10 Fun Activities To Do With Your Kids

Insanely easy family night ideas for activities to do with your kids! 10 brilliant and CHEAP things to do with your kids at home and the best part is, they are great ways to connect with your kids! Great tips to connect with your teen! Make the most of the quality time you have with your kids.

Have A Scavenger Hunt With Your Kids

You can have a lot of fun with a scavenger hunt in your own home.

Try adding things to your scavenger hunt that spark conversation with your kids.

This is a fun activity to do with your kids that allows you to have conversations about so many things.

Ideas for things you could include in your scavenger hunt would be family pictures, special photo albums or a favorite toy from either your or their childhood.

There are tons of options but the most important thing is to make it an intentional journey of finding things that make you laugh and still tug on the heartstrings.

Do A Family Painting Activity Together

Basically how this works is you give the family the inspiration picture. Then, you all get to work creating the artwork. It is always interesting to see the different versions that are inspired by the same picture.

Paint parties are great because you don’t need any knowledge of painting skills or artistic ability.

The most fun part of painting together is everyone creates their own version of the same image. They are always unique and special.

You can do your family painting activity on canvas which you could buy at your local craft store in budget packs or you can paint on paper.

Want to be really creative?

Try using wood or other items that you have around your house that you want to repurpose.

I’ve included a few options below as a free download to inspire your family painting.

This is a fun way to display your children’s artwork or give it as a gift to family members.

Family Paint Party Ideas

Host a DIY Paint Party from Mospens Studio

15+ Easy Canvas Painting Ideas from Idea Stand

Sweet Summer Watermelon Canvas Art from Spot of Tea Designs

DIY Abstract Heart Painting Party from The Activity Exchange

Decorate Your Home With Your Kids

Nothing is more fun than decorating for the holidays together.

There is a holiday every month that you can decorate for.

Want to have a lot of fun with this? Pick the unofficial holidays to celebrate, like Winnie the Pooh day or National Bird Day!

Get everybody involved and have them pick their favorite decorations from your holiday stash.

Or, you could try making a holiday craft together.

Regardless of what you choose to do, there are so many options.

Have fun with this! The options are truly endless.

Have a Family Game Night

Game nights are always fun for the entire family.

The key is to pick games that everyone wants to play.

While this can sometimes be a point of contention, the best option is for everyone to pick two or three games that they would be happy to play and be sure that everyone has a game in the mix.

Usually there will be some overlapping options with different family members.

If you have too many family members to play them all, try two different games on any game night and everybody gets a pick during the month.

Our family’s new favorite is SkyJo!

Plan a Cultural Cooking Experience At Home

Cooking with your family is not only a great way to connect with your kids, it’s also a great way to learn about other cultures.

Cooking together is a great educational experience and a fun way to expose your family to new flavors, cultures and experiences.

If you’re homeschooling this is a cool way to have fun and teach your kids without being “in the classroom.”

Whether you’re learning about somewhere in your homeland or abroad you can really dig into some fun options here.

I’ve included several ideas to get you started for your family cooking experience.

Cultural Recipes To Make With Your Kids

Recipes From the United States

Creole/Louisiana – Authentic Jambalaya Recipe by Swanky Recipes

Southwest/Arizona, New Mexico – Southwest Anaheim Stuffed Peppers by I Am Homsteader

Cuban/Florida – Authentic Cuban Sandwich (Cubano) by Simply Recipes

Amish/Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana – Amish Wedding Chicken by TLC Cooking With Mary

Italian American/New York – Authentic New York Style Pizza by Eat Like Men

Recipes From Around the World

Ireland – Traditional Irish Farmhouse Recipes by The View From Great Island

Greece – 75 Authentic Greek Recipes by Meraki Lane

Russia – Buzhenina (herb roasted pork tenderloin) by Lavender and Macarons

Italy – Authentic Italian Recipes by Points and Travel

England – Best British Current Scones by International Desserts Blog

Netherlands – Dutch Kale Stampot by Vanessa Haneveer

Japan – Vegan Miso Ramen Soup by Life Currents

Korea – 15+ Easy & Authentic Korean Recipes by Beyond Kimchee

Have A Movie Night With Themed Snacks

Sometimes you just need to sit back, relax and watch a movie.

