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20 Creative Hands-On Activities
20 Creative Hands-On Activities
Ideas compiled from PlayReadGrow
1. Blow up balloons and play.
2. Blow bubbles together.
3. Take a scavenger hunt.
4. Build a fort or tent. Use blankets, pillows, boxes.
5. Play pretend.
6. Hide and Seek.
7. Outdoor Art: Use leaves, sticks, flowers and rocks
8. Bake together.
9. Make and do fingerpaint.
10. Outdoor chalk creations
11. Make playdoh
12. Tell stories to each other.
13. Look at the stars
14. Watch the clouds float in the sky
15. Roast marshmallows
16. Complete some random acts of kindness.
17. Write a letter or postcard to someone
18. Make a mud pie.
19. Look at family photos and talk about them.
20. Make a board game, build a doll house or build something with boxes.
Building Bonds Through Play
Building Bonds Through Play
Ideas compiled from Life By Design Boutique
Children and adults all learn best when activities are fun and engaging! Build bonds and create moments through play!
Children and adults all learn best when activities are fun and engaging! Build bonds and create moments through play!
1. Start a tradition. It could be a bedtime song or Saturday morning pancakes.
2. Turn off the television. Play board games, go outside, draw, read a book, write a story.
3. Create an Invention Kit: Put an assortment of things into a bucket. Think: old buttons, gems, screws, pipe cleaners scrap paper, wires. Make it easily assessable and create! Take pictures of your inventions and make a book.
4. Cook and bake together.
5. When someone speaks, really listen!
6. Set up a dramatic pretend play area. Create a doctor’s office, vet office, dress up corner, beauty shop or a stage.
7. Laugh together. Be silly, tickle, tell jokes...
8. Go explore. Go Unicorn, Garden Fairy or Dinosaur hunting!
9. Decide on something to build and then build it...Build a monster truck sandpit, a fairy garden, a rock garden, a fort or a playhouse.
10. Be active and move! Exercise helps our brains grow!
11. Have breakfast and dinner together – No TV allowed.
12. Have a weekly movie night. Make popcorn, get out blankets and each family member have a turn picking a movie.
13. Be there for each other. Little ones crave your presence.
Be there for each other.
Be there for each other.
Little ones crave your presence.
Little ones crave your presence.
More Ideas for Family Fun
More Ideas for Family Fun
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