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Are you in desperate need of some fun and frugal rainy day activities? Maybe you’re stuck at home with sick kids or trying to get some work done from home. This inclusive list will help you find some things to do with the kids from the comfort of your home.
I searched the web (and collaborated with a few blogging friends) on this ultimate resource list of things to do with kids on a rainy day, or things to do when you’re bored at home with kids.
It’s pretty inclusive, but I’m still adding and updating as I find new ideas!
I hope you enjoy this list of things to do with your kids when you’re stuck at home.
Let me know in the comments what your favorite things to do at home are, so I can add them to this list.
Fun & Frugal Things to do at Home with Kids
Educational and Homeschool Activities
- Letter & Number Recognition Fishing Game
- Magnet Letter Phonics
- Color activities using painted rocks
- Alien reading and writing activity
- Egypt and the science of making mummies lesson
- Seasonal animals outfits activity
- Fishing for colors and letters
- Virtual Tours of Famous Museums, National parks, and iconic sites
- Virtual Aquarium tours
Educational Printables
- Free Fairy Themed Alphabet Printables
- Sequencing puzzle printable
Printable Games to Play at Home
- Free Printable Dinosaur Bingo
- Free Printable Dinosaur Matching Game
- Woodland animals printable game
- Free Printable Unicorn Bingo
- Slippery Fish song and printables
Exercise
- How to install indoor gymnastics rings
- Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube
Activities and Games to play at Home
- Host a virtual playdate (free printable ideas)
- Make a simple bird feeder
- Sticky Note Hunt Activity
- Upcycle junk mail in to a coloring journal
- Teach your kids to crochet
- Write letters to a pen pal
- Gold Play Dough recipe
- DIY Flower Press to press flowers
- Homemade sidewalk chalk
- Art meets math activity
- How to tie dye with Turmeric
- Washing dishes sensory bin idea
- Homemade Rainbow Playdough
- Frugal sensory play idea
- Create with crayons sensory bin
- How to teach kids to sew
- Cardboard box pretend play ideas
- Stay on the Line Game
- DIY Glow in the Dark Bowling
- Spider web obstacle course
Printable Scavenger Hunts
- Indoor scavenger hunt with free printable
- Go on a Nature Scavenger Hunt (free printable)
- Another Kid’s Nature Scavenger Hunt and freebie
- Outdoor sensory scavenger hunt for kids
- Printable alphabet scavenger hunt
Outdoor Activities (Backyard)
- Start a fairy garden
- Grow your own food
- Start a garden journal (free printable kid’s garden journal)
- Make a sidewalk chalk obstacle course
- DIY Unicorn pot plant
- Create and play outdoor tic tac toe
STEM Activities and Science Experiments
- Make boats that float
- Upcycled DIY Catapult
- DIY Balance scales
- Cool Magic Milk experiment
- Rainy Day experiment
- Germ Attack Experiment
- Simple Baking Soda & Vinegar Experiment
- Rainbow walking water science experiment
- Magic drawing with refraction of light
- Milk, Dyes, & Soap experiment
- Science experiments using paper
- Science experiments for kids
Staycation Ideas
- Living Room campout
- Beach Staycation in your living room
Printable Coloring Sheets
- Free Cat Coloring Page
- Free coloring page heart printable
- Grape printable coloring page
Craft Projects
- Paper craft unicorn notebook
- Make a Water Bead Stress Ball
- Toilet Paper Roll Race Car Craft
- No sew Gnomes DIY
- Cardboard tube bird feeders
- Homemade cardboard laptop
- Polymer clay jewelry tutorial
- DIY Tin Can Penguin Pencil Holder craft
- Easy cross craft
- Minion finger puppet craft project
- Make a Kid’s Squeeze Ball
- Cupcake bath bombs
- DIY Hydrodip project
- DIY Glitter Slime
- How to make gluten free Play Dough
- Chick & Bunny clay pots
- How to make a fairy house with popsicle sticks
- Easy paper plate animal masks
- Snail paper plate craft
- Easy slime recipes for kids
- Hawaiian Punch Play Dough
- Cute Toilet Paper Roll Crafts
- Easy DIY Rainstick craft
- Shrinky dink keychains
- Upcycled broken crayon project
Simple Paper Crafts
- Ant Paper craft
- Flower Kindness craft for friends to share
- Animal Paper Craft Ideas
- Frozen Inspired Elsa Princess Wand paper craft
- Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who paper craft
Painting Activities
- Rainbow craft painting using Marshmallows
- Easy DIY Taste-Safe Finger Paint
- Rock painting ideas
- Ladybug painted rocks
- Seasons of a Tree Artwork
- Bubble Painting
- Easy Salt Painting
- Printmaking with Legos
- Handprint Art & Craft Ideas
Cooking with Kids
- Healthy ants on a log
- Chocolate chip banana bread recipe
- Whole grain animal cracker cookies
- How to make curds & whey (an edible science experiment)
- Make a hot fudge sundae cake
- Homemade pepperoni pizza
- Healthy recipes for kids to make
- Edible Banana Marshmallow pudding slime
- Unicorn cake donuts
Talk to Your Kids
- Inspire family table talk with these printable nature conversation starters
- 101 fun questions to ask kids to know them better
Bucket List Printables
- Spring Break Bucket List free printable
- Fall Bucket List free printable
- Summer Bucket List free printable
- Ultimate Family Bucket List
Holiday Themed Crafts and Activities
- Valentine’s Day Sponge painting
- How to Dye Easter Eggs with Skittles
- Easter Bunny Pom Pom Craft
- Clementine pumpkin Halloween snack
- Printable Thanksgiving place mat
- Recycled container pumpkin patch
More Lists of Things to Do at Home with Kids
- Top 40 Indoor Activities for Toddlers
- 7 Easy Budget Friendly Activities for Toddlers
- Indoor Activities that Use Common Household Items
- 71 Activities to do at Home with Kids
- 21 Easy Craft Ideas for Kids Using Stuff You Already Have
- The Ultimate List of Indoor Activities for Kids
- Boredom Busters for Teens & Tweens
- 15 Staycation Ideas for Families
- Creative and fun stay at home activities for kids
- Screen Free Activities for Teens and Tweens
- 25 Fun Ideas for Keeping Your Kids Busy
- 10 Easy Toddler Activities to Tire them Out
- Sick Day Activities for Toddlers
- 50 Activities for Bored Kids
- Two week Home Activity Schedule for Kids
- 80 Screen Free Activities
- 10 Activities for Kids Using Household Items
- 15 Tips and Tricks for making it simple when you’re stuck at home
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I’m a wife, mom of three, doctor, and blogger! In 2018, I decided to turn my mom blog, into a personal finance blog so others could follow along on our journey to pay off over HALF a MILLION dollars in student loan and practice start up debt. I hope you enjoy following along, and maybe even find some inspiration along the way.
