50+ Screen Free Ideas for Homebound Kids

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Photo by Michał Parzuchowski

Being stuck at home can be tough. Eventually, cabin fever comes for us all and while there’s nothing wrong with throwing on a movie or parking your kiddo on the couch with the tablet, sometimes technology gets, well…boring. Whether it’s a string of rainy days or a full-fledged quarantine, these 50+ boredom busters will have you prepared for all of the inevitable, ‘Mom, I’m bored’s’  that fly your way after you’ve been stuck at home for a little bit too long.

  • Make paper airplanes 
  • Take a walk 
  • Bake something
  • Learn a magic trick
  • READ
  • Play cards
  • Do a puzzle
  • Write a story 
  • Have a tea party
  • Listen to an audiobook
  • Draw a treasure map
  • Have a scavenger hunt
  • Make an obstacle course
  • Learn to sew
  • Make up your own holiday
  • Clean your room
  • Listen to music
  • Plant seeds
  • Try a new food
  • Have a tea party
  • Put on a play
  • Have a dance-off
  • Practice Yoga
  • Observe nature
  • Help with chores
  • Build a fort
  • Make playdoh or slime 
  • Build with blocks or legos
  • Blow bubbles
  • Have a silly race
  • Draw with chalk 
  • Paint a picture 
  • Pretend to be animals 
  • Finger paint
  • Take a bubble bath
  • Tell silly stories
  • Make a family newspaper
  • Paint rocks or seashells  
  • Build something
  • Jump rope or hula hoop
  • Paint your nails
  • Play dress up
  • Have in an indoor picnic
  • Write a poem
  • Make shadow puppets 
  • Watch the stars
  • Draw a self portrait 
  • Have a pillow fight
  • Play board games
  • Write a letter to a celebrity 
  • Make & send a card 
  • Make a collage 

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