Playing hangman can be a really great family activity, especially as kids start learning to spell. You can take turns deciding who picks the words and who guesses the letters. Both are good for young spellers. According to Wikipedia, those who don’t like the concept of drawing a hanging...
Do you have a box of dominoes? Pulled it out lately? It might be time to build a dominoes course and let one of the kids knock it over. Building a course without knocking it down is pretty challenging itself. Kids love to help build them, but of course...
Building a card tower is challenging, but it can also be a good way for kids to work with their fine motor skills and just plain have fun. One deck of cards is plenty for most purposes, but if you really get into it all you need is more...
While cooking isn’t strictly a free activity, odds are it’s money you would have spent otherwise, so this one at least doesn’t cost anything extra. Pick out a new recipe that is age appropriate for you to make with your children. You can get a kids’ cookbook from the...
No, don’t catch a cold. That’s the wrong kind of bug to catch no matter how easy cold bugs are to find this time of year. Depending on where you live you may find a variety of bugs that are really fun for kids to catch. It might be...