ACTIVITIES

There are limitless possibilities to the activities you can enjoy with your child/ren. It's a great way to connect. Sometimes we are running short on ideas and long on excuses. There are obvious health benefits in leading an active lifestyle and your children will follow your lead. Turn off the TV and get active. 

Find something you can all enjoy. Share activities you love with your children, that way you can enjoy them together forever. If they like other things, then it’s time for you to learn from them. Learning new things together is also a great way to share time.

Some activities can provide really valuable life lessons. Other activities are just fun. Either way, it’s about showing love by sharing life.

Look at the clips, lists and links on this page for inspiration - get creative. They're broken into - SPORTS / INDOOR / OUTDOOR and some great links below.

Sports

This clip is not what you'd do with your kids but it shows what creativity, energy and dedication can do. Simply awesome!

• Archery  
  
• Athletics
  
• Badminton
  
• Baseball
  
• Basketball
  
• Bike riding
  
• Bocce
  
• Bowling
  
• Canoeing
  
• Climbing
  
• Cricket
  
• XC Skiing
  
• Cycling
  
• Darts

• Fishing
• Frisbee
  
• Golf
  
• Gymnastics
  
• Handball
• Horseriding
• Lacrosse
  
• Lawn bowls
  
• Mtn biking
  
• Netball
  
• Orienteering
  
• Pool
  
• Skating
  
• Rowing

• Touch Rugby 
  
• Sailing
• Skiing
  
• Soccer
  
• Softball
  
•  Squash
  
• Surfing
  
• Swimming
  
• Table tennis
  
• Tennis
  
• Trampoline
  
• Volleyball
  
• Wind surfing
  
• Wrestling

Indoor

Never underestimate what you have at your disposal. How good is a cubby!

• Home project/renovation
  
• Home science experiments
  
• Board Games
  
• Make your own wordles 
  
• Hide & Seek
  
• Celebrity Head
  
• Build a cubby
• Invent a game
  
• Make Cured Meats
  
• Cooking - Masterchef
  
• Dancing - So you think...
  
• Painting / Drawing
  
• Make your own colouring books
  
• Home concert

• Act out a play
  
• Read stories and poems 
  
• Role playing
  
• Breakfast for dinner      
  
• Magic Tricks
  
• Make Sauces / Chutney
  
• Charades
  
• Learn to tie knots
  
• Appreciate Music (Listen / Play)
  
• Culture themed dressing 
• Culture themed cooking  
  
• Family Photo Albums
  
• Treasure Hunt
  
• Storytelling from memory
  

Outdoor

Clearly the possibilities are limitless for what you can do outdoors if you just get up and DO SOMETHING.

• Build a cubby
  
• Build a swing
  
• Visit the local park
  
• Visit the local library
  
• Visiti the local museum
• Visit a local Market
  
• Community volunteering
  
• Gardening
  
• Lemonade stall
  
• Mystery Tours - foot, bike, car
• Fly a kite
• Rock hunting and observing
  
• Animal viewing
  
• Cloud gazing

• Play hide and seek
• Forty Forty Home
  
• Use different transport -train, bus, monorail, tram, ferry, bike, skateboard etc.
• Outside Movie Night 
  
• Camping in the backyard
  
• Tree climbing
  
• Memory lane (take your children for a walk through your childhood)
• Visit a different habitat - ocean, river, mountain, desert, forest, plains etc.

Tip

Sometimes setting a time limit can help everyone stay engaged.

Ideas?

Great links

Fun & Creative
Create, Cook, Play
Getting Active
 Ideas Skills
National Geographic
Life Skills for your teen

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