If your family needs a more slow paced family night after a busy day or busy week, movie night is a great option!

To pick the movie for your family movie night, have everyone put two or three options on a piece of paper and drop it into a fun jar.

Use that same jar until all of the options have been watched.

Sometimes this could last you several months. For each movie, night pick a snack that is fun and correlates to the theme.

I’ve included 10 options below to get your creative juices flowing.

Themed Movie Night Snack Ideas

Toy Story Alien Jell-O Cups by Totally the Bomb

12 Recipe Combos For Disney Movie Night by Monorails & Magic

40 Magical Harry Potter Desserts & Snacks For Movie Night by Movie Nights At Home

23 Lord of the Rings Recipes for the Perfect LOTR Party by Family Focus

Do A Room Makeover With Your Kids

You can do a room makeover with any age child or even adults in your home.

This is an especially great way to connect with your teenager though.

Doing a room makeover or a mini-room makeover is a great way to give their room a facelift and spend quality time with your kids.

Repurpose as many items as possible by giving them a facelift. I’ve included a few links below to some blog posts that are especially fun ways to upcycle old furniture and inspiration for your bedroom makeover.

Bedroom Makeover Inspiration

DIY Bedroom Makeover Reveal by Angela Marie Made

Boho Bedroom Decor Ideas by The Cards We Drew

31 Easy DIY Room Decor Ideas That Are Basically Magic by Crafts on Fire

Make Hospitality Baskets For Guests Together

Not only is making hospitality baskets a great way to welcome guests into your home, it’s also a great way to teach your kids the importance of showing how much you care.

Even your littlest ones can help with this process. They can make a handmade card or have them help put shredded paper in the bottom of a basket or box.

There are tons of ways to involve your youngest children.

I’ve included a list below of things to put in your hospitality basket.

Hospitality Basket Ideas:

Handmade soap
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Lotion
Makeup Wipes
Handmade Treats
- Cookies
- Candies
- Chocolates
- Mini-loaves
Chap-stick
Notepad
Pen/Pencil
Wi-Fi Password
Welcome Note
Local Attractions
Favorite Restaurants
Local History
Handmade Gifts

Plan A Virtual Vacation

Have you been thinking about a vacation that you would love to go on but can’t find the time or can’t afford to go there?

There are so many options for virtual vacations that you can do right in your own home.

YouTube is a great resource for finding videos on places all around the world.

If you’re a homeschooler, not only is this a great family night activity but it’s a great way to enhance the lessons that you’re doing with them also.

Really, it doesn’t matter if your kids go to public school or private school, they probably aren’t taking a ton of field trips.

Help them retain the information they’re learning with a virtual vacation AND have a fun family night at the same time.

Declutter And De-junk With Your Family For A Fun Activity

There’s no better way to teach your kids the value of the things that they have than to teach them to donate things that they aren’t using anymore.

Plan to gather together and collect items from each room that are no longer in use.

Give each person a bag or box to put everything they want to donate in and take them as a family to a local shelter.

Taking your donations together as a family reinforces the importance of helping others and is a great lesson in sustainability.

I’ve included some ideas below for where you can donate your unused items while doing fun activities with your kids.

Where To Take Things When You Declutter and De-junk

Local church
Battered women & children shelter
Local Orphanage
Goodwill
Community Homeless Shelter

Reconnect With Your Kids | Fun Activities To Do With Your Kids

You can have an amazing time with your kids and your family while truly connecting with one another.

These 10 Fun Activities To Do With Your Kids are great ideas for how to connect with your kids.

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