pedicures
- Dress up
- Makeover
- Private concert for the stuffies (stuffed animals)
- Bake cookies
- Blind taste tests
- Lemonade stand
- Gymnastics— somersaults, cartwheels, etc.
- String games
- Clapping games
- Magic tricks
- Scavenger hunt
- Ice cream run (in pajamas one night
- Flash mob with just your family
- Volunteer
- Make daisy chains
- Play house (this includes plant soup)
- Climb a tree
- Eat dandelions
- Get ahead on school
- Field trip!
- Ride a bike
- Crafts
- Wash the car
- Write stories
- Swing!
- Adopt a kitten
- Take pictures
- Draw pictures
- Play the game "Twister"
- Play hide and go seek
- Eat popsicles (and try to get them open without scissors)
- Sleep all night on a trampoline
- Coloring
Amy, 18, added this.
And above all, give your kids freedom in their play. A lot of amazing childhood memories are made by kids using their imaginations and parents being loving and being supportive! Have fun with your kids, but let them also go and act like pioneers together, or build a fort with random things they find. This builds so much character, forms those memories (and isn't that what we want to do for our kids? Help them create wonderful memories?), and teaches them lots of good lessons. To learn, and be healthy, kids need to do things by themselves (and this can be with help). In doing so, they learn, and also learn independence, knowledge, and ultimately maturity, and sometimes wisdom (even from learning a hard way at times).
Enjoy this time with your children and teens. You may never have this much time together again. Make it count for good. Hugs to you all! Thank you for joining me here at Harvest Lane Cottage.
Laura
Happy at Home
P.S. Please share ideas that I've missed and your prayer requests as well.
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Email: laura@harvestlanecottage.com
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And above all, give your kids freedom in their play. A lot of amazing childhood memories are made by kids using their imaginations and parents being loving and being supportive! Have fun with your kids, but let them also go and act like pioneers together, or build a fort with random things they find. This builds so much character, forms those memories (and isn't that what we want to do for our kids? Help them create wonderful memories?), and teaches them lots of good lessons. To learn, and be healthy, kids need to do things by themselves (and this can be with help). In doing so, they learn, and also learn independence, knowledge, and ultimately maturity, and sometimes wisdom (even from learning a hard way at times).
Enjoy this time with your children and teens. You may never have this much time together again. Make it count for good. Hugs to you all! Thank you for joining me here at Harvest Lane Cottage.
Laura
Happy at Home
P.S. Please share ideas that I've missed and your prayer requests as well.
Find me online here:
Goodreads: Laura Lane 2020 Goal 50 books ~ 20 Finished so far
Ravelry: HarvestLaneLaura
Facebook: Harvest Lane Cottage
Instagram: @lauraofharvestlane
Email: laura@harvestlanecottage.com
Paypal gifts: lauraofharvestlane@gmail.com
Address: Available by request
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