Family Fun Activities: Laugh, Learn, and Connect Together
Engage in a variety of interactive and lighthearted activities with your family, from giving gold stars to sharing silly stories and stretching together. Embrace laughter, language learning, and gratitude to strengthen bonds and create lasting memories.
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GIVE A GOLD STAR: GIVE A GOLD STAR: Create a star template. Create a star template. Each family member writes on a star for each other, Each family member writes on a star for each other, celebrating the things you love most about your family. celebrating the things you love most about your family. Eg: I give you a gold star because you make me laugh all the Eg: I give you a gold star because you make me laugh all the time! time!
FIND YOUR FUNNY: FIND YOUR FUNNY: Make it your day s mission to make as Make it your day s mission to make as many people laugh and smile as many people laugh and smile as possible. possible. It s up to you how to do it, a joke, a It s up to you how to do it, a joke, a silly dance, a funny song silly dance, a funny song spread some laughter today. some laughter today. spread
BE A GLOBAL CITIZEN: BE A GLOBAL CITIZEN: Decide on your language for the Decide on your language for the day . day . Learn 5 key words from that Learn 5 key words from that language such as hello, thank language such as hello, thank- -you etc whichever 5 words or phrases etc whichever 5 words or phrases you wish. you wish. you Test yourself Test yourself how many can you how many can you remember the next day? Or the day remember the next day? Or the day after that?! after that?!
SILLY STORIES: SILLY STORIES: You will need a partner or group to You will need a partner or group to complete this task. complete this task. Each person has to say or type one Each person has to say or type one line at a a time as you create a silly line at a a time as you create a silly story together. story together. Start with the youngest and take Start with the youngest and take turns to create the silliest tale that turns to create the silliest tale that you can. you can.
THREE GOOD THINGS: THREE GOOD THINGS: Write down 3 good things that have Write down 3 good things that have happened to you this week. For each happened to you this week. For each thing, think about how it made you thing, think about how it made you feel and why. feel and why. It could be something simple like I ve It could be something simple like I ve slept well or it cold be an slept well or it cold be an achievement like I baked an achievement like I baked an amazing cake amazing cake
START WITH A STRETCH: START WITH A STRETCH: Kick of your day with some Kick of your day with some stretching. Starting from the head, stretching. Starting from the head, go down the body, stretching out go down the body, stretching out each part. Roll your neck, wiggle each part. Roll your neck, wiggle your fingers and rotate your arms. your fingers and rotate your arms.
BECOME QUIZ MASTER: BECOME QUIZ MASTER: Create a quiz to share with your Create a quiz to share with your friends and family. You could pick a friends and family. You could pick a theme or make it general theme or make it general knowledge knowledge Decide what each round will be Decide what each round will be about and how it will be presented. about and how it will be presented. Host your quiz at home or remotely Host your quiz at home or remotely for your friends. for your friends.
REMIND THEM THAT YOU CARE: REMIND THEM THAT YOU CARE: Write a letter or draw a picture for a Write a letter or draw a picture for a friend or family member that you friend or family member that you don t live with, to show them that don t live with, to show them that you re thinking of them. you re thinking of them. You could post it to them if you re You could post it to them if you re able to or show it to them over. A able to or show it to them over. A video call. video call.
QUIET TIME: QUIET TIME: Play some calming music and close Play some calming music and close your eyes to listen. Try to focus on your eyes to listen. Try to focus on your breathing. your breathing. Tip: for extra relaxation, try some Tip: for extra relaxation, try some stretches with the music. stretches with the music.
GET YOUR BODY MOVING: GET YOUR BODY MOVING: Put on your favourite song, shake Put on your favourite song, shake the tension from your body and the tension from your body and dance, dance, dance! dance, dance, dance! Encourage all the family to join in Encourage all the family to join in and have an epic and have an epic dance dance- -a a- -thon thon. .
