{"id":5366,"date":"2020-04-03T14:59:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T18:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinknts.com\/?p=5366"},"modified":"2020-04-03T14:59:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T18:59:09","slug":"weekend-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keyweb1.com\/nts\/weekend-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinknts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BDtRbKnCUAE3ccg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keyweb1.com\/nts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BDtRbKnCUAE3ccg.jpg 599w, https:\/\/keyweb1.com\/nts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BDtRbKnCUAE3ccg-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are some great Game and Activity ideas you can do this weekend!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pull out any not-yet-used holiday gifts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rochester.kidsoutandabout.com\/content\/appendix#jump\">Play \u201cjump the river\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rochester.kidsoutandabout.com\/content\/appendix#timeline\">Make a timeline<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read a good book<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/audible.com\/\">Join Audible and listen to books together<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestry.com\/\">Research your Family Tree<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rochester.kidsoutandabout.com\/content\/appendix#indoorcamp\">Have an indoor campout<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Start some indoor seed plantings<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rochester.kidsoutandabout.com\/content\/appendix#scavenge\">Indoor Scavenger Hunt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rochester.kidsoutandabout.com\/content\/appendix#fort\">Build an outside fort<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Build a blanket fort or tent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?sp=mAEB&amp;search_query=hand+clap+games\">Hand-Clapping games like Miss Mary Mack, Double Double, and Tic-Tac-Toe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=mad+libs&amp;crid=2U62YSSXZMS8U&amp;sprefix=mad%2Caps%2C179&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_3\">Mad Libs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E_pfVrVyNEk\">Go on a Bearhunt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suzannewerkema.com\/huckle-buckle-beanstalk-a-game.html\">Huckle Buckle Beanstalk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hide something sweet and create a Treasure Map for the kids to follow<\/li>\n<li>Learn Morse Code<\/li>\n<li>Invent your own code<\/li>\n<li>Build a house of cards<\/li>\n<li>Memorize the state capitals<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X655B4ISakg\">Learn some yoga poses<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Meditate with help from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.headspace.com\/meditation\/kids\">Headspace for Kids<\/a> (free trial)<\/li>\n<li>Play balloon volleyball<\/li>\n<li>Look at old photos and share their memories<\/li>\n<li>Write old-fashioned letters and postcards<\/li>\n<li>Make gratitude lists<\/li>\n<li>Play charades<\/li>\n<li>Invent a card game<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fJ6D3LwjZ1s\">Learn a few magic tricks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Using stuff from around your house, set up a bowling lane<\/li>\n<li>Mark out a hopscotch field with masking\/duct tape<\/li>\n<li>Speak only in Pig Latin<\/li>\n<li>Thumb wrestle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/how-to-play-mash-1809951633\">Play MASH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Play Hangman<\/li>\n<li>Plan a family vacation<\/li>\n<li>Learn about nautical flags and how to communicate with them<\/li>\n<li>Learn the parts of a sailboat