Educational Activity
Ideas for young kids
I compiled this list of things to do with my kids to make my time with them more productive and to make "no screen time" not so miserable for them--and just to reiterate that learning can be lots of fun! Feel free to add your ideas too!
When in the car:
Count:
To 1000
To 200 by 10’s, 2’s and 5’s
Count backwards from 100
Backwards from 100 by 10’s, 5’s, and 2’s
Recite the Articles of Faith or learn the names of the 12
Apostles
Sing Primary songs really loud with all the windows rolled
down
Memorize a classic poem
Play the “I spy” Alphabet game to learn letters.
Count how many American flags you see while driving down the
freeway in a city
At Home or in the backyard:
Have a fashion show
Learn fractions by following a recipe for chocolate chip
cookies
Build a fort
Learn the value of coins and dollars by playing “store”
Learn about liquid, gases, and solids by freezing, steaming
and playing with water
Build an ant farm
Learn to crochet
(Thanks, YouTube!)
Write a 5-minute speech or talk on any subject of your
choice
Do yoga for half an hour together
Design the floor plan of a dream house or dollhouse
Build a dollhouse or a birdhouse/feeder
Build a castle or fort using cardboard boxes duct-taped
together
Make paper dolls
Choreograph a new dance and perform it for Daddy.
Have a spelling bee
Learn to count to 20 in another language
Interview an elderly person
Carve something out of a bar of soap
Write and illustrate a poem or children’s story
Invent a silly product, then film a commercial for it
Paint an outdoor or indoor mural together.
Learn and chart your family history.
Do each other’s hair, makeup, nails, etc. and hold a beauty pageant
In the spring time, make a fairy garden, or with boys, a
dinosaur land using small planters or newspaper-lined baskets and real plants.
Build a mini city or neighborhood or farm with sidewalk
chalk and toy cars
