101 Things to do with Kids at Home – During Quarantine

What the heck are we gonna do with our kids?

We all know what’s going on right? The COVID-19 is putting parents around the world in a state of panic, shock, and confusion. Yesterday it was announced that schools will be closing (in multiple states, counties, provinces) around the world after March break. We haven’t heard anything from our preschool yet about a closure, even though we have heard about the municipal closure of the entire school board. In a few of my mom groups on Facebook, I already see the panic of what am I going to do with my kids for 3 weeks?! And, I get it. This ‘quarantine’ is different than the other breaks we have with our kids – like Winter or Summer vacations. We don’t really know if we should be letting our kids go outside, to public places, to friends houses. There’s a bit of a vibe building that people should just stay at home and do everything in their power not to leave.

Now staying at home with your kids isn’t easy. I know mine start to get a little crazy even on Saturday mornings. There’s a reason we send out kids to school everyday, okay – Moms need a break and kids need to learn and play. From our experience, we have a few of our favorite things to do at home, but here are 101 things to do with kids at home during COVID-19 outbreak.

Screen Free Things to do with Kids at Home

1. Paint rocks
2. Basket Toss
3. Indoor picnic
4. Bake a treat
5. Write a letter to a family member or school friend
6. Make slime
7. Look through old family photos
8. Try the elephant toothpaste experiment
9. Make play dough
10. Share your family history
11. Play a board game
12. Paper airplane challenge
13. Design an obstacle course
14. Make a cardboard house
15. Rearrange bedroom furniture
16. Make a fort
17. Try the giant bubble maker and blow giant bubbles
18. Make a toilet paper fort (for all you toilet paper stockers out there 😉 )
19. Cup stacking
20. Minute to win it games
21. At home grocery store
22. Play legos
23. Make a fossil
24. Hide and seek
25. Make friendship bracelets
26. Write a story
27. Deep clean the house (maybe, if we’re lucky and they get bored enough!)
28. Make your own movie
29. Paint night
30. Have a pretend wedding
31. Food coloring experiment (using milk, food coloring, dish soap)
32. Get to those DIY home renovations
33. Take an extra bubbly bubble bath
34. Play charades
35. Make a sock puppet (we all have those socks that mysteriously lost the other pair)
36. Play dress up
37. Read a story
38. Film a music video
39. Design a t-shirt with paint, markers, tie dye, etc.
40. Try origami
41. Organize toys and find donations
42. Try paper mache
43. Play Simon Says
44. Finger painting
45. Play restaurant
46. Build a rainbow with books, toys, clothes
47. Look at their baby book
48. Cut up fruit and make a shape with different pieces
49. Balloon dodgeball
50. Ball basket toss with rainbow balls
51. Try a recipe from scratch
52. Make can telephones
53. Make a puzzle
54. Read a book to you
55. Color in a coloring book
56. Measure things with measuring tape
57. Make a charcuterie board and snack!
58. Throw a themed dinner (have them decide on costumes and dinner menu)
59. Make popsicles
60. Rainbow candy experiment
61. Water bin (see what floats/sinks, fill up cups, give toys a bath)
62. Up-cycle some recycling bin items
63. Make a catapult and launch cotton balls
64. Build a marble run track around the house
65. Make confetti from old newspaper
66. Play with orbeeze
67. Make a toilet paper roll track
68. Learn a magic trick
69. Have a pajama party with breakfast for dinner

Things to do with Kids in the Backyard

1. Look for bugs
2. Play catch
3. Paint the fence with water
4. Color with chalk
5. Power wash dirty furniture
6. Play soccer
7. Blow bubbles
8. Wash the car
9. Build a ball racetrack
10. Make a fire
11. Camp out
12. Make mud pies
13. Squirt gun painting
14. Get the garden ready for planting
15. Jump rope
16. Try a new sport
17. Make a treasure hunt
18. Have a picnic
19. Help an elderly/disabled neighbor with their yard work
20. Build a shaving cream tower

Screen Time Things to do with Kids at Home

1. FaceTime with friends
2. Watch a tv show
3. Play a video game
4. Start a YouTube channel
5. Try an online workout class (Zumba and Kids Yoga are our favorite!)
6. Download new apps
7. Play with funny face filters on Instagram, Facebook, SnapChat
8. Register for a subscription box
9. Become a member of educational networks (like 123mouse.com)
10. Follow a YouTube tutorial
11. Listen to an audiobook
12. Watch a movie

Do you have something you love to do with your kids on a school break?

Leave it in the comments below!

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