Family activities

Many children think that staying at home is boring and it is true that they generally prefer to go out and play. However, there are several activities with children that we can do from home to spend quality time with the family or simply to distract the mind.

The weather is not always ideal for outdoor activities, so sometimes it is necessary to stay home. To prevent your loved ones from being in front of a screen all the time, it is necessary to look for original activities that keep the mind active. In this sense, we have prepared a list with 10 ideas to share with your loved ones.

1) Board games

These games are found in every home, since they are gifts that accumulate from different occasions through the years, from the most classic to the most modern. Despite new technologies, board games are the quintessential family activity. Therefore, it is good to mention some popular ones, such as Monopoly, Clue, Uno, Scrabble, among others. However, it is important to know that many are games for children aged 10 to 12 years and older, since they require a basic knowledge of language or mathematics.

2) Build a house 

These types of fun activities for kids can help create memories for a lifetime. For this game, it is only necessary to take sheets, pillows, blankets and chairs that you find in the house and use them to build a house in a large space. It is good to listen to the ideas of the smallest of the house, since they are always the most original.

3) The game of taste

This is a game to test the sense of taste. First, you have to close your eyes and let your loved ones give you a sample of the ingredients that are in the kitchen, then you just have to guess what food the flavors correspond to. In this sense, it is among the games for children from 3 to 6 years of age, since it allows them to memorize the name of different foods, but it is actually suitable for the whole family.

4) Virtual tours

Families who love history and art should know that it is possible to wander through the famous Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles or wander the corridors of the Louvre in search of the Mona Lisa. Thanks to the fact that there are some 2.0 museums, which allow you to visit some historical monuments virtually and for free, such as the Rodin museum, the Georges Pompidou center, the Orsay museum, the Great War museum, the Cité des sciences, the Atelier des Lumières, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, among others. To access these tours, you just have to go to the official sites of the museums through the internet.

5) Lego Construction

Legos are primarily for children, but there are also sets suitable for adults. In this sense, assembling Legos can be one of those things to entertain yourself playing with the family. Also, for fans of the sagas, there are the Lego Avengers, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters sets, among others.

6) Make puppets

It is possible to perform a puppet theater and open a small space for creativity. Puppetry is fun and interactive, so it’s one of those activities to do with kids, but one that the whole family can enjoy.

7) Guess who personalized

Many of us know this game in which we are presented with a board of characters and we have to find out who is the character that the other player has. However, to make this pastime more exciting, you can paste pictures of your family members and ask creative questions, which is a good option for those wondering what to do with the kids while at home.

8) Self-portrait contest

Sure, many children are already used to drawing while they are at home, but to make it more fun you can organize a family contest in which each person draws their own face. In this sense, depending on the talents of each person, it can be one of the best activities for children at home.

9) Escape game at home

This is a game that requires creativity and prior organization on the part of parents, but it can be one of those things to do at home that also entertains adults. The goal of the game is to solve puzzles to get out of a room or to the next. However, meticulous planning is necessary to ensure that the game is challenging and fun for the little ones. If you use your imagination, you can create this type of game at home, where everyday spaces become great scenarios to escape from prison, turn your children into spies, avoid nuclear attacks or save planets.

10) Sport and meditation

Staying at home and moving between the bed and the sofa is not good for the mind or the body. As a solution, you can move the furniture in your living room and create a space to do fun family activities that help keep the body active. Also, you can organize yoga workshops as games to entertain yourself with the children.

Keeping busy when we are at home for a long time is not easy, so it is common to go in circles through space. Among the most common solutions is reading, watching a movie or series, playing video games, calling relatives, cleaning, among others. Before long, however, these activities become boring, so to channel the energy of the family, it is necessary to think about the individual tastes of each member and create a game that appeals to everyone.

To conclude, we can say that when playing with children it is possible to find ourselves, while discovering sensations and emotions that we had forgotten over the years. Therefore, playing as a family is sharing moments that will be remembered for generations.