Assemble a jigsaw puzzle.
Bake a loaf of homemade bread.
Build an igloo out of snow.
Build and launch a model rocket.
Build unusual snowmen and take pictures.
Buy a set of flash cards (birds, cats, dogs, math, science, etc.)
Carve a pumpkin.
Collect clothes and toys for charity.
Cook some corn on the cob.
Create a homemade papier-mâché globe with a balloon.
Create a nature journal.
Decorate hats and shoes with paint pens.
Draw a map of your neighborhood using graph paper.
Dye cotton cloth using berries and tea.
Eat a watermelon and spit the seeds at each other.
Embroider cloth handkerchiefs to give as gifts.
Fill a balloon with baby powder to create a homemade stress ball.
Find a walking stick and paint it.
Get a United States map and see how many states you have visited.
Get a United States map and plan a trip to the states you want to visit.
Give each other facials.
Go apple picking.
Go bowling.
Go to an arts & crafts store.
Go fishing together and then cook the fish for dinner.
Go geocaching together.
Go get ice cream cones.
Go on a bike ride together.
Go on a camping trip at a campground.
Go on a hike at a national park.
Go horseback riding.
Go roller skating.
Go to a coffee shop and write poetry.
Go to an arcade and play the games.
Go to the zoo.
Have a bake sale to raise money for charity.
Have a room-cleaning competition!
Have a water balloon & squirt gun fight in the backyard.
Host a dance-off in the living room.
Knit scarves.
Learn a few yoga moves.
Learn cup stacking.
Learn Double Dutch jump rope.
Learn how to fold different types of paper airplanes.
Learn how to knot friendship bracelets.
Learn how to tie different kinds of knots.
Learn how to play musical instruments together.
Learn how to quilt together.
Learn how to rollerskate (or rollerblade).
Learn Morse Code together.
Learn to fold origami.
Learn to juggle together.
Learn to play tennis.
Learn to surf.
Look at old family photos.
Look at slides through a microscope.
Look at the moon with a telescope or binoculars.
Make a birdhouse out of wood.
Make a bird (and/or squirrel) feeder.
Make a duct tape wallet or purse.
Make a salt dough volcano.
Make a scrapbook of family photos or pictures from magazines.
Make beads out of clay and string them into jewelry.
Make foliage faces together.
Make homemade bath fizzies.
Make homemade candles out of beeswax.
Make homemade candy together.
Make homemade popcorn.
Make marionette puppets and put on a puppet show.
Make paper spinners.
Make pom-pom flowers.
Make sculptures out of soap.
Make a dollhouse.
Make some pancakes/waffles with bananas, blueberries, strawberries, etc.
Make some potholders.
Make some popsicle stick houses and paint them.
Make something out of recycled materials.
Make your own bows and arrows, and practice archery in the backyard.
Paint each other’s portraits.
Play 20 Questions.
Play Bible Trivia.
Play badminton.
Play billiards.
Play charades.
Play flashlight tag.
Play golf with a wiffle ball.
Play Hangman.
Play Ping Pong.
Play miniature golf around the house.
Play some board games.
Play some video games.
Put on a magic show for friends and family.
Put an onion in a jar of water using toothpicks and watch it sprout.
Put a sweet potato in a jar of water using toothpicks and watch it sprout.
Put on a talent show together.
Put on an impromptu play.
Put together a homemade kite using newspaper and sticks.
Put together a scavenger hunt.
Put together a time capsule and bury it in the backyard.
Rake leaves into a pile and jump in.
Read some of the dad jokes on the "LAFF-A-LITTLE" page.
Read some of the funny cartoons on the "LAFF-A-LITTLE" page.
Roll a pine cone in peanut butter and bird seed to create a bird feeder.
Say words using "Pig-Latin" (i.e. Igg-pay Atin-lay").
See how many different clothespin animals you can create.
Set up a domino track on a large table.
Set up a lemonade stand.
Set up an outdoor obstacle course.
Set up easels and paint pictures outdoors.
Shoot baskets at a gymnasium.
Skip stones at a local pond or lake.
Sprout beans in a jar that you can plant in the garden.
String popcorn together for your Christmas tree.
Take a train somewhere.
Take old appliances apart to see how they work.
Teach kids how to make dinner from a family recipe.
Teach them a card trick to amaze their friends.
Teach kids how to do laundry.
Teach kids to play checkers and/or chess.
Tie dye T-shirts.
Toast s’mores over the fireplace (or the stove) and eat while sharing stories.
Try to memorize favorite poems or verses.
Turn a lemon into a battery.
Turn a shoe box into a diorama.
Use a video camera to create stop-frame animations.
Visit a corn maze and get lost (be sure to take your phone with you!).
Visit a nursing home and sing some old fashioned songs.
Visit a science (and/or adventure) museum.
Wash the family car together.
Weave a basket, blanket, hat and/or scarf.
Weave on a loom.
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