Family Activities during Social Distancing: April 2020

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Looking for family activities to do when social distancing?   Check out this calendar full of fun things that you and you family can do to beat the boredom.

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Here are some of the suggested family activities:

Prank wars:  Happy April Fool’s Day!  Spend the day playing fun tricks and pranks on your family members.  It will keep everyone on their toes and create some fun laughs.

Write a letter of gratitude:   Gratitude is something that you need to cultivate. What better way to become more grateful than by sending a note of gratitude to someone.   Who has done something nice for you lately? Helped impact your life?  Or, who is just fun to be around and brightens your day?   Take a moment and have everyone write a note of gratitude to someone. Have everyone share who they chose and why.

Play Charades: Have a fun family game night with charades and your favorite treat.   There are so many variations of charades so choose the best one for your family.  You can even make up your own charades based on your own family memories!

80s Dance Party: Have a family eighties themed dance party. Have everyone dress in their best eighties dress, blast some eighties music.

Indoor Camping:  Set up a tent in your own living room.

Uno: Play a game of the family classic Uno!

Write a Story of Me:   Have everyone write a short story of their own life.  You can make it even more fun by using these bound blank journals.

Bake & Decorate Cookies:  Have everyone bake and decorate their own cookies. You can make it even more fun by having a contest for the most delicious and most decorative cookies.

Show & Tell: Have a show and tell with your family. Have each family member show off their most prized possession and talk about why it is important to them. You can take it one step further and have everyone prepare a presentation on the item.

Make Your Own Pizza:  Have a family pizza night and have everyone make their own personal pizza.

Stargazing: Weather permitting, head outside and do some stargazing. Check out these tips to make stargazing a fun family activity.

Thanksgiving in April:  Who said you can only have a Thanksgiving feast in November? Whip up some of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes and talk about what are grateful for.  Even in the darkest of times, there are always opportunities for gratitude.

Have a Picnic:     Have a good old fashioned picnic. Pack up a basket and have lunch or dinner in a park, your backyard, or even in your living room.

Family Paint Night: Get creative and host a family paint night.  You can have everyone paint whatever they want or follow a theme. Examples of fun themes could be favorite places, self portrait, or favorite movie.   Post your works fo art on social media.

Go on a Frog Hunt: This is a great activity for younger kids.  Go out looking for frog and see who can find the most.  If you have older kids who aren’t into slimy things,  see how many birds or squirrels they can find.

Chalk the Walk: Decorate your sidewalk with sidewalk chalk. You can post inspiring messages, a fun obstacle course for neighborhood kids, or whatever silly things you can come up with.

Make a Family Time Capsule: These are unprecedented times, create a family time capsule to capture your memories.  Have everyone write a letter detailing their thoughts of these times. You can also include newspaper articles and pictures to remember the times.  Lock them in a capsule and decide when you will open it back up.

Pictionary : Time to play Pictionary.  Play a fun game of Pictionary and have everyone’s favorite snack for the perfect family game night.

Red Carpet Party:   At this point, you have probably been wearing sweat pants and hoodies for a while.   Time to get spruced up. Have your entire family dress in their finest and walk the “red carpet”. Take lots of pictures, eat fancy foods, and dance the night away.  These would be great pictures to look back on.

Family Chore Time:  It’s time to clear out some space. Have every family member go through their clothes and toys to donate to a local homeless shelter or other non-profit. You can make it fun by blasting music, having a family snack station with lots of goodies, or giving a prize to the one donating the most stuff.

Lego Building Contest: Everyone loves Lego. Hold a family Lego building contest. Give everyone a theme and a time limit and see what they come up with. Some fun themes are castles,  vacation spot, animals, or whatever you can think of.   Post your creations on social media and have your friends vote.

Look at Old Baby Photos: Dig up everyone’s baby/childhood photos and take a walk through memory lane.

Fly a Kite: Have your family members fly a kite.

Learn a New Skill: Have every family member pick a skill that they have always wanted to learn but haven’t.  Once they have identified the skill, have everyone write down how they plan on learning that skill. Then find one Youtube video and get started!

Any suggestions for family activities during social distancing? We would love to hear more fun ideas! leave a comment.

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