Fun Family Activities and Experiments to Try Together

 
ACTIVITIES TO DO AS A
FAMILY
 
Activities that Do Not Involve WIFI
 
Playing Card Games
UNO
Old Maid
Go Fish
Apples to Apples
 
Playing Board Games
The Game of LIFE
Clue
Monopoly
 
Do Puzzles
Jigsaw Puzzles
Cross Word Puzzles
 
Do Art Projects
Coloring
Painting
Make/Play with Play- Doh
Do Safe Science Experiments
Journal
 
Science Experiments to Try at Home
 
Homemade Play Dough
 
Water Fireworks
 
Homemade Slime
 
How to Make Play Dough
 
Ingredients
 
3 cups of flour
1 ½ cups of salt
6 teaspoons cream of tartar
3 tablespoons of oil
3 cups of water
 
Instructions
 
Dissolve salt in the water
Pour all ingredients into a large pot
Stir constantly over medium heat until a
ball forms by pulling away from the sides
Knead the dough mixture until the texture
matches playdough (1-2 minutes)
Store in a plastic container
 
How to Make Water Fireworks
 
Ingredients
 
Water
Oil
Food coloring (any color of your choice)
16 oz clear glass
Another 16 oz clear glass
A Fork
 
Instructions
 
Fill the tall glass almost to the top with room-
temperature water
Pour 2 tablespoons of oil into the other glass
Add 2 drops of food coloring to the glass with the oil
Stir the oil into the food coloring using a fork. Stop
once you break the food coloring into smaller drops
Pour the oil and coloring mixture into the tall glass
Now watch! The food coloring will slowly sink in the
glass, with each droplet expanding outwards as it
falls. Looks like fireworks!
 
How to Make Homemade Slime
 
Ingredients
 
8 ounce bottle of Elmer’s white
school glue
1 ½ - 2 Tablespoons of contact saline
solution, more as needed
1 Tablespoon baking soda
Food coloring, optional
 
Instructions
 
Squeeze the bottle of glue into a bowl. Add
your food coloring if desired, and stir until
combined. Then mix in baking soda
Add 1 ½ Tablespoons saline solution and mix
until combined. If its too sticky, add ½
Tablespoon solution at a time. The more you
add, the thicker it will be
Using your hands, knead the slime until it
holds together. It will be wet and gooey at
first, but just keep kneading it
Store slime in a container with a lid
 
Books to Read as a Family
 
Reading Books
 
The Invisible String
Tacky the Penguin
The Berenstain Bears (Collection)
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon
Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story
Spaghetti in a Hotdog Bun
The JuiceBox Bully
The Jelly Donut Difference
Dr. Seuss Books
 
Chapter Books
 
The Magic Treehouse Series
Junie B. Jones
Bridge to Terabithia
Matilda
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Because of Winn-Dixie
Charlotte’s Web
Holes
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Stink
 
Movies to Watch as a Family
 
The Goonies
The Incredibles
Moana
The LEGO Movie
Wreck-It Ralph
The Secret Life of Pets
Inside Out
Frozen I and II
COCO
Spies in Disguise
Playing with Fire
The Lion King
Toy Story Series
 
 
Outside Activities to do as a Family
 
Go for a walk
Ride Bikes
Fly a Kite
Blow Bubbles
Go on a Nature Scavenger Hunt
Have a picnic at a park or in your
backyard
 
 
 
 
 
Build a campfire and make s’mores
Play Whiffle Ball or Kickball
Draw with side walk chalk
Plant flowers/vegetable garden
Play Flashlight tag
Play hide and seek in the dark with
Flashlights
 
 
 
 
HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE!
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Engage in screen-free activities as a family with games like UNO and puzzles, explore safe science experiments at home, and get creative with DIY projects like making play dough and homemade slime. Dive into exciting books as a family for quality bonding time.


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  1. ACTIVITIES TO DO AS A FAMILY

  2. Activities that Do Not Involve WIFI Playing Card Games Do Puzzles UNO Jigsaw Puzzles Old Maid Cross Word Puzzles Go Fish Apples to Apples Do Art Projects Coloring Playing Board Games Painting The Game of LIFE Make/Play with Play-Doh Clue Do Safe Science Experiments Monopoly Journal

  3. Science Experiments to Try at Home Homemade Play Dough Water Fireworks Homemade Slime

  4. How to Make Play Dough Instructions Ingredients Dissolve salt in the water 3 cups of flour Pour all ingredients into a large pot 1 cups of salt Stir constantly over medium heat until a ball forms by pulling away from the sides 6 teaspoons cream of tartar 3 tablespoons of oil Knead the dough mixture until the texture matches playdough (1-2 minutes) 3 cups of water Store in a plastic container

  5. How to Make Water Fireworks Instructions Ingredients Water Fill the tall glass almost to the top with room- temperature water Oil Pour 2 tablespoons of oil into the other glass Food coloring (any color of your choice) Add 2 drops of food coloring to the glass with the oil 16 oz clear glass Stir the oil into the food coloring using a fork. Stop once you break the food coloring into smaller drops Another 16 oz clear glass A Fork Pour the oil and coloring mixture into the tall glass Now watch! The food coloring will slowly sink in the glass, with each droplet expanding outwards as it falls. Looks like fireworks!

  6. How to Make Homemade Slime Instructions Ingredients Squeeze the bottle of glue into a bowl. Add your food coloring if desired, and stir until combined. Then mix in baking soda 8 ounce bottle of Elmer s white school glue 1 -2 Tablespoons of contact saline solution, more as needed Add 1 Tablespoons saline solution and mix until combined. If its too sticky, add Tablespoon solution at a time. The more you add, the thicker it will be 1 Tablespoon baking soda Food coloring, optional Using your hands, knead the slime until it holds together. It will be wet and gooey at first, but just keep kneading it Store slime in a container with a lid

  7. Books to Read as a Family Chapter Books Reading Books The Magic Treehouse Series The Invisible String Junie B. Jones Tacky the Penguin Bridge to Terabithia The Berenstain Bears (Collection) Matilda Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon A Series of Unfortunate Events Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story Because of Winn-Dixie Spaghetti in a Hotdog Bun Charlotte s Web The JuiceBox Bully Holes The Jelly Donut Difference Sarah, Plain and Tall Dr. Seuss Books Stink

  8. Movies to Watch as a Family The Goonies The Incredibles Moana The LEGO Movie Wreck-It Ralph The Secret Life of Pets Inside Out Frozen I and II COCO Spies in Disguise Playing with Fire The Lion King Toy Story Series

  9. Outside Activities to do as a Family Go for a walk Build a campfire and make s mores Ride Bikes Play Whiffle Ball or Kickball Fly a Kite Draw with side walk chalk Blow Bubbles Plant flowers/vegetable garden Go on a Nature Scavenger Hunt Play Flashlight tag Have a picnic at a park or in your backyard Play hide and seek in the dark with Flashlights

  10. HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE!

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