JUST A COUPLE OF IDEAS…
- 3-legged races
- Arm wrestle
- Bob for apples
- Bubbles
- Build a bird house or feeder
- Build a fort
- Build a toothpick bridge or building
- Camp in the backyard
- Climb a tree
- Collect Bugs
- Color “Easter Eggs” any time
- Create a house of cards
- Create a movie or play
- Create a musical instrument out of recyclables
- Create a secret code and Send each other messages
- Create something with beads
- Decorate a T-shirt
- Do blind taste tests with various drinks and food
- Dodge Ball
- Eat watermelon in big wedges
- Egg Toss
- Family Dance Party
- Family game night
- Finger painting
- Fly a Kite
- Freeze Tag
- Give each other crazy or fancy hair dos
- Go for a hike
- Have a bubble-blowing contest
- Have a fashion show
- Have a picnic on the living room floor
- Have a PJ Party
- Have a relay race
- Have a staring contest
- Have a talent show in your backyard
- Have a watermelon seed spitting contest
- Have breakfast for dinner
- Have paper airplane races
- Have thumb wars
- Hide and Seek
- Hopscotch
- Hula Hoops
- Jump rope Try double Dutch
- Jump Ropes
- Learn a Line Dance
- Learn a Yo-yo trick
- Learn clapping games like Miss Mary Mack
- Learn how to read a map
- Learn Morse Code
- Learn sign language
- Learn string games like Cats in the Cradle
- Learn to juggle
- Line up dominoes and watch them drop
- Look for 4-leaf clovers
- Make a box town out of old boxes
- Make a fort or car out of a large appliance box
- Make a necklace out of beads or pasta
- Make a paper boat and see if it floats
- Make a paper hat
- Make a Rope Swing
- Make a time capsule
- Make butterflies from coffee filters
- Make homemade pizza
- Make shadow puppets
- Make up a story; illustrate it
- Make your own pet rock
- Make your own Play-doh
- Obstacle Course
- Paint outdoors
- Plant a garden
- Play “20 questions”
- Play “I Spy”
- Play capture the flag
- Play cards (Crazy 8s, War, Rummy)
- Play charades
- Play chess or checkers
- Play free online games
- Play Freeze Tag
- Play hangman or tic-tac-toe
- Play H-O-R-S-E
- Play Ping Pong
- Play Simon Says
- Play Truth or Dare
- Play with Shaving Cream & food coloring
- Practice tongue twisters
- Put together a puzzle
- Rearrange your bedroom
- Red Light Green Light
- Scavenger Hunt
- Send postcards to family & friends
- Solve a crossword or word search puzzle
- Speak Pig Latin
- Splash in puddles
- Stargazing
- Study a spider web
- Tell scary stories in the dark
- Tongue Twisters
- Try to make each other laugh
- Walk the dog
- Wash the car
- Wash the dog
- Watch old home movies or look at old pictures
- Watch the clouds
- Water Balloons
- Write a secret message in “mirror image”
- Write an autobiography
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