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Activities for 5-8 Year Olds

  1. Paint on a Shirt
  2. Hurricane Jar
  3. Ride Your Bike
  4. Build a Snowman
  5. Collect & Dry Flowers
  6. Do Yoga
  7. Make a Time Capsule
  8. Take Cookies to a Retirement Center
  9. Read a Map
  10. Go Fishing
  11. Go on a Bug Hunt
  12. Camp out in the Backyard
  13. Set up a Lemonade Stand
  14. Roast Marshmallows in the Fireplace or Grill
  15. Find Animals in the Clouds
  16. Plant a Tree
  17. Make a Milk Jug Bird Feeder
  18. Tour a Fire Station
  19. Act out a Story
  20. Make Mud Pies
  21. Look Under a Rock to View a Bug's Life
  22. Play Limbo
  23. Play in a Puddle
  24. Make Popsicles
  25. Make a Pinwheel
  26. Take Pictures with a Disposable Camera
  27. Go on a Treasure Hunt
  28. Help Mom with Chores
  29. Play Pin the Tail on the Donkey
  30. Play Red Light, Green Light
  31. Build a Card House
  32. Comb & Braid Mommy's Hair
  33. Make Beaded Jewelry*
  34. Weave Thick Strips of Paper into Placemat
  35. Play 4 Square
  36. Yo-yo
  37. Do Cartwheels
  38. Juggle Silk Scarves
  39. Make Sun Tea
  40. Play Hopscotch
  41. Dance to Music
  42. Have a Tea Party
  43. Make Cards for Loved Ones
  44. Have a Puppet Show
  45. Fly a Kite
  46. Make a Mobile from Items Collected Outside
  47. Play with Squirt Bottles
  48. Call Grandma
  49. Toss Water Balloons
  50. Make a Funny Face Sandwich
  51. Write the President
  52. Grow Bean Sprouts
  53. Paint Your Mom's Toenails
  54. Make a Wind Chime with Kitchen Utensils
  55. Make a Carboard Box Dollhouse
  56. Make Potato Stamps
  57. Make Paper Dolls with Cardboard & Wallpaper
  58. Play Freeze Tag
  59. Do an Electonic Puzzle
  60. Do everything Left Handed (Unless you are Left Handed then Right Handed)
  61. Play Frisbee
  62. Play Bingo
  63. Write with a Feather and Ink
  64. Go with Mom or Dad to work for a Day
  65. Make a Flip Book
  66. Read Mom a Story
  67. Paint Rocks
  68. Play 20 Questions
  69. Play Tug of War
  70. Make a Refrigerator Puzzle
  71. Make Gingerbread Men
  72. Learn the Names of the Constellations
  73. Have a Fire Drill
  74. Pick up Litter
  75. Make a Rainbow* - Small Mirror in a Glass of Water
  76. Walk Backwards or Sideways
  77. Make a Dream Catcher
  78. Learn about Another Country
  79. Make Musical Maracas
  80. Make a Scarecrow
  81. Sprout a Potato or Carrot
  82. Play Sardines (Reverse Hide and Seek)
  83. Bob for Apples*
  84. Jump in a Pile of Leaves
  85. Help Mom Rake Leaves
  86. Carve a Pumpkin*
  87. Play Mother May I
  88. Make Peanut Butter Sculptures
  89. Draw on the Sidewalk with Chalk
  90. Play Hide and Seek
  91. Blow Bubbles with a Cotton String
  92. Go for a Walk
  93. Have a Sack Race
  94. Make Statues with Play Dough
  95. Sing Karoake
  96. Lawn Bowl with 2L Empty Bottles
  97. Play a CD-Rom
  98. Play Kick the Can
  99. Go on a Treasure Hunt in the Snow
  100. Build a Snow Castle with Sandbox Tools
  101. Play Paperwad Basketball
  102. Play Bean Bag Tic-Tac-Toe
  103. Record and Listen to Your Own Voice
  104. Make Fingerprint Drawings
  105. Do Somersaults
  106. Write with Dry Erase Markers on a Mirroir
  107. Look through a Magnefying Glass
  108. Build a Snowman
  109. Make Flubber
  110. Make Snow Angels
  111. Sing Songs
  112. Tell Jokes
  113. Make a Rainbow with a Prism
  114. Look for Constellations in the Stars
  115. Go to the Library
  116. Visit the Police Dept.
  117. Make Maracas with 2 Plastic Cups and Beans
  118. Make a Paper Link Chain
  119. Make Paper
  120. Make Sock Puppets
  121. Sew a Doll
  122. Make a Felt Storyboard
  123. Learn to Read Music
  124. Play Cards
  125. Finger Paint
  126. Brush each Others Teeth
  127. Make a Domino House
  128. Learn about the Day you were born
  129. Visit the Police Dept.
  130. Take a Bubble Bath
  131. Play Wiffle Ball
  132. Read a Book
  133. Make Pipe Cleaner Jewelry
  134. Make a Storybook with Stickers
  135. Recycle Crayons
  136. Make an Indoor Obstacle Course
  137. Make an Edible Necklace
  138. Sing Songs
  139. Learn the Colors of the Rainbow
  140. Make a Cushion Fort
  141. Make Maracas with 2 Plastic Cups and Dry Beans
  142. Make a Cardboard Box Car
  143. Make a Paperlink Chain
  144. Kiss a Mirroir with Lipstick
  145. Go on a Picnic
  146. Campout in the Backyard
  147. Do the Hokey Pokey
  148. Plant Indoor Herbs
Recipe
Peanut Butter Playdough


1 c peanut butter
1 c liquid honey
1 c powdered milk
1 c rolled oats

Mix together and use.

Other Craft Recipes

DAD'S PROJECT!
Build a
Toy Box
Treehouse
Sandbox
Dog House
Child's Table & Chairs
Loft Bed
Rocking Horse
Puppet Stage
Pinewood Derby Car
Teddy Bear Book Ends
Toy Guitar
Child's Computer Table
Block Wagon