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100 Activities to do with your kids

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.

If we've left something out, let us know by contacting us.

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