MAKE A PLAYLIST: MAKE A PLAYLIST: Ask each family member to choose a Ask each family member to choose a selection of their favourite, uplifting selection of their favourite, uplifting songs. songs. Create a playlist using everyone s Create a playlist using everyone s choices choices it will be sure to lift the it will be sure to lift the mood on those down days. mood on those down days.
DESIGN A SUPERHERO: DESIGN A SUPERHERO: YOU ARE A HERO! But what does your YOU ARE A HERO! But what does your costume look like? What powers do you costume look like? What powers do you behold? Celebrate yourself, your strengths behold? Celebrate yourself, your strengths and your weaknesses and your weaknesses draw yourself into the superhero that you are! the superhero that you are! draw yourself into
JUMPING BEANS: JUMPING BEANS: When someone shouts out a type of When someone shouts out a type of bean, everyone else has to do the bean, everyone else has to do the action below. action below. Baked beans Baked beans crouch down to a ball crouch down to a ball Runner beans Runner beans run on the spot Jumping beans Jumping beans jump up and down jump up and down magic beans magic beans freestyle moves! freestyle moves! run on the spot
I AM GRATEFUL: I AM GRATEFUL: Write down or draw three things Write down or draw three things that you re grateful for. that you re grateful for. TIP: you could extend this by TIP: you could extend this by creating a gratitude tree creating a gratitude tree each family member or classmate has a family member or classmate has a branch containing their 3 things. branch containing their 3 things. each
PLAN YOUR DAY: PLAN YOUR DAY: Feeling in control of your day helps Feeling in control of your day helps with your mindset. Create an with your mindset. Create an itinerary for your weekdays and itinerary for your weekdays and weekend. weekend. This could include things like This could include things like lunchtime, movie night, craft time, lunchtime, movie night, craft time, reading, making dinner etc reading, making dinner etc
COPING TIPS: COPING TIPS: Some of you may still be feeling Some of you may still be feeling anxious about all the recent change anxious about all the recent change to your life and routine. to your life and routine. Now that most of you are seeing Now that most of you are seeing each other at school, share these each other at school, share these thoughts and feelings. Talk! thoughts and feelings. Talk! Share your ideas about how to feel Share your ideas about how to feel calm and happy. calm and happy.
SELF SOOTHE: SELF SOOTHE: Create a self soothe box: we all have strategies that Create a self soothe box: we all have strategies that help us when we re feeling anxious, grumpy or just help us when we re feeling anxious, grumpy or just a bit fed up. a bit fed up. A self soothe box is a tool to use to help pick up A self soothe box is a tool to use to help pick up your mood when you need it. Decorate an empty your mood when you need it. Decorate an empty shoe box with images and decorations that makes shoe box with images and decorations that makes you smile. you smile. Fill the box with sensory items such as play dough, Fill the box with sensory items such as play dough, fiddle toys and an essential oil such as peppermint. fiddle toys and an essential oil such as peppermint. You could also include a funny book or film, or an You could also include a funny book or film, or an activity that will calm you such as colouring in or activity that will calm you such as colouring in or painting. painting.
HAVE A GOOD NEWS DAY: HAVE A GOOD NEWS DAY: Go in search of 3 positive news Go in search of 3 positive news stories online. stories online. Some lovely paces to start are: Some lovely paces to start are: Www.thehappybroadcast.com Www.thehappybroadcast.com And And www.thehappynewspaper.com www.thehappynewspaper.com
SINGALONG: SINGALONG: Put on a funny, silly or uplifting song Put on a funny, silly or uplifting song singalong, dance along , jump singalong, dance along , jump along and LET LOOSE! Get those along and LET LOOSE! Get those vocal chords warm and your body vocal chords warm and your body moving! HAVE FUN! moving! HAVE FUN!
REST: REST: Sometimes we can feel pressured to Sometimes we can feel pressured to be productive while we re at home be productive while we re at home but it s also important to rest and but it s also important to rest and look after our mind and body. What look after our mind and body. What self care is your family doing this self care is your family doing this weekend? weekend?
