Treasure hunt (with clues, hide a favourite toy somewhere in the house)

Make a batch of play doh

Tint shaving cream with food colouring, paint the windows or glass doors (or the inside of the shower glass) then rinse it off

Go through clothing from previous seasons, try on and cull things that are too small

Play dress ups in mum and dad’s clothes – do a photoshoot

Graffiti the garden fence with chalk

Make a small bowl, plate, egg cup or statue from air dry clay

Day spa – do a Mani/Pedi/foot soak/face mask

Go through old photos and videos, and old craft and paintings

Have a Living Room disco – play freeze, musical chairs, have a dance off

Go through recipe books together and have a bake off challenge

Do a backyard scavenger hunt

Make Origami animals or paper ninja stars

Gardening – pull weeds, trim bushes, collect flowers for a vase

Make a mud kitchen in the garden, make different coloured rock paint

Practice hammering nails into a plank of wood

Organise the books on your shelf into a rainbow of colours

String up a sheet tent in the backyard

Find three toys to give to charity

Using Lego characters or other small toys, make a stop motion movie (download the app Stop Motion to your phone or Ipad)

Organise your Lego and then have a building challenge. Who can build the best house, hotel or shop?

Write notes of love, compliments or doodles and hide them around the house for family to find

Do a marshmallow toothpick engineering challenge

Create a “God’s eye” weaving using sticks and wool

Build a teepee fairy house

Try shadow drawing, leaf rubbings, painting bark or stones

Build a bug hotel

Try leaf threading and make a nature chandelier 

Use a mirror to draw a self portrait

Learn to braid hair

Create an obstacle course

Build a fort using the couch and every cushion/pillow you can find

Thread pasta into jewellery

Make 3D paper rainbows

Make your own bubble blower

Put goggles and swimmers on and swim in the bath

Go through your board/card games and challenge yourself to play them all. Design your own game

Make greeting cards for the stationery cupboard to be used for birthdays and other occasions

Paint a family portrait to be framed and hung

Choose a picture book each and read aloud to each other in the biggest bed in your house

Have a handball tournament

Write a short story or poem that includes a dog, an umbrella and some sushi

Find 10 different shaped leaves in the garden

Create a paper crown for a member of your family and decorate it

Make a paper chain to hang up in the dining room

Try the travelling water experiment

Fill a small spray bottle with water and aromatherapy oil and then spray and wipe the house

Fold paper and cut out paper snowflakes

Make pom poms out of wool

Play drawing games like Simon Says drawing

Put on a puppet show using toys behind the couch

Make DIY rain clouds in a jar

Do the magic milk experiment

Create a sensory shaker bottle using an old bottle, glitter and water (and whatever else you’d like to put in there!)

Outdoor games like egg and spoon race, tag team races, three legged races, or play stuck in the mud

Fold paper planes and see how far they will fly

Build the highest block tower you can

Learn how to bake bread

Keep a balloon in the air as long as possible

Build a house with a deck of cards

String up the Christmas lights in your living room

Play cinema – make tickets, popcorn, give your guests a rug and watch a movie together

Play hotels using your bedrooms as ‘hotel rooms’ or restaurants by setting up the dining room like a restaurant with menus (or hospitals, vets, banks, etc)

Make up a workout and do it together (eg: 25 star jumps, 20 squats, 15 crunches, hop like a bunny around the lounge room, frog leap your partner)

Choose an inspirational quote and create a poster for your room

Change the bedsheets and build a sheet city in your bedroom before they get washed!

Press flowers within a few heavy books

Make sidewalk paint

Make a magic potion using aromatherapy oils, glitter, water, petals

Use masking tape to make a race track. Race matchbox cars. Or use the inside of your bathtub as a ramp for racing

With some old clothes, cut and create clothes for your toys

Take everyone’s height measurement on a door frame

Try sharpie tie dye using a sharpie and rubbing alcohol

Take some artistic photos in black and white. Play around with filters and see what you can create. You could use a phone or learn how to use the proper camera (if you have one)

Water play – buckets, scoopers, whisk, pouring jugs, straws, bubbles!

Have a picnic lunch outside. Take books and toys with you

Make a bottle rocket 

Make rainbow paper 

Make a stained glass window using clear contact & cellophane 

Make a marble run

Paint a stick gnome

Make a rainbow stick

Jump rope – can you get to 100 without stopping?

Take apart an old appliance. Can you put it back together?

Research your family tree – see how far back you can go

Make a time capsule of this time to be opened in 10 years

Set up camp in the garden and play inside the tent

Write a letter to a friend, relative or teacher to mail

Lie on a rug in the garden and spot cloud shapes. Make up a story about what you see.

Work together to a family emblem, motto or song. Include elements that are important to you and your family

Learn to finger knit, french knit or braid wool into friendship bracelets

Sketch your dream red carpet look!

Make a pretty lantern using an old jar, tissue paper and glue

Make a paper cut out family

Make a paper plate whale 

Do a chalk photo shoot

Interview the members of your family 

Make a popsicle stick catapult

Can you draw or paint with your feet?

Do a Yoga class together