100 Activities to do with your kids
From sand castles, to tree houses
Becoming a parent is pretty full on, let alone coming up with creative ideas to entertain the kids. At This Dad Can we've got it covered. Here are 100 activities to do with the kids.
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Activity | Cost | Time | Skill | Season | Theme |
Orienteering | £0 | Under 1 hour | Competent | All year round | Wild |
Do the weekly shop | £50 or less | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Finance |
Walk a dog | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Wild |
Build a dam | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | Summer | Wild |
Visit a garden centre | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Learning |
Build a den | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Use all your Lego challenge | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Creativity |
Thank you cards | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Creativity |
Teddy bear tea party | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Summer | Creativity |
Build a go cart | £10 or less | Under 1 hour | Competent | Summer | Creativity |
Build a raft | £10 or less | Under 1 hour | Competent | Summer | Creativity |
Build a rope swing | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Summer | Creativity |
Sledge | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Winter | Wild |
Build a tree house | £0 | Under 1 hour | Competent | Summer | Creativity |
Build your own play shop | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Finance |
Canoe | £10 or less | Under 1 hour | Competent | Summer | Sport |
Science experiment | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Learning |
Scavenger hunt | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Wild |
Go on public transport | £10 or less | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Learning |
Carol sing | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | Winter | Creativity |
Ride a horse | £10 or less | Under 1 hour | Competent | All year round | Wild |
Water fight | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Summer | Sport |
Cook | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Food |
Puppets | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Creativity |
Public library | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Learning |
Go on a miniature railway | £10 or less | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Spring | Learning |
Play instrument | £10 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Creativity |
Go into a cave | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Cook on an open fire | £0 | Under 1 hour | Competent | Summer | Wild |
Picnic | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Summer | Food |
Find some lambs | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Spring | Wild |
Obstacle course | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Sport |
Create a rocket | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Creativity |
Make your own garden water park | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Summer | Sport |
Go geocaching | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | Spring | Wild |
Make home made ice lollies | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Summer | Food |
Make a wreath | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | Winter | Creativity |
Make a movie | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Creativity |
Do a park run | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Sport |
Make a cardboard box house/ fort/ tunnel | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Creativity |
Make a bird house | £10 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | Winter | Creativity |
Make a £1 go the furthest challenge | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Finance |
Look for shooting stars | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Winter | Wild |
Do a performance | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Creativity |
Jump the waves | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Go for a bike ride | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Sport |
Invent | £0 | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Creativity |
Ice skate | £10 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Sport |
Go wild swimming | £0 | Under 1 hour | Competent | Summer | Wild |
Grow your own food | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Food |
Dress up | £0 | Under 1 hour | Amateur | All year round | Creativity |
Bake | £5 or less | Under 1 hour | Basic Ability | All year round | Food |
Roll down a hill | £0 | Under 5 minutes | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Play a grass trumpet | £0 | Under 5 minutes | Basic Ability | Summer | Wild |
Make snow angels | £0 | Under 5 minutes | Amateur | Winter | Wild |
Jump in puddles | £0 | Under 5 minutes | Amateur | Autumn | Wild |
Fair ground ride | £5 or less | Under 5 minutes | Amateur | Summer | Learning |
Find the biggest leaf | £0 | Under 5 minutes | Amateur | Autumn | Wild |
Pooh sticks | £0 | Under 5 minutes | Amateur | Autumn | Wild |
Catch a falling leaf | £0 | Under 5 minutes | Amateur | Autumn | Wild |
Do some colouring in | £0 | Under 10 minutes | Amateur | All year round | Creativity |
Search for footprints | £0 | Under 10 minutes | Amateur | All year round | Wild |
Make a daisy chain | £0 | Under 10 minutes | Basic Ability | Summer | Wild |
Hold a creature | £0 | Under 10 minutes | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Snail race | £0 | Under 10 minutes | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Dance off | £0 | Under 10 minutes | Amateur | All year round | Sport |
Hand stand | £0 | Under 10 minutes | Basic Ability | All year round | Sport |
Find frog spawn | £0 | Under 10 minutes | Basic Ability | Spring | Wild |
Find a colourful butterfly | £0 | Under 10 minutes | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Climb a tree | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | Summer | Wild |
Feed wild birds | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | Winter | Wild |
Go on a night walk | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | Summer | Wild |
Draw self portraits | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | All year round | Creativity |
Draw in the sand | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | Summer | Creativity |
Hunt for bugs | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Look for crabs | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Discover what's in a pond | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | Summer | Wild |
Create a tower | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | All year round | Creativity |
Fly a kite | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | Summer | Sport |
Plant some seeds | £5 or less | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | Spring | Wild |
Read a book | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | All year round | Learning |
Collect wild fruit | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Collect conkers | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | Autumn | Wild |
Climb inside a tree | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | All year round | Wild |
Bird watching | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | All year round | Wild |
Search for fossils | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | Spring | Wild |
Charades | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | All year round | Creativity |
Skim stones | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | Winter | Wild |
Ride a donkey | £10 or less | Under 30 minutes | Basic Ability | Summer | Wild |
Build a snowman | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | Winter | Wild |
Art from wild items | £0 | Under 30 minutes | Amateur | Winter | Wild |
Museum trip | £0 | Whole day | Amateur | All year round | Learning |
Climb a hill | £0 | Whole day | Amateur | Winter | Wild |
Catch a fish | £10 or less | Whole day | Competent | Summer | Wild |
Rock climb | £10 or less | Whole day | Expert | Summer | Sport |
Spend a day in a park | £0 | Whole day | Amateur | Summer | Wild |
Visit a farm | £10 or less | Whole day | Amateur | All year round | Learning |
Volunteer at an allotment | £0 | Whole day | Competent | Spring | Wild |
Camp out | £10 or less | Whole weekend | Competent | Summer | Wild |
Speak another language | £5 or less | Whole weekend | Basic Ability | All year round | Creativity |