Activities Kids Can Do at Home – Fun, Affordable Easy Ideas & Inspiration

Help the kids have fun at home with our list of easy indoor and outdoor activities using simple household items, pantry staples, recycled materials and a little bit of imagination!

We hope these ideas will come in handy for those days when it’s too cold and wet or far too hot to venture out with the kids, but you need some inspiration to keep the boredom at bay.  Sick days, school holidays or lazy weekends spent at home, check out our ‘stay at home’ guides below: 

♥️ Indoor Play

♥️ Arts & Crafts

♥️ Backyard Fun

♥️ Baking & Cooking

BAKING & COOKING

We have lots of ideas already in our Baking & Cooking Category HERE, but below we’ve listed some of our favourite kitchen inspirations.

Bake a Cake

Learn a recipe from scratch (there are hundreds to choose from online) or simply start with a packet mix. We’ve used Greens Classic Chocolate Cake Mix and it’s never failed us. Check out the Taste website here with easy recipes for kids.

Make Cookies & Treats

As with making a cake, start a recipe from scratch, use a packet mix or buy ready made cookie dough from the refrigerated section in the supermarket. It’s super easy and quick too. Here are a few of our favourites:

Easy biscuit recipe to start with.

Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Apple Donuts

Kid’s Rocky Road

Cake in a Mug Cooking Lesson for Kids

Chocolate Apricot Fudge

Make Pancakes

Get creative in the kitchen and make pancakes with the kids.  There are shortcuts available with pancake shakes on the market, but the best ones are always made from scratch.  See our recipe for easy to make pancakes here.

Anzac Biscuits

A traditional family favourite all year round, Anzac biscuits are super easy to make.  Follow our recipe here. 

Anzac Apple & Cinnamon Muffins

Lemonade Scones

Loved equally by both adults and children, this recipe for scones made with lemonade (no butter) is super easy to follow and simple enough for the kids to join in and help.

Cinnamon Donuts

There’s nothing like rolling a freshly cooked donut in cinnamon sugar and heating while it’s still warm. Follow our recipe here

Not to eat, but fun to make in the kitchen….

Make Salt Dough

This is great indoor activity and you can use the recipe for making Christmas or Easter ornaments and jewellery. See the recipe here.

Make Rainbow Spaghetti Pasta

Rainbow Spaghetti Pasta is an inexpensive activity and good sensory fun. Read how to make it here.

Make Play Dough

A favourite for generations and still a hit for kids today. Find the recipe here

Check out more ideas here:

♥️ Indoor Play

♥️ Online Adventures

♥️ Arts & Crafts

♥️ Backyard Fun

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