Let’s not overthink this. You don’t have to be a creative genius to entertain your kids at home. Here’s a handy list of 25 simple things you can do to spend time together at home.
Print if off and stick it on your refrigerator for the moments where you can’t seem to remember anything to suggest.
1. Take a walk around the neighborhood.
2. Read a book together
3. Build a fort.
4. Play a card game.
5. Color each other a picture.
6. Build a card house.
7. Bake your favorite treat.
8. Play Keep-It-Up.
9. Throw the frisbee or football around.
10. Ride your bikes.
11. Play Hide & Seek
12. Build a block or magna-tile structure.
13. Paint a picture.
14. Choreograph a dance.
15. Listen to podcasts together.
16. Look through old photo albums.
17. Facetime a relative.
18. Blow bubbles.
19. Do some yoga moves or easy exercises.
20. Play instruments.
21. Set up a pretend store.
22. Play with playdough.
23. Blast some music and do chores.
24. Have a tea party.
25. Watch a movie together.
What other free, simple activities do you love to do with your kids?
In 2013, Calie Herbst, a former teacher with three little ones, saw a need for a “One Stop Shop” for family fun in Milwaukee. So she founded Milwaukee With Kids. Her goal was to find the best this city has to offer families and share it with other parents. In one place.
In 2019, she published “Exploring Milwaukee WIth Kids”, a comprehensive Milwaukee travel guide for families and kids.
She appears regularly on WISN News, Fox 6’s ‘Real Milwaukee’, B93.3, and Wisconsin Morning News. She has been featured in Medium, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, NPR, the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, and on CBS 58 News.
Calie is available for hosting, moderating and media appearances.
