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Make your own comic book. Use air-dry clay to make a sculpture.  \nMake super, soft play dough or Scented Playdough.  \nGo birdwatching in your backyard.  \nBlow bubbles. Create with lego. Make crayon shapes. Play dress-ups. Have a tea party. Make some mosaic art. Create a fairy garden.  \nBuild an obstacle course and have a race.  \nBuild a laser obstacle course.  \nClimb a tree.  \nJump in puddles. Make a carnival mask. Mow the yard.  \nCreate your own Story Boxes.  \nClean out your wardrobe and donate the clothes that don't fit  \nanymore.  \nBuild a vegetable patch.  \nDo some straw weaving.  \nOpen a lemonade stand.  \nMake some finger paint.  \nMake an I'm Bored Jar.  \nPut up a tent and have a backyard camp-out.  \nCreate your own Rock Paintings. Create some hand stencils. Play a board game.  \nWrite a letter. Write a postcard. Make a straw rocket.  \n© Simple Living. Creative Learning  \n150 ideas of free (or cheap) activities  \nAt Home  \nPlay frisbee.  \nMake a catapult.  \nMake a string telephone to talk to each other.  \nBuild an empire using sugar cubes.  \nStart a journal.  \nMake some felt finger puppets.  \nRead a book.  \nMake some Daddy Long-Legged Spiders.  \nWrite a story.  \nHunt for bugs and insects. Make a Chinese Bamboo Scroll.  \nPlay hide and seek. Make a balloon helicopter. Run through a sprinkler. Make a Bird Feeder.  \nWrite a Play, practice it and then put on a show  \nMake Lavender Wands.  \nMake some Sherbet.  \nSew some clothes for your dolls.  \nMake some Bath Fizzies.  \nPlay catch. Make mud pies. Play freeze tag.  \nBuild a tower out of plastic cups.  \nMake some Marbled Paper to write letters on.  \nRace some toy cars.  \nMake some Fake Snot.  \nMake some musical instruments and start a band.  \nMake some Fake Blood.  \nWater the plants. Create with Kinetic Sand.  \nPlay handball.  \nMake a Sugar Cookie Solar System.  \n© Simple Living. Creative Learning  \n150 ideas of free (or cheap) activities  \nAt Home  \nJump rope.  \nThrow a frisbee or boomerang.  \nPlay a card game.  \nMake a rocket balloon. Paint a picture.  \nMake your own Rock Candy.  \nBuild a marble run.  \nMake your own story stones. Have a water balloon fight. Make a hot air balloon. Bake a cake or some cookies. Make some paper lanterns. Have a bubble bath. Write some jokes. Make ice cream in a bag. Build a cubby house or fort. Ride a bike or scooter. Make a balloon hovercraft.  \nWash the car. Play hopscotch. Make homemade pizza. Write to a pen pal. Learn how to juggle. Start a compost bin.  \nMake some watercolour paints to paint with.  \nMake and race paper planes.  \nTry walking on eggs.  \nHide some treasure and make a treasure map to find it. Draw with chalk on the driveway or side walk.  \nMake sea shell creatures.  \nMake light sabres from pool noodles.  \nMake people out of toilet rolls and put on a play. Try to stick a skewer through a balloon.  \n© Simple Living. Creative Learning  \n150 ideas of free (or cheap) activities  \nAt Home  \nWatch the clouds for shapes. Make a cash register and play shops.  \nLook through the family photo albums and write stories about different  \nevents.  \nHelp clean the house. Make some Wanted Posters. Listen to an audio book.  \nLook at things through a microscope.  \nHave a water balloon fight.  \nMake a simple compass.  \nMake some Colour Changing Magic Potion.  \nMake some salt dough ornaments or jewellery pieces Turn on some music and dance. Make some yummy fudge.  \nCreate origami.  \nMake some little gift boxes for friends and family.  \nCreate a self-portrait.  \nMake shadow puppets.  \nMake a Galaxy Shirt.  \nMake tin can stilts.  \nCreate some cardboard body armour.  \nBuild a tower with plastic cups.  \nCreate your own word searches or crosswords.  \nMake a cardboard rocket ship.  \nDecorate some flowerpots and grow your own plants.  \nMake a Tea Bag Hot Air Balloon.  \nDo some puzzles or make your own puzzles.  \nMake some bird feeders.  \nMake some sock puppets.  \nCreate a scrapbook","cbCaifmILkyWh17U","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifmILkyWh17U","pdf",252934,8,"English","# At Home\n## Creative arts and crafts\n## Games, movement, and outdoor-style play\n## DIY projects and pretend play\n## Sensory and slime activities\n## Experiments and learning activities","[{\"question\":\"How can I use these ideas at home?\",\"answer\":\"Pick one activity based on available supplies and time, then treat it as a short project, game session, or learning challenge, often with materials you already have.\"},{\"question\":\"What is one example of a simple craft or DIY activity?\",\"answer\":\"Examples include drawing in a colouring book, making a comic book, creating origami, or building a tower with plastic cups.\"}]","150 ideas of free or cheap activities - At Home | PDF",1789563979]