Family Activities

From elf on the shelf ideas to holiday rock painting tutorials, check out these awesome Christmas crafts that will keep you (and the kids!) busy all through the holidays!

Preschoolers and their parents don’t need to slow down and stay indoors just because it's winter. After all, there are plenty of activities that will keep little ones happy and engaged during the colder months from "ice-skating" at home to painting with shaving cream to making gingerbread playdough.

All week you have been waiting to play with your kids, but you don't know what to do. Here are some ideas for fun indoor playtime with your toddler that will entertain you for hours to come.

Since more kids are doing distance learning this year, you may feel like they are missing out on field trips and hands-on nature education. This article will give you 5 examples of easy projects to do at home to teach your little one about animals and nature.

Yoga offers a variety of health benefits for adults and kids! These 4 reasons will inspire you to start a regular practice with your children.

Help your child build stronger creative writing skills through a variety of games and other suggested activities. Includes writing prompts for teens.

"I’m so bored! Why don’t we ever do ANYTHING?!” Are you sick of hearing that from your kids? Being stuck at home is hard, especially for children. Here are ten easy, cheap-to-free things to do with kids at home to keep them active and you sane.

Doing a treasure hunt at home is a great way for the family to spend some quality time together. In this article, I will give you some tips and tricks on making a treasure hunt at home with a completed treasure hunt as an example.

Fishing can teach children many valuable lessons that they will carry with them through life. Find out what fishing could be teaching your children today!

A long-time preschool teacher details 10 fun, relaxing, and developmentally appropriate activities to do with a young child during stressful times. Not only do they build a comforting routine, making a youngster feel safe when tensions are high, they help the parent and child decompress together.

There are so many activities we can do with our kids at home. But the chance to combine fun and education is a win-win!

This article provides a round-up of ideas to keep the kids occupied for long stretches of time while they are at home. The focus is on things that use items you likely have around the house and take minimal prep from parents—but take lots of time for children to finish.

Is your young, gifted child interested in quantum physics? This article is about bringing complex science into the home in a child-friendly way.

Combining education and entertainment is important to the development of a child’s brain. They will always pay more attention to fun things, and if those things can teach them a thing or two, everybody wins.

Grills cause hundreds of injuries during the year. Follow these safety tips to keep your children safe around the grill.

The late days of summer can stretch on forever, leaving your children bored and restless. Here are seven free activities you may not have tried yet, all enriching, educating, and sure to entertain.

Make your own silly putty slime! This will be a hit with the kids!

Spend an afternoon outdoors with the kids, blowing bubbles! Summer fun for all ages!

Fun and creative things or activities to do with kids at home. Suitable for ages 2 years and above.

Spending quality time together as a family is important. Here are 6 simple ways to spend more time together with your family.

These 14 great Valentine's Day crafts to make with your kids will allow them to express themselves, learn some new skills, and receive the satisfaction of giving good gifts to others that come from the heart.

Get creative and make your own crayons for Valentine's Day!

Here are some fantastic books to read with your kids in November to discuss hibernation, migration, the weather, the seasonal changes, and how humans and animals alike prepare for the winter. There are some really funny ones scattered in along with some great stories of the real Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

Christmas is nearing and Hatchimals are a hot toy of the season. While Hatchimals may offer instant gratification, we are choosing to hatch real chicks for the education and real-life experience.

How my daughter taught me a lesson about reality, by refusing to play with playdough until after she knew how to shape bread dough.

With the right board games, even small kids can start enjoying the bonding experience of tabletop gaming early. Here are two of the best examples of fantasy board games that can be played and enjoyed with kids as young as 3 years old: Brandon the Brave and Unicorn Glitterluck.

Here are six rounds of Family Feud questions for kids. It's a great game for encouraging kids to build reasoning and recollection skills, imagine how others think, and have fun with each other.

Over-programming their youngsters with structured activities during the summer (camps, sports teams, music lessons, and dance classes) has become common practice among parents. Yet, research now suggests that kids should spend more time in child-centered pursuits and less time in adult-led ones.

Looking to jazz up your youth group? Starting a new group at your church? Here are more than 50 ideas that will make your weekly youth meetings the place to be!

So you want to take your kid on a road trip but they always end up car sick? Here are five fun games to play in the car with your family that encourage queasy passengers to keep their eyes ahead.

Learn the rules to some easy and classic card games which are good to play with children. With classics like Snap, Old Maid, Go Fish, Crazy Eights and Rummy, card games are a great way to spend some family time together.

A list of 300+ words for kids playing Pictionary, with easy, medium, and hard clues for children of different skill levels, as well as several categories, from movies and video games to food and drink.

You don't have to spend a great deal of money in order to make great memories with your kids. It really doesn't matter what you do, as long as you are 100% there with them in the middle of the action, that's what makes the best memories.

The song presents various features that made it popular in the 50s and 60s and still make it appealing to contemporary families: parent-child connection, a child’s wish, and an atmosphere of mystery.

Why not make the conversation around the dinner table a little more animated by playing a clean game of family "Never Have I Ever"!

We have all heard about making slime at home for your children, but why not up your slime game with fluffy slime? Your kid will thank you!

Outdoor play is important for early childhood development. Here are five inexpensive ideas that will make your backyard more engaging.

Penguin Day is a real holiday! Teach your children about penguins with some easy and inexpensive fun. Get some penguin facts, recipes, penguin craft ideas. January 20 is Penguin Day

Bring your indoor board games outdoors to your driveway with sidewalk chalk. Get active when you and your kids become the game pieces!

Simple ways to introduce children to gardening! Plus, alternative ideas to teach kids about growing fruits and vegetables without a backyard garden.

Coming up with activities to do with children can be hard—especially if you're doing it on the spot. Doing a little planning will make the day (or visit) go a lot smoother and will be a lot more fun.

Family game nights are always a great way to bond as a family, even more so if you switch it up and play Truth or Dare together! Try out this list of 100+ truths and dares for kids!

The weather is finally getting warmer and the days are growing longer. Spring means it's time to get outside with your preschooler and do fun things that cost virtually nothing. A longtime preschool teacher recommends going on a scavenger hunt, making a bug bottle and learning how to compost.

Did you know about National Teddy Bear Picnic day?! What an excellent opportunity to throw a little party for your kids! We did it last year, and this year I went all out. We had a blast!

Most women in MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) are married, stay-at-home moms, but single moms can still find support and encouragement in the group.

“Would You Rather” is a cute and funny game that can be played by kids as a way to get to know one another! Here are 50 "Would You Rather..." questions for kids!

Every parent needs a go-to list of free activities to do with your kids anytime. Sometimes life gets hectic, and no one wants to have to spend a great deal of money to entertain their kids if they don't have to. And you don't! Check out some of these fun activities below for some inspiration.

Here are the best books for children ages 2-6 that cover Chinese culture and feature children with Chinese heritage.

All 11-, 12-, 13-, and 14-year-olds should have ways to make money, and they should also have the opportunity to start their own business should they want to. Learn how!

Winter will be here before we know it. Instead of hibernating inside and dreaming of spring, plan to get outside for some family fun this winter. Here are my top five suggestions for inexpensive family fun in the snow.