50 activities for kids during isolation | Parenting during coronavirus
With the world slowly going into lockdown more and more parents are desperately wracking their brains for ideas of fun free activities for kids during isolation. I have spent the past 3 years working from home with young children underfoot. I have had to think of lots of different ways to keep them entertained over the years and now is the perfect time to share what I have learned. I hope this helps other parents who are now having to work from home with their children.
50 activities for kids during isolation
Make musical instruments out of recycling
Build a fort
Makeup stories together
Build a teddy bear train out of recycling
Finger painting
Search for interesting bits in your home and garden to create a collage with
Mark making (rubbing a crayon on a piece of paper over different textures)
Bake and decorate cupcakes
Plant some plants in the garden
Make macaroni jewelry
Make potato stamps
Draw in flour
Put on a puppet show
Make a maze out of sofa cushions
Make homemade pizzas
Roast marshmallows over the hob
Sing songs
Play parachute games with a bedsheet
Fly paper airplanes
Play with blow up balloons
Play hide and seek
Paint plant pots
Make basic origami
Play with a torch to make shadows
Blindfold your child and play 'guess the food'.
Play eye-spy
Go on a colour scavenger hunt around the house
Make a photo frame out of lollypop sticks, etc.
Play bowling with water bottles and a ball
Practice tongue twisters
Make a car out of boxes
Blow bubbles
Play '20 questions'
Have a staring contest
Play with bubbles in the sink or a bowl
Make a pillow mountain to climb
Make cardboard crowns
Let them raid your wardrobe to play dress up
Have an indoor teddy bears picnic
Pretend to be a horse for your child to ride on
Make marble art
Paint with old sponges
Create a secret handshake together
Plant a watercress seed and watch it grow together
Make a potato person
Dance around together
Make rice crispies treats together
Make a marble drop out of toilet roll tubes
Read stories and act them out as you read to bring them to life
Have a competition on who can build the biggest block tower
It can be hard to think of fun free indoor activities for kids during isolation so share this article with friends and family to give them some inspiration too!
See also:
Talking to children about coronavirus