101 Quarantine Friendly Activities to do at Home {Printable PDF}

Miami Moms Blog understands that with school closures across the state of Florida and around the country, kids will be spending extra time at home in the coming weeks. We want you to feel equipped & encouraged. Let’s look at this as a gift — more quality time with our children!  Get creative, spark their imaginations and enjoy it!

Download our printable PDF of 101 Quarantine Friendly Activities and check them off as you go!

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101 Quarantine Friendly Activities to Do at Home with Your Kids:

1. play outside
2. sensory bins
3. empty toilet paper rolls crafts
4. color
5. yoga from on-demand videos
6. outdoor garden yoga for kids
7. enjoy church online
8. mommy and me at-home manicures
9. spring cleaning
10. potty training
11. board games
12. puzzles
13. movie night
14. play dress-up
15. bake
16. eat what you baked
17. museum virtual tour
18. build with legos
19. pool
20. play in the sprinkler
21. bike ride
22. color sidewalk with chalk
23. blow bubbles outside
24. look at old family photos
25. make paper airplanes
26. FaceTime friends and family 
27. listen to audio books
28. read books 
29. throw a blanket on the ground and host a picnic (both inside and your backyard)
30. build a fort
31. bring out old party supplies and throw a doll a birthday party
32. dance party
33. slumber party in the living room
34. watch POV roller coaster videos (and pretend to be on them)
35. paint
36. play restaurant
37. tea party
38. make play-dough
39. practice counting
40. look at their baby photos with them
41. rearrange their room
42. cut out from old magazines and make a collage
43. teach them how to make a simple recipe
44. make crafts
45. make sock puppets 
46. put on a puppet show
47. make hand sanitizer
48. play hide and seek
49. take silly family photos 
50. dine al fresco (in your backyard)
51. make lemonade (literally and figuratively)
52. let kids make their own ice cream sundaes
53. create a family playlist and have a sing-along
54. gardening
55. outdoor scavenger hunt
56. organize kids’ rooms
57. let the kids enjoy that extra long bubblebath you never have time for
58. set up a tent outside and let them go “camping”
59. set up an obstacle course in the backyard 
60. schoolwork
61. decorate for Easter
62. toy cleaning party (anything can be a party: just add excitement & music!)
63. indoor scavenger hunt
64. crayons + leaves + paper = Crayon Leaf Art
65. write notes to family or friends
66. let the kids help with a load of laundry (Yes, it will take longer, but include them in the process and make memories! Even let them jump on the pile of clean laundry! #livealittle)
67. create a family olympics (Mom vs. Dad activities, kids vs. parents relays)
68. have a pj day!
69. create sensory art with shaving cream
70. rice + plastic bin + kitchen funnels & scoopers = fun!
71. create a pots & pan music band (until your neighbors ask you to stop!) 
72. play balloon volleyball (don’t let it touch the ground or you lose!)
73. create a kid-friendly “charcuterie board” (fill a muffin tin with kid friendly snacks!)
74. make a paper chain to countdown a special event (maybe a birthday or the end of the week!)
75. apply/celerey painting 
76. an old-fashioned game of “Red Light, Green Light” or “Simon Says” (don’t forget about “Duck, Duck, Goose”)
77. have a “Frozen 2 Premier Party” (dress up, have a snack, watch the movie for the 1,000th time)
78. cardboard box crafts (cardboard box + crayons + paper scraps + glue stick) 
79. indoor hopscotch
80. pillowcase races 
81. flashlight party (camp out in a closet with the flashlights, read a book, sing a song)
82. host a family talent show
83. make a movie on your phone (send to abuela and make her day!)
84. play a game of “Would You Rather” 
85. bath time for toy animals (plastic bin + soap & water = disinfecting & fun!)
86. create a giant tic-tac-toe game on the floor (masking tape + paper plates) 
87. play crab soccer
88. wash the car
89. wash the scooters/bikes/roller skates (go to town!)
90. have a lego color hunt 
91. try a science experiment 
92. put on your swimsuit and play water games outside
93. play dress up from Mom & Dad’s Closet 
94. take a nature walk (check out these awesome ideas while you’re out and about)
95. make up your own superheroes (You’re definitely Super Quarantine Mom!)
96. put together a care package for a community helper (Firefighters, Police Station, Mailman)
97. create an “indoor ocean” experience 
98. write a children’s book with your child (staple some construction paper together and viola!)
99. create a family bucket list
100. have a Color Craze Day!
101. have an upside-down dinner (via cup of jo)

     

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You can also check out @simplelifeofsunshine for some more fun crafts! 

For more screen-free activities to keep kids busy while you work from home, check this out.

We have our online Facebook community group, so reach out and ask other moms what they’re doing to keep sane on these long days. 

Do you have any fun activities you’d like to add to our list of 101 quarantine friendly activities to do at home with your kids? Help some mamas out and share it in the comments below! 

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