Entertainment Ideas for Children “Stuck” at Home

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Our world is facing an epidemic right now. The Coronavirus has many panicking and schools in Michigan (and other states) are closing for three-four weeks to help stop the spread of the virus. We’ve been asked to avoid events or activities with large groups of people and to stay home as much as possible. So the question is…what do we do while being cooped up at home? This is especially true for those children who will be home for weeks! With that in mind, I’ve been thinking about entertainment ideas for those “stuck” at home. Click on the activity titles for Amazon links.

Entertainment ideas for children “stuck” at home: 

1. Complete jigsaw puzzles
2. Build with Legos
3. Watch movies
4. Color 
5. Cook or bake together
6. Get crafty
7. Play board games and cards
8. Have an indoor picnic
9. Have a costume party or play dress up
10. Facetime or Marco Polo with friends
11. Have a dance party
12. Build a fort
13. Make playdough or slime
14. Create instruments with household items
15. Have a puppet show – you can make puppets with paper bags or socks
16. Have an indoor campout – sleeping bags, tent or fort, smores
17. Exercise
18. Plant seedlings
19. Have a sing-a-long or Karaoke
20. Have a tea party

What ideas do you have for the next few weeks while your kids are home? Let me know in the comments.