Kitchen Fun

• Cook/bake something (the obvious)

  • Cookies

  • Bake a rainbow cake

• Decorate cupcakes or a cake for a special occasion, or just for fun

• Finger painting (will add Cornstarch recipe to my recipes section)

• Make a Volcano (will add a link or recipe)

• Make goop (Cornstarch & water)

• Make flubber (Borax and glue)

• Make your own Sundae/Pizza bar, etc.

• Play with bubbles – make your own bubble mixture with dish soap, or buy some. Use a straw to blow bubbles into the water.

• Color Pasta – Add a Tbsp white vinegar to 2-3 drops of food coloring. Mix into dry pasta until colored completely. Allow to dry and use for crafts, or making necklaces, etc.

Quiet Activities

• Read a book together

• Card/Board Games

• Watch Movies

• Go to a museum

• Go to the Library

• Have a picnic in the living room

• Make a 'feely box' - cut a hole in the top or side of a box and place random objects inside to see if your child can guess what's in the box just by feel.

Creative Activities

• Decorating the house for holidays

• Make Friendship Bracelets

• Crafts

  • Make a collage

  • Make bookmarks/cards/scrapbook

  • Hand/foot tracing (or body tracing if I can find big enough paper...)

• Live theater

• Decorate T-shirts

• Make puppets

• Potato/apple stamp

Active Activities

• Make a fort with furniture and blankets

• Scavenger Hunts

• Treasure Hunts

• Charades

• Go Swimming

• Hallway 'bowling'

• Hide and Seek

• Dance Party

See other Great Ideas at:

http://sandytoesandpopsicles.blogspot.ca/

http://craftymomsshare.blogspot.ca/