Boredom Busters: 7 Fun At-Home Activities for Families & Kids

Spending long hours at home with nothing to do can be boring to the core, especially when you have toddlers who don’t seem to love anything that you enjoy. Moreover, as you probably know, kids get bored quickly, which can result in restlessness and nagging, frustrating you even more. 

However, this doesn’t have to happen to you. Time with your family should never be boring with so many fun activities to do at home. If you have run out of ideas of what to do as a family, here are 7 fun-filled activities for the whole family to keep boredom at bay.

1. Start a vegetable garden 
Who doesn’t love those leafy green veggies and peppers in their salads? How about teaching your kids the art of growing foods from a seedling until they get onto their plates? Gardening is fun, and nurturing plants and seeing them grow instills a sense of purpose into the mind. In addition, it allows you to enjoy your own homegrown food.

Get out your gardening tools and get down to work. You can assign some simple chores such as watering and weeding to the kids but be sure to be there to guide them. If you have limited space outside, you can always start one indoors. Find a space that lets insufficient natural light to set up your garden. If there is none, you can still grow food indoors with the help of LED Grow Light. These come fitted with technology that gives the plants a full spectrum of natural light.

2. Build a piñata
It is always fun trying to break piñatas when blindfolded in birthday parties or Christmas festivities. We all love the candies and gifts that fall out when it is finally broken.

Well, building one is a fun activity that your family can enjoy. Get some flour, salt, and water to make your paper mache paste, some newspapers, a balloon, paint, and other decorations to build a piñata for your next party. Here is a guide for you.  

3. Have a picnic
A picnic at the park is one activity that your family looks forward to if you are like most families. However, you don’t have to go to the park to enjoy the experience. Your backyard or patio can serve as a nice and fun picnic destination. Besides, your kids will appreciate the creativity and change of scenery. Prepare some fruits, chips, sandwiches, and fill them in the picnic basket. Layout a blanket on the lawn and enjoy some sunshine.

4. Make friendship bracelets                         
Gifting our loved ones is one way of showing our love for them. Use your prolonged time at home to create some friendship bracelets that you can give to each other. Your kids will also love giving their friends these bracelets and showing off their creative side. Besides, playing with patterns is fun, and when you have finally mastered the art, you will feel accomplished. There are several online resources such as this one, that you can use for guidelines.

5. Make some ice cream treats
We all love ice cream, especially on a hot day. Your kids will love it more when they have had a hand in making some. Thankfully, making ice cream is an easy recipe that you and your kids can easily follow. Besides, you can easily find all the supplies that you need at home. Try out different flavors to make it even more enjoyable. Follow these simple recipes to give your taste buds delight.

6. Treasure hunt
Game times are perfect to get that adrenaline rising as well as getting that much-needed exercise for our bodies to stay fit. It is even more exciting when done together as a family. Searching for hidden treasures is one such activity. You can make it more intense by hiding treasures in the house as well as outside in the garden, then draw up a map for the kids to find them. To make it more fun, hide the map as well. This is also a clever way to have the kids help you tidy up the house as they stack away toys searching for the treasures.

7. Hands-on activities     
Maybe this is the time for you to take your children outside and teach them how to change a tire, fix their bikes’ breaks, or even opt for integrating an e-bike kit on their normal bike and try something hands-on, but new. It might not seem so fun when you imagine it, but getting down to it, and working for the end result will be truly worth it, gratifying, and frankly, quite educational.                

The list is endless; there are countless activities that you can enjoy at home as a family. Nevertheless, there you have it, 7 fun activities to get you started. The most important thing is to strengthen the bond between you so you can have a good time together.

Elena Adler is a teacher and a part-time writer, she has been teaching kids for 8 years now. She is young and ambitious and does hope to share her knowledge and experience with anyone willing to learn something new. The reason why she decided to become a teacher is that she believes that knowledge is power and she gives her best to educate her pupils.