Inside: Spending time with your kids can be surprisingly fun with these easy kids activities. This is a growing list of ways to spend quality time together.

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100+ Easy Kids Activities

It’s fun to spend time with kids using this comprehensive list of easy kids activities. This article is packed with free printables, video tutorials, recipe ideas, and so much more. Check out over 100 kids activities, broken down by the following sections:

Crafts or Projects for Kids
Family Activities for Kids
Hands-On Activities for kids
Outdoor Activities for Kids
Easy Educational Activities for Kids
Places to Go with Kids
Out of the Box Activity Ideas for Kids
Get Energy Out Physical Kids Activities
Cooking Baking Kids Activities
Chill & Easy Kids Activities

Crafts or Projects for Kids

Silly Scissor Haircuts (video tutorial)
Make a sesame street craft
Valentine’s Day heart weaving craft (video tutorial) (free printable here)
Make something out of a cardboard box
Do a DIY project
Finger paint
Sidewalk chalk
Paper Airplanes (video tutorial) (free templates)
Paint rocks
Cereal necklace
Handprint art
Make maracas
Leaf rubbings

Family Activities for Kids

1. Royal Outing – dress in your nice clothes and go somewhere
2. Family sleepover
3. Drive somewhere new & explore
4. Teach them something new
5. Play a board game
6. Set a budget and buy each other a gift from the dollar store
7. Find a hobby to share
8. Camping in a tent

Hands-On Activities for kids

1. Build a fort
2. Plant seeds
3. Sensory bin (video tutorial)
4. Make play dough or clay sculptures
5. Build something together
6. Puppet show
7. Marshmallow + toothpick fort
8. Make an obstacle course with items from around the house

Outdoor Activities for Kids

1. 1. Go for a walk
  2. Snowball/water fight (depending on the season)
  3. Campfire
  4. Play in the rain
  5. Catch fireflies
  6. Ride bikes
  7. Go sledding
  8. Have a picnic
  9. Blow bubbles
  10. Make smores
  11. Water balloon play
  12. Fly kites
  13. Berry picking
  14. Frisbee toss
  15. Run through the sprinklers
  16. Make sandcastles
  17. Slip-n-slide
  18. Picnic
  19. Stargaze

Easy Educational Activities for Kids

1. 1. Read favorite books
  2. Shaving cream writing (video tutorial) (ABC printable template)
  3. Build letters with magnetic tiles (video tutorial) (free letter templates)
  4. Do an easy science experiment
  5. Glue Bag Writing
  6. ABC Splash (video tutorial)

Places to Go with Kids

1. 1. Open Gym
  2. Go to a bookstore
  3. Go to the library
  4. Go to the aquarium
  5. Bowling
  6. Go to a park
  7. Go to a local event
  8. Beach
  9. Zoo
  10. Splash park
  11. Nature Center
  12. Farm
  13. Trampoline Park
  14. Library
  15. Open Swim at a pool or swim school
  16. Museum
  17. Mall Play Area
  18. Parade
  19. Putt putt mini golf
  20. Coffee & Play Place

Out of the Box Activity Ideas for Kids

1. 1. Have a “yes” day (You say yes to anything safe and reasonable)
  2. Do something kind for a person outside your family
  3. Have a backward day (where you do everything backward)
  4. Recycle or restore something

Get Energy Out Physical Kids Activities

1. 1. Dance
  2. Glow sticks in the dark
  3. Play hide and seek
  4. Fix something
  5. Hula hoop contest
  6. Try one of these free scavenger hunt
  7. Piñata
  8. Hike
  9. Bean bag toss

Cooking Baking Kids Activities

1. 1. Make a banana split
  2. Make personal pizzas
  3. Bake cookies
  4. Make watermelon sorbet popsicles (video tutorial)
  5. Make lemonade
  6. Popsicles

Chill & Easy Kids Activities

1. 1. Movie & popcorn
  2. Look through old pictures
  3. Pillow fort

What are your favorite kids’ activities to do with your children? Did I miss any?

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Over 100 Easy Kids Activities That are Surprisingly Fun