Simple Activities, Sensory Ideas & Parenting Support
The best free Halloween game ideas for a kids’ party are simple toss, knock down, and hunt games made from recycling and dollar store supplies. A bean bag ghost board, a soup can knock down, a milk jug ring toss, and a straw bale prize dig are the easiest wins. Pick 3 to 5 games…
It was day three of summer break, and someone was lying face down on the rug announcing with real conviction that there was nothing to do in this entire house. We ran our first family Olympics at the cottage that week. Two pool noodles, a roll of painter’s tape, and no plan past the first…
Minute to Win It games for kids at school are 60 second challenges played with cheap supplies like plastic cups, ping pong balls, cotton balls, and pencils, and they work in a classroom because one round lasts a minute and setup takes two. The easiest ones to run with a full class are Stack Attack,…
Pool noodle games for kids turn $1 foam tubes into full backyard activities with no pool required. Cut one noodle in half crosswise for balloon paddles or hockey sticks, bend a whole noodle over two stakes to make croquet arches and goals, slice one lengthwise for a toy car ramp or a bowling lane, and…
Minute to Win It games work for family reunions because they use cheap household items (cups, balloons, straws, spoons) and don’t require any skill grandparents have and kids don’t, or the other way around. Pick 6 to 8 games that mix physical (Sack Race, Water Balloon Battle), fine motor (Chopstick Pick Up, Thread the Rainbow),…
Planning baby shower games often sounds like a simple and straightforward task until you realize that many of your invited guests have never actually met each other. You will likely have childhood friends, college roommates, current coworkers, and extended family members all sitting in the same room. Choosing random, traditional games does not always fix…