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101 ideas for play at home:
101 ideas for play at home:
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1. Make a batch of homemade playdough and use cookie cutters to make shapes.
2. Go on a nature walk and collect leaves or rocks.
3. Move the furniture around so your little gymnast can practice his/her tumbles.
4. Play “Go Fish” with a pack of cards.
5. Read a classic children's book out loud together.
6. Make a fort out of blankets and pillows.
7. Plant seeds in the garden.
8. Camp out in the backyard.
9. Build a paper airplane.
10. Make some nature art.
11. Bake some yummy treats.
12. Build a mini city using blocks.
13. Grab some binoculars and go bird-watching.
14. Learn how to create rhythm using household items.
15. Make sock puppets.
16. Press flowers and put them in a scrapbook.
17. Learn how to knit.
18. Make a map of your local area.
19. Observe insects through a magnifying glass.
20. Set up your own shop with money and items to buy.
21. Play dress-ups.
22. Learn how to braid hair.
23. Grab some chalk and decorate your driveway.
24. Have an outdoor picnic.
25. Is it raining? Have a picnic indoors instead!
26. Create a model habitat for an animal of your choice.
27. Pop some popcorn, and snuggle up to watch some movies.
28. Make a treasure hunt with clues.
29. Learn how to jump rope.
30. Make a guitar out of a box and rubber bands.
31. Write a letter to someone you love.
32. Do a simple kitchen science experiment.
33. Learn a magic trick.
34. Make your own board game with a set of rules.
35. Build an obstacle course.
36. Play four square.
37. Make a pizza with all your favourite toppings.
38. Make a giant snake and ladders game.
39. Make friendship bracelets.
40. Turn a pine cone into a bird feeder by adding some peanut butter and birdseed.
41. Cut out homemade paper dolls.
42. Play freeze tag or musical statues.
43. Play “Simon Says.”
44. Write a letter to a grandparent.
45. Get out a bag of hair ties and create some fun hairdos.
46. Act out a scene from your favourite book.
47. Have a tea party and dress up.
48. Cut out pictures from magazines to make a collage.
49. Play “Red Light/Green Light.”
50. Draw a picture for someone else to colour in.
51. Write an original song.
52. Take turns drawing each other's portraits.
53. Go on a long walk and play eye spy.
54. Have a family dinner party.
55. Paint each other's fingernails.
56. Teach your dog or cat how to do some tricks.
57. Make your own bubble solution.
58. Lay out an ice cream sundae bar.
59. Play “Follow the Leader.”
60. Tie-dye T-shirts.
61. Have a fashion show.
62. Feed ducks at a local pond.
63. Play a board game.
64. Try to make a boat out of craft materials that will actually float.
65. Play Hide-and-Seek or Sardines.
66. Paint with watercolours.
67. Slice apples and turn them into paint stamps.
68. Turn your living room into a winter wonderland with toilet paper, cotton balls and pillows.
69. Break out your makeup and let your child give you a new look.
70. Put on a play.
71. Do a word search.
72. Make shadow puppets on the wall.
73. Create your own toy farm.
74. Make sculptures out of aluminum foil.
75. Learn how to hula hoop.
76. Make muffin tin crayons.
77. Cut snowflakes out of paper.
78. Play mini golf.
79. Make hot chocolate.
80. Lay out in your backyard, and talk about the shapes you see in the clouds.
81. Run through a sprinkler.
82. Create a secret handshake.
83. Make your own fishing rods and paper fish.
84. Play musical chairs.
85. Learn how to do a cartwheel.
86. Make rainbow foam.
87. Create a paper chain with colourful construction paper.
88. Learn how to play checkers.
89. Put together a puzzle.
90. Make a drum out of household materials.
91. Visit a museum online.
92. Learn a new language.
93. Make leaf and tree rubbings with paper and crayons.
94. Measure different objects around your house using a ruler or tape measure.
95. Wash your toys, dolls or car.
96. Make a sundial out of paper plates.
97. Play “Duck, Duck, Goose.”
98. Build a dream house out of Legos.
99. Find rocks outside and paint them.
100. Write a letter to your favourite book character.
101. Make a shopping list.
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