Play tag (if inside, play walking tag in a safe area).
Rearrange your bedroom—with parent’s permission,
of course.
Decorate an old shoe box (or any other box) to use as
an organizer of pictures, notes, stories, knickknacks,
jewelry, or other special items.
Imagine you are stranded on a desert island, and make
a list of everything you would want to take with you. But
the challenge is it has to all fit in one suitcase!
Practice bumping or setting a volleyball. Challenge
yourself to achieve your goal for consecutive bumps
or sets.
Make an obstacle course with a partner/leader—go
through it blind folded.
BLOB - Play tag but link up with whoever you can catch.
The “blob” grows bigger and can split into parts to catch
anyone who has escaped.
Write a mystery-spy note to a friend or family member
using letters cut out of old newspapers or magazines.
Glue the letters on paper to form words. You can do the
same thing on the envelope, if you want to send
the letter!
Make up new definitions (and list the real one) to words
in the dictionary, and see if your parent(s) or friends can
guess the correct definition.
Teach yourself to juggle. Start with tissues or
handkerchiefs.
Sing your favorite song, or write new words to the tune
of a song you know.
Put on your favorite music, and dance for at least 3
songs or 10 minutes.
Create your own bingo cards for your whole family to
play. Use pebbles or dried beans to play the game.
Have a race with a friend or sibling. Race any way you
want—running, walking, hopping, jumping rope,
skipping, running backward, etc.
Write a fairy tale.
Find a picture (in a book, magazine or somewhere in
your house) and write a story about it.
Try to keep a hacky sack or soccer ball in the air for 20
turns, alone or with a friend.
Throw a Frisbee or ball around at the park, playground,
or your backyard.
Play freeze tag (or other types of tag).
Make a collage showing your favorite things. Cut up old
magazines, newspapers, catalogs, and junk mail.
Play hangman or tic-tac-toe.
Make a pencil holder out of an old (cleaned) jar or box.
Decorate it with stickers, glitter, pictures, construction
paper, or anything else you want.
Play catch with someone (friend, sibling, parent).
Do a puzzle or play a board game with a family member
or a friend.
Play charades with family or friends by putting
ideas to act out in a hat and then acting them
out without words.
Design your own personal stationery that you can use to
write letters to people.
Make a hat out of things that you can find in your house.
Construct one out of paper, or “redecorate” an old one
with your own design.
Write a poem about your favorite school field trip or
family vacation.
Write a trivia quiz to trick your friends or parents.
Create a still life scene made up of fruits and vegetables,
plants, dishes, dolls, or other household items. Then
draw or paint your scene!
Make up a new game and teach your friends.
With a friend, parent or sibling, draw 5-6 quick squiggles
on a piece of paper, then pass it to the other person to
do the same. Keep going back and forth until you have
created a creature. You can do this again and then color
them and add finishing touches.
Make a unique postcard by drawing a picture (4x6) or
using a photo and writing a message on the back. You
can give it to someone or put it in the mail.
Have your friend, sibling, or parent trace your body with
chalk on the sidewalk or driveway, and then use colored
chalk to decorate yourself.
Make a map of your house, neighborhood, or school.
Label or color-code it well so that others can use it to
find rooms or other interesting locations.
Write articles for your own family newspaper. Remember
to use only the facts!
Read aloud you favorite book from when you were a little
kid (or act it out with a friend).
Run around the outside of the house once, hop on two
feet once around, skip around once, and then you
choose (leap, gallop, cartwheel, walk, etc.)
Play “Horse” or “Around the World” with friends, or just
practice your shot.
Gather outdoor items (leaves, sticks, acorns, grass,
etc.), and use them to make a collage on paper or to
make a nature sculpture.
Make a clothespin magnet by gluing buttons, glitter, or
other fun things—like a picture you draw! —onto a
clothespin and gluing a magnet on the back. The bigger
the magnet, the more it will be able to hold up.
Guess how many sit-ups or push-ups you can do, and
challenge yourself to be able to do that many. Think big!
Make an old sock into a puppet using markers, old
buttons, or anything else you can think of for the face!
You can use it on your foot or hand.
Go for a bike ride. Remember to wear your helmet!
Write your own “Madlibs” by writing a story but leaving
some words out. Decide what type of word would be
used in its place, and have someone else fill in the
blanks to create a wacky story!
Make magnets by gluing old buttons, gems, jewels,
stones, etc. to small pieces of magnet. You can cut thin,
flexible, promotional magnets into small pieces or cover
the whole thing with fun designs!
Create personalized placemats for each member of your
family for dinner this week!