Want to put more family togetherness into your life? Check out our list of 101 Weekend Family Activities. Think of it as a “to-choose list” instead of a “to-do list” because you don’t have to do everything on the list. You and your kids get to choose what sounds good for your family.
Let your kids read over the list, or read it to them. Hand them something to write with and ask them to circle or check off the activities they want to try. If they get antsy before you make it to the end, take a break. Ready, set, choose!
1. Go on a family bike ride.
2. Have a game night.
3. Take a neighborhood walk.
4. Build an obstacle course.
5. Do yard work.
6. Make paint.
7. Volunteer in the community.
8. Have a movie night.
9. Read a book together.
10. Wash your cars.
11. Have a family slumber party.
12. Create a scrapbook.
13. Create a family tree.
14. Have a garage sale.
15. Go get ice cream!
16. Attend church.
17. Go scootering or skateboarding.
18. Create “travel totes” for road trips.
19. Create a game show.
20. Walk the dog or the neighbor’s dog.
21. Bake cookies.
22. Make Christmas ornaments.
23. Play flag football.
24. Have a video game tournament!
25. Create homemade birthday or holiday cards.
26. Learn a new dance from YouTube.
27. Plan an imaginary trip.
28. Search for constellations/stars.
29. Go on a family picnic.
30. Have a family barbecue.
31. Create emergency plans (fire escape).
32. Create a first aid kit.
33. Take an etiquette class and practice proper table manners.
34. Set up a lemonade stand.
35. Create a history timeline of your state.
36. Write and act out a play.
37. Test drive cars.
38. Put on a stand-up comedy routine.
39. Create a family cookbook.
40. Learn a home repair.
41. Start a collection (coins, rocks, beads, etc.).
42. Make a grocery list and shop together.
43. Collect and paint rocks.
44. Have a scavenger hunt.
45. Dance in a conga line.
46. Start (and finish!) a puzzle.
47. Play miniature golf.
48. Try a new restaurant.
49. Create a family handshake.
50. Create a family mission statement.
51. Complete a science project.
52. Label all the things in your house in another language.
53. Have a bubble blowing contest.
54. Have a water balloon fight.
55. Have a backward day—wear clothes backward, eat breakfast last!
56. Watch a movie and critique it like professional critics.
57. Go on a local mission trip (visit homeless shelters, pack meals, and hand out water).
58. Camp in the backyard.
59. Play laser tag.
60. Have an at-home “professional” photo shoot (kids act as the “professionals”).
61. Write a family song or rap.
62. Have a rap battle.
63. Watch old shows that were popular when you were young.
64. Go to a museum.
65. Visit a local splash park.
66. Have a karaoke night.
67. Have a treasure hunt.
68. Visit the library.
69. Go ice skating or bowling.
70. Go for haircuts.
71. Play hide-and-seek.
72. Create a time capsule and bury it in the backyard.
73. Interview the grandparents.
74. Bake bread.
75. Learn a magic trick.
76. Put on a magic show.
77. Visit a fire station.
78. Try some tongue twisters.
79. Collect leaves.
80. Play foursquare.
81. Video chat with out-of-town family.
82. Play capture the flag.
83. Eat out for breakfast.
84. Plant a garden.
85. Cook a themed dinner.
86. Play Family Olympics.
87. Go shopping (non-grocery).
88. Take donations to Goodwill.
89. Have a fancy dinner at home (complete with servers, menu, dressing up, etc.).
90. Play Uno.
91. Go on a nature hike.
92. Collect seashells.
93. Go fishing.
94. Hang pictures in the house.
95. Paint a room.
96. Listen to old-school music and dance.
97. Have a family house party—kids play DJ.
98. Watch old/classic movies.
99. Fly kites.
100. Set up a recycling system.
101. Make snow or sand angels.
Bonus: Let your kids cross items off the list and have a mini-celebration for every 10 they check off.
What is on your “things to do this weekend” list?
