10 Cheap And Easy Activities That Will Keep Kids Busy For Hours
May 4, 2020
source: Mess for Less
I’m on day 53 of working from home, and yes, I’m counting. Mostly because my kids are driving me crazy right now. It’s not their fault – their regular routines have been totally disrupted, and they’re bored, restless, and looking for entertainment. If you, too, have cooped-up kids who need to be kept busy, hopefully the following 10 inexpensive DIY activities will be able to help!
1. Indoor Camping
Kids have such wonderful imaginations. Take advantage of that by creating an indoor campsite for them! Don’t have an actual tent? Make a tent out of some furniture and draped sheets or blankets.
2. Chalk Driveway Games
Do you have a child who needs to burn some energy? Create a chalk chart in your driveway with different squares showing different exercises. Throw a pebble on the chart, and your child can do the exercise in the square the pebble lands on.
3. Laser Maze
Tape some cheap crepe paper in various angles throughout a hallway. Your kids can pretend they are navigating through a laser maze, trying not to break the paper as they go through it!
4. Golf Practice
Make a target practice out of a cardboard box. Your kids will stay busy improving their golf skills!
5. Bubble Wrap Foot Painting
What’s more fun for kids than paint and bubble wrap? Tape bubble wrap to their feet, dip them in paint, and they’ll have tons of fun running around on a big piece of paper, cardboard, or canvas.
6. DIY Foam Paint
Your kids can make foam paint with just three ingredients: craft glue, shaving cream, and food coloring! Click here for the tutorial.
7. Stone Painting
Stone painting is a fun activity for kids of all ages. Find some stones, have your kids paint designs on them, and decorate your garden with them afterwards!
8. Tie-Dye
Turn some cheap, plain shirts into bright works of arts – all you have to do is tie-dye them! Click here to learn how.
9. Heart Suncatcher
Making suncatchers is such a cute and fun craft that kids will love! Click here for the instructions.
10. Marshmallow Building
Have some marshmallows and toothpicks? Get your kids to design different structures – they’ll be entertained for hours.
Hopefully these 10 activities will help to entertain bored kids, and are a good alternative to letting them sit in front of the TV for hours on end. We’ve got this, parents – we can do it!