You’re always looking for activities to do with your teens. We’ve got some ideas.
100 things to do with your teen while they are home
- Prepare and cook a meal or bake a treat together
- Visit local museums and art galleries
- Go on a hike or nature walk
- Attend a local sports game
- Have a movie marathon night
- Play board or card games, family game night
- Attend community events or festivals
- Visit a nearby amusement park
- Have a picnic in the park
- Volunteer together at a local charity
- Create a scrapbook or memory box
- Have a family talent show
- Learn a new language together
- Go camping or stargazing in the backyard or at a campsite
- Take an academic class or workshop together
- Attend a concert or theater performance
- Have themed dinner nights
- Go on a bike ride
- Plant a garden together
- Create a family time capsule
- Teach them to drive
- Visit a farmer’s market
- Create a family book club
- Try geocaching (hide objects in various locations and then create a point of interest on the official Geocaching app)
- Paint or draw together or take a painting or drawing class
- Attend a high school play or musical
- Try a new sport or activity
- Visit a historical site
- Host a DIY pizza night
- Go bowling
- Decorate their bedroom
- Create a family YouTube channel or podcast
- Write letters to their future selves
- Plan a surprise party for a family member
- Have a weekly family meeting
- Host a potluck with friends
- Take a cooking or baking class together
- Go on a weekend getaway
- Watch the sunrise or sunset together
- Visit a planetarium or observatory
- Go to an escape room
- Host a clothing swap with friends
- Participate in a charity walk or run
- Try a new local restaurant
- Go on a city tour or historical walking tour
- Take a pottery or ceramics class
- Visit a local animal shelter or wildlife center
- Attend a poetry reading or open mic night
- Go to a comedy show
- Make homemade ice cream or frozen yogurt
- Have a water balloon fight
- Create a family tree
- Go to a paint-your-own pottery studio
- Host a themed costume party
- Visit a botanical garden
- Participate in a community clean-up event
- Have a fondue night
- Explore a nearby city or town
- Host a holiday-themed event
- Have a beach or pool day
- Learn to play a musical instrument together
- Go to a local art show
- Create a photo album or collage
- Watch a meteor shower or lunar eclipse
- Have a fashion show
- Go to an aquarium or zoo
- Plan an unexpected day of activities for the family
- Have a family workout challenge
- Try a new craft or DIY home project
- Take a weekend trip or a longer road trip
- Learn a new skill or hobby together
- Write letters or create art for elderly relatives or friends
- Teach them how to budget and save money
- Explore local history and landmarks
- Teach them how to do laundry and basic home maintenance
- Go biking, ice skating or rollerblading
- Create a family bucket list
- Attend a local fair or festival
- Go fishing or boating
- Create a family workout routine or challenge
- Attend gardening workshop
- Take a dance or fitness class together
- Teach them about car maintenance
- Have a family karaoke night
- Go to a drive-in movie
- Go on a photo scavenger hunt
- Create vision boards
- Practice meditation or yoga together
- Teach them about investing and financial planning
- Attend a lecture or workshop
- Watch a sunrise/sunset together
- Attend a poetry or open mic night
- Travel and explore a new city or town or national or state park
- Go to a trampoline park or indoor play center
- Host a DIY spa day at home
- Create and complete a puzzle or maze
- Attend a religious or spiritual event
- Go to a flea market, garage sale or thrift store
- Make handmade gifts for friends and family
- Attend a local author event or book signing
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