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This list is for five to twelve year olds. All of these activities should have some form of parental supervision to make sure everybody is safe and nothing unexpected happens.
Fun Things to Do for Kids - Inside
Use Your Brain
20 questions - One Person picks an animal, plant or mineral and the rest of the players ask yes or no questions until they find the answer or they ask 20 questions - whichever comes first
Play Cards - Go Fish, Crib, Bridge, Crazy Eights, Hearts or Poker
Read Some Comic Books
Play Dominoes
Play I Spy
Look Through a Telescope
Take an IQ test
Jigsaw Puzzles
Play Name That Tune
Rubiks Cube
Play Board Games
Who is in charge? - Send a letter to the leader of your country
Inside Games
Do a Headstand
Play Hide-and-Go-Seek
Dance to Some Music - Get everybody involved
Armpit Farting Skills - You know how this one works. Extra points for behind the knees, hands and eye sockets.
Jump Rope
Shoot Some Hoops
Take Some Photo Action Shots
Play Cops and Robbers
Play Freeze Dance
Yo yoing
Bouncy Balls - Buy as may as you can and throw them - preferably inside with no carpet.
Have a Scavenger Hunt
Skip Rope
Play Hop Scotch
Musical Chairs
Helium Balloons - let them float to see the ceiling and try to pop it
Silly Body Poses - Take some photos and email them to friends.
Have a Pillow Fight
Hula - Hooping Contest
Play Twister
Play Marbles
Have a Limbo Contest
Slinky
Play Paddleball
Watered Down Basketball - Throw crumpled up paper into the trash.
Creative
Have a Lip Sync Contest
Appreciation List - Write up a list of the people and things in your life that you appreciate.
Tell Scary Stories to Each Other
Collage - Create a collage form magazines
Do Some Crayon Art
Make Some Hand Puppets and Have a Show
Make Some Candles
Make Some Popsicle Stick Puppets
Tie Dye Some Shirts
Do Some Crayon Drawings (Adults) and put them on the fridge when you are done.
Photo Shoot for Friends - Take a series of photographs that you can send to friends or family that live far far away.
Finger painting
Make an Audio or Video Letter for a Friend or Relative
Make a Movie
Take Photos of Pets in funny hats, glasses or whatever
Learn Some Magic Tricks
Build a Model Car
Build A Model Railroad
Build a Model Rocket
Have a Paper Airplane Distance Contest
Paint a Canvas
Photography - try to get some candid shots of the people you are with.
Photography - Get everyone dressed up for some pictures. Try different outfits.
Make Same Paper Mache
Photography - Get everyone to express the same emotion in a picture. Anger, confusion, glee, uneasiness, seduction etc..
Photo Album - Turn all your loose photos into a photo album
Make a Lip Sync Video
Start a Sketchbook
Start a Collection of Some Kind
Start a Diary Full of Dreams
Have a Talent Show
Plant a Time Capsule
Make Up Some Poems
Karaoke
Washable Crayons and Find Some Walls
Favorite Tunes - Music Make a list of your favorite songs then make a CD
Impression - Do an impression of your favorite actor.
The Weather is Great - Write five postcards to friends even if you are not on vacation.
Write Some Songs
Fun With Food
Make a Banana Split
No Silverware - Eat a meal with just your hands, spaghetti is especially fun.
Make Pancakes in the shape of Mickey Mouse
Make Some Caramel Apples
Make a Ginger Bread House or Dangerous Looking Ginger Bread Men - Hey nobody said the gingerbread men have to be nice - they can be
naughty too.
Make Some Smores
Make a Root Beer Float
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