Thursday, February 3, 2011

Fifty Family Fun Activities!


  1. Visit a Museum
  2. Visit historical sights and talk about the important events that happened there.
  3. Learn about a culture and make food from that country or taste that food at a local restaurant.
  4. Work on a hobby together. (scrapbooking, collecting, models)
  5. Play a sport together (football, soccer, basketball)
  6. Play catch
  7. Challenge another family to a basketball game.
  8. Play frisbee
  9. Go skateboarding
  10. Play Ping Pong
  11. Exercise together
  12. Jump Rope
  13. Go swimming
  14. Go fishing
  15. Have a water fight.
  16. Jump on a trampoline.
  17. Help your child learn a new talent. (play a musical instrument, mechanics, woodworking)
  18. Cook something together.
  19. Help your child practice a talent they already have.
  20. Check out local college or high school sports schedules and attend an event together.
  21. Check out lesser known sports like field hockey, rugby, or lacrosse. Learn the rules and attend the event.
  22. Play on playground equipment together.
  23. Do ice cream sculpting with blocks of ice cream.
  24. Play kids games with your family like “Red Rover”, Dodge Ball, tag, hopscotch, marbles.
  25. Dip food in melted chocolate.
  26. Skip rocks on a lake or catch bugs.
  27. Visit a city council meeting.
  28. Discuss the responsibilities of being a good citizen.
  29. Learn about the Constitution.
  30. Take your family to the library. Get library cards and check out the programs they have there.
  31. Check out local cultural events.
  32. Learn to play a new game like chess or a card game.
  33. Go out for ice cream and pizza.
  34. Make cookies and deliver them to someone's house.
  35. Go visit an elderly member of the ward. Have your family prepare a song to sing for them.
  36. Cook a meal together including buying the materials, cooking, and cleaning up.
  37. Build a bonfire and have tinfoil dinners.
  38. Go on a hike.
  39. Read a story together.
  40. Watch a movie with good morals and talk about the lesson you learned.
  41. Have a family show and tell with items that are important to you.
  42. Talk about your child's goals and dreams. Make a plan with them to achieve a short term goal.
  43. Explore the community on bikes.
  44. Pack a picnic lunch and eat it at the park.
  45. Research local political candidates and get your kids involved in a worthwhile campaign.
  46. Bake bread, cookies, or other goodies from scratch.
  47. Fly a kite.
  48. Better yet, build a kite.
  49. Attend local fairs, parades, and festivals.
  50. Make cards for special occasions. (birthdays, Mother's day, Father's day)