13 Indoor and Backyard Activities You Can Do With Your Kids This Week
Easy and fun DIY's to keep you and your kids busy
Turn a collapsoabe table into a playhouse tent
Use fabric or a sheet, fabric markers, and velcro to create the tent for this fun & easy-to-put-away playhouse. Cut out windows & doors as you wish. Get tutorial here
Go out to the yard for this tic-tac-toe DIY
The time needed to make this DIY game is worth it! Get your jig saw ready to cut out jumbo wood game pieces or buy letters to save time. Get tutorial here
Play these DIY games outside
Learn how to DIY a flamingo ring toss, giant dominoes and a giant checkerboard. Minimal materials needed! Get tutorial here
Paint germ monster art with your little ones
A fun way to teach your kids about how germs spread. They'll use straws to blow air onto paint puddles & spread out 'germs'. Add google eyes at the end! Get tutorial here
Get wet with this DIY water play table
Watch the video tutirial to guide you through making this wood framed water play table. Great for toddlers, it will provide many hours of fun! Get tutorial here
Make a tile, rock and shell tic-tac-toe
Older kids will love making and playing this DIY tic-tac-toe. Use a square cermaic tile, draw lines with a Sharpie marker. Play inside or outdoors. Get tutorial here
Convert an old playhouse into a play cottage
Use your imagination to upcycle an old playhouse into a cottage playhouse. Decorate as you wish with spray paint, artificial grass & other accessories. Get tutorial here
Craft a unicorn wreath with loopy yarn
School aged kids will love this craft. Wrap a candy cane wreath with the loopy yarn, add tri-colored ribbon and glitter foam sheets for ears and horn. Get tutorial here
DIY a giant slip and slide
Watch the 5 minute video for instructions. Get the whole family together to make this! Landscaping stakes and plastic sheeting is all you'll need. Get tutorial here
Create an indoor egg carton greenhouse
Start seeds indoors with this rewarding DIY. Plant the seeds according to directions on the seed packets, place in a sunny spot and watch it grow together. Get tutorial here
Color up tile to make coasters
Adult supervision needed for this project as a lighter is used. A beautiful resin finish make these colorful coasters a hit for all ages. Get tutorial here
Makeover your baskets with paint
A simple painting project that will leave you with functional and decorative baskets. Use acrylic paints in the colors of your choice. Get tutorial here
Teach kids about gardening with these ideas
Place toothpicks into an avocado seed, put into a clear plastic cup with water, watch it grow! Plant other seeds & herbs into planters or egg cartons. Get tutorial here
