Your kids are still home or they maybe they have just gotten home from school. You’re always looking for activities to do with them. 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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