113 Things to Do With Kids Without Electronics

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!

1. Blow bubbles 
2. Catch fireflies 
3. Make homemade ice cream 
4. Read a book together
5. Play in the sprinkler 
6. Ride bikes  
7. Play with balls
8. Play dolls
9. Kickball
10. Play with cars and trucks
11. Learn to play jacks or marbles 
12. Have a pillow fight
13. Water balloons
14. Science experiments ie. cola and Mentos
15. Picnic under the stars, under a shady tree or under the kitchen table with sheets over it
16. Sidewalk chalk
17. Whittle sticks
18. Playing outside
19. Dig in the dirt
20. Play in a sandbox
21. King of the hill or play set
22. Jump roap
23. Play in a creek
24. Build a fort with sticks or blankets
25. Find the thimble
26. Skits
27. Exploring
28. Trampoline
29. Roll down a hill
30. Play catch
31. Wiffle ball
32. Badminton
33. Volleyball
34. Hopscotch
35. Obstacle course
36. Climb trees
37. Garden
38. Look for 4 leaf clovers
39. Mow the lawn
40. Cook together
41. Blow leaves
42. Pick wildflowers
43. Write snail mail letters
44. Make homemade jam
45. Pick blueberries
46. Make slime 
47. Bake cookies
48. Go to a drive in
49. Make ice pops with water, juice, yogurt or pudding
50. Sing
51. Dance
52. Teach your dog tricks
53. Karaoke
54. Dance party
55. Write a letter to the grandparents by snail mail
56. Play in a home pool big or small
57. Fashion show
58. Overnight hammocking challenge
59. Make a play
60. Reenact a movie
61. Wash the dog or pet
62. Write and perform poetry
63. Read a play together with parts
64. Weirdness contest
65. Staring contest
66. Walk
67. Run
68. Puzzles
69. Slap jack
70. Race hotwheels
71. Race bikes
72. Sing lots of rhymes and kids' songs
73. Egyptian Rat Slap
74. Spoons game
75. War card game
76. Go Fish card game
77. Board games like Monopoly, Battle Ship, Chutes and Ladders etc
78. Paint a room
79. Reading Marathon
80. Manicures and pedicures
81. Dress up
82. Makeover
83. Private concert for the stuffies (stuffed animals)
84. Bake cookies
85. Blind taste tests
86. Lemonade stand
87. Gymnastics— somersaults, cartwheels, etc.
88. String games
89. Clapping games
90. Magic tricks
91. Scavenger hunt
92. Ice cream run (in pajamas one night 
93. Flash mob with just your family 
94. Volunteer
95. Make daisy chains
96. Play house (this includes plant soup)
97. Climb a tree
98. Eat dandelions
99. Get ahead on school
100. Field trip!
101. Ride a bike
102. Crafts
103. Wash the car
104. Write stories
105. Swing!
106. Adopt a kitten
107. Take pictures
108. Draw pictures
109. Play the game "Twister"
110. Play hide and go seek
111. Eat popsicles (and try to get them open without scissors)
112. Sleep all night on a trampoline
113. 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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