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MEGA LIST OF FUN AND EDCUATIONAL Activities to do during Lockdown

6/29/2021

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Are you currently in lockdown and scratching your head with what to do today with your kids? We are currently in our second lockdown, and this time I thought I'd share some activities and ideas with you. Bookmark for those days you quickly need a fun idea that is also educational. I've placed some links for where to find certain items, resources, or instructions too. If you have any ideas, share them in the comments section to add to this list! 

  1. Drawing (Use step by step books or YouTube Videos)
  2. Write a story (find free writing prompt resources here).
  3. Lego Building Activities
  4. Play-Doh (practice shapes, forming letters, or creative play.)
  5. Science Kits (heaps available online. Science Wiz sells some great kits for all ages).
  6. Makekindness rocks
  7. Cool Math Games online 
  8. Create a board game, write rules and instructions to play. 
  9. Easy to set up Math Projects
  10. Play shop (can use sets or find items around the house to use) to practice math, money, and financial literacy skills. Melissa and Doug have some amazing sets. 
  11. Read lots of books (create a cute and comfortable reading nook).
  12. Math Mysteries (worksheet formats, mini formats, or digital game formats)
  13. Math Quests (worksheet formats or digital game formats)
  14. Dancing - recommend the Kidzbop videos
  15. Yoga - Cosmic Kids Yoga
  16. Research an animal/dinosaur and create a book All About ______
  17. Jigsaw Puzzles
  18. Logic Puzzles
  19. Word Search Puzzles
  20. Felt Picture Boards 
  21. Gardening
  22. Practice ball skills - catching, throwing, kicking, shooting hoops
  23. Scavenger Hunts
  24. Treasure hunts
  25. Create an obstacle course using items found around the home
  26. Make origami animals to build a paper zoo
  27. Do a Virtual Tour
  28. Cooking
  29. Turn into a detective and solve Junior Reading Mysteries, Once Upon a Crime Reading Mysteries & Private Eye CSI Literacy Mysteries.
  30. Role Play: Restaurants, Shops, Hospitals, Hotels, Zoos, Farms, etc
  31. Create a potion. Grab a bunch of ingredients (some food dye with water is great) found around the home and backward. Grab some measuring utensils and let the kids explore. 
  32. Do a STEM project
  33. Musical Statues
  34. Coloring-in
  35. Create a movie 
  36. Research a country of interest. Design a travel brochure.
  37. Crack the Fun Fact Math Worksheets
  38. Write Silly Sentences
  39. Hangman - great for practicing spelling
  40. Use recyclable materials and other items around the house to build a theme park. 
  41. Hide and seek
  42. Keepy Uppy (If you watch Bluey you'll know this one!) - Try and see how long you can keep a balloon bouncing into the air without it touching the floor. 
  43. I Spy with my Little Eye something beginning with the letter/color .... 
  44. Backyard Picnic - Kids can help prepare and set up 
  45. Card Games - Snap, Memory, etc
  46. Scattegories 
  47. Create Trivia Cards on topics of interest. Then  use for a family game night. 
  48. Create an escape room
  49. Develop a code and then create secret messages
  50. Simon Says - great way to use with exercise moves to do!
  51. Spelling Games online 
  52. Set up a Movie Theatre - create a Movie choice board, make tickets and posters, make popcorn and snacks, set up seating, then pick a movie to watch. 
  53. Set up your own Gaming  Arcade - Use items to create arcade style games e.g. bowling with empty plastic bottles, throw balls in a hoop, etc.
  54. Research how things are made.
  55. Sidewalk chalk drawing
Let's collaborate and make a mega menu of things to do at home! Please share your ideas in the comments section. I'll aim to update this list with new ideas too. 

You may also be interested in this article for more ideas:

https://www.infinitydish.com/blog/enjoy-quality-family-time-at-home/ ​
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If you are in an area that is in lockdown, wishing you the best! You got this! 
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