Make a blanket fort
Play shadow puppets
Journal
Measure the rain
Hunt for worms
Pull out any not-yet-used holiday gifts
Play "Jump the River" (Use 2 pieces of strings to make the river, jump, then widen the strings,jump, repeat!)
Make a timeline of important invents in your family
Read a good book
Research your Family Tree
Indoor campout
Start some indoor seed plantings
Indoor scavenger hunt
Build an outside fort
Learn Morse Code
Invent your own code
Build a house of cards
Memorize the state capitals
Learn some yoga poses
Mindfulness activities
Play balloon volleyball
Look at old photos and share their memories
Write old-fashioned letters and postcards
Make gratitude lists
Play charades
Invent a card game
Learn a few magic tricks
Using stuff from around your house, set up a bowling lane
Mark out a hopscotch field with masking/duct tape
Speak only in Pig Latin
Thumb wrestle
Learn about nautical flags and how to communicate with them
Learn the parts of a sailboat
Play dress up
Play the silent game
Have a staring contest
Learn some yo-yo tricks
Build the biggest LEGO/block tower in history
Have a tea party
Play Simon Says
Talk with an accent
Make a stuffed animal zoo
Learn American Sign Language for Kids
Invent a new sport
Do a puzzle
Invent your own nation
Memorize all the Presidents
Memorize all the states and capitals
Match up your socks, roll them up, and have a sock fight (with permission from an adult! )
Play dominoes
Learn how to play Solitaire
Make your own Bingo game
Learn how to tie cool knots
Make your own crossword puzzles
Make your own Sudoku
Read to the pets or Grandparents (via Facetime/Skype)
Play with older toys
Practice coding
Make a doll house with shoe boxes
Teach your old dog (or new puppy) new tricks
Make a new play space by cleaning part of your attic or basement
Sort your toys
Find, sort, and wrap all of the loose change around the house
Clean out your junk drawer(s) together and find family treasures
Alphabetize your spices
Tighten knobs/handles
Wash the windows
Alphabetize your books
Match your socks
Hang your favorite picture
Dust your baseboards
Clean out your closet and collect too-small clothes to donate
Find household stuff you no longer need and donate
Make a paradise for your pets! Clean out your fish tank / hamster cage / bird cage etc.
Get yourself some free "new" clothes: Sew rips / patch your jeans / sew on missing buttons
Clean out and vacuum your car
Sort all of the charger cords in your house
Change your smoke detector batteries
Plan your next birthday party (theme, place, cake, decorations)
Plan an any-occasion or no-occasion party
Plan for summer camp
Plan a stay-cation
Plan a bucket list
Plan a dream vacation
Plan a realistic vacation (where, when, how, what to pack, links to venues in the region)
Plan a month of educational theme days (themes like nature, sports, music, robots, or whatever)
Plan your day-by-day pandemic menu
Plan something to make each day
Plan your family's fire escape plan and have a fire drill
Plan a garden
Make puppets
Make a celebrations book
Make homemade musical instruments
Mix cornstarch and water
Make a game (tic-tac-toe, checkers, chess set)
Paint family portraits
Make flags from around the world out of scrap paper or invent one of your own
Make paper snowflakes
Learn some origami (check out the Japanese tradition of 1000 paper cranes)
Learn to knit; make a scarf
Make a paper chain and see how long you can get it
Make a tooth fairy pillow by hand
Monogram your socks
Make stationary with stamps
Create a family music playlist
Make paper dolls
Make pictures to give to nursing home residents or elderly neighbors (you can even mail them; everyone loves getting mail)
Make necklaces and bracelets using beads or even pasta
Build a model car, plane, boat or building
Make accessories for your pets (kerchiefs, capes, bows)
Make pet toys
Make tissue paper flowers
Sew buttons onto scrap fabric
Make paper beads
Paper mache a balloon
Write poems, limericks, and haiku
Write a song
Create your own “Dr. Seuss” book
Make and decorate paper crowns
Print out your photos and make a scrapbook
Learn Calligraphy
Learn how to write in cursive
Make your own playdough
Make a map to your favorite place
Make a comic strip or book
Make your own slime
Make an old-fashioned address book
Decorate a pair of plain white sneakers or old shirt
Make a simple bird feeder
Make a family time capsule to open at a later date
Paint your toenails or fingernails with wacky designs
Make your own piggy bank
Make a “selfie” background with an old tablecloth or sheet, and markers or paint
Create your own picture frame
Paint a rock
Make a pet rock
Silent Disco party
Dance Party
Puppet Shows
Turn a big box into a television set and put on shows (this can also double as a puppet stage)
Have a Joke-a-thon
Re-enact your favorite story or movie as a play
Memorize a poem or two and put on a show
Magic Shows
Read a story out loud and create your own illustrations
Ask an adult to record you reading/telling your favorite story and replay it after dinner
Put those music lessons to good use and have a concert ( Facetime some relatives so they can enjoy it!)
Write a rap song and perform it
Perform your favorite fairy tale in dance
Fill glasses with water and make music
Record a family podcast on your phone to send relatives
Record a pots and pans orchestra performance
Bike, scooter, or Ripstick in the driveway: You can set up an obstacle course or try new tricks.
Build a fairy house
Star gaze
Learn and find constellations
Climb a tree
Enjoy the classics: Play hopscotch, 4-square, Mother May I, or jump rope.
Get artsy with chalk, water soluble paint, or MUD
Measure the rain
Hunt for worms
Water the plants
Play flashlight tag
Walk the dog
Collect leaves and press them to make place mats
Create a nature journal and record what you see
Hang a bird feeder and count the birds
Listen to the birds and try to figure out what kind of bird it is by it's sound and song
Make a rock garden for your yard
Go on a bike ride
After a walk or bike ride, create a map of your neighborhood