50 Free things to do with kids

Stuck at home with the kids and looking for some new activities, then check out the list below for 50 free things to do with kids.

All of the activities are free or use items that you probably already have at home.

1. Make a fort from sheets and cushions.
2. Make a cool design on the driveway in chalk.
3. Create pom pom from wool
4. Make paper planes and have competition of whose goes the furthest. 
5. Exercise together.
6. Look through recipe books and have a cook off.
7. Let your kids style your hair (please NO scissors)
8. Create an obstacle course.
9. Learn an instrument together.
10. Have a treasure hunt, make clues to lead to a hidden object.
11. Have a Lego building competition.
12. Dig out the old board games and have a game day.
13. Have a picnic at home.
14.  Research your family tree.
15. Play 20 Questions
16. Build something from trash/recycling.
17. Play video games together.
18. Run through sprinklers in the garden.
19. Plant some seeds.
20. Bake cakes together.
21. Wash the car together (don’t forget to play with the water or through the sponges at each other).
22. Read your favourite book together.
23. Look back through old photo albums.
24. Do a puzzle together.
25. Write positive notes to each other and hide them around the house.
26.  Collect leaves in the garden and make leaf prints with paints.
27. Make up a play and perform it for other family members (even stream it far away family).
28. Put on a puppet show behind the sofa using toys.
29. Go for a bike ride.
30. Make your own board game.
31.  Play some card games.
32. Build a house from cards.
33. Make your own bubble solution.
34. Having a skipping competition.
35. Play dress up with each others clothes.
36. Learn to finger knit.
37. Create a marble run.
38. Make necklaces from pasta and string.
39. Draw a picture using your feet.
40. Re-arrange the bedroom furniture.
41. Have a tea party.
42. Play I Spy.
43. Make pancakes in funny shapes.
44. Race toy cars.
45. Make up your own song.
46. Make a dance routine and teach each other it.
47. Press flowers from the garden.
48. Create a height chart on the wall.
49. Have a disco at home.
50. Write a short story.

We hope you have enjoyed our list of free things to do with kids.