My post on 55 Summertime Activities for Kids has been a big hit with parents, so I wrote another post to give you MORE ideas for keeping your quarantined kids busy.
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1. Sports Action Figures
The Sports Action Figures inspire kids in creative, open-ended play of their favorite sport (while stuck inside). The sets can also be used for parents to teach their kids the rules of the game and introduce their kids to the sports they love. The sets can also be used as centerpieces for sports-themed birthday parties – or to decorate cakes and cupcakes! Coaches use the GUYS to go over positioning and strategy with their players!
The sets by KaskeyKids.com include: Football, Baseball, Hockey, Soccer and Basketball.
Click here for more info on the set.
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2. Mosaic Art
Keep your kids busy by tearing up different colors of construction paper, then gluing them onto a picture you draw or print!
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3. Handmade Greeting Cards
Everyone loves to get mail! Have your kids make a ‘Mother’s day’ or ‘Thinking of you’ Card!!!
Click here for verses you could include in the card.
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3. “Paper Towel/Toilet Paper Tube” May
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4. Mad libs
Your kids will practice reading, writing, and language arts with this fun activity!
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5. Learn to Draw
Whatever it is your kids would like to draw – an animal, flower, or character – there’s a youtube video to teach them how to draw.
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6. Practice your manners!
Kids don’t automatically know what it means to “Mind Your Manners.” Summer time is the perfect time to teach them! At the dinner table, talk about table etiquette. After dinner, practice how to meet new people, and how to make a great first impression. We WILL be getting back to normal soon. We WILL be shaking hands again one day.
Practice with your kids NOW so they can impress people with their top-notch manners LATER!
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7. Mystery Drawing
WooJr has TONS of fun and free printables for Kids. The “Mystery Grids” are fun for kids – they won’t know what they are coloring until it’s finished!
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8. Quick Draw with Google
Have you seen this free activity? My kids and I have had so much fun with this game! Click here to play!
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9. Battleship over zoom
Click here to print a Battleship sheet. Your kids can zoom chat with a friend or relative and play this game together.
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10. Hangman
This game has been around for over 100 years. Teach your kids how to play! Use their spelling or vocabulary words and call it “HOME SCHOOL!”
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11. Paper Airplane
There are Youtube videos to teach your kids how to make unique paper airplanes. Have your kids build one and see how far it goes!
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12. Gratitude Journal
A gratitude list or journal is EXTREMELY valuable in uncertain times. Thinking about our blessings and what we are grateful for is extremely helpful in building resiliency! I researched journals a few months ago and decided to purchase this simple one for George. I’ve loved watching him open this up (without prompting), and write what he’s grateful for!
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13. Self Portrait
Have your kids look in the mirror and do a self portrait! Be sure to have them write their name and age. It will be fun to look back on this when they are older. You could have them repeat this every year around their birthday to see how their drawings improve!
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14. Watercolor Painting
Have your kids PAINT their coloring books instead of coloring – or – give them a blank sheet of paper to paint!
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15. Friendship bracelets
Making friendship bracelets kept me busy for HOURS when I was young. Perhaps it will entertain your kids too! Purchase embroidery floss, then search youtube for instructions.
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16. Play in The Sprinkler
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17. Marshmallow cup toss
All you need are two cups, two kids and one marshmallow.
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18. Blow Painting
Drip some paint on paper or cardboard and have your kids use a straw to blow the paint and make a unique piece of art.
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19. Crayon Art
Use crayons and a blow dryer to create art!
Click this site for some REALLY cool crayon art ideas!
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20. Paint those nails!
I saw this on Facebook and HAD to share! What a cool idea.
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Thanks for reading and ENJOY your summer!
For 55 other activities for kids, click here!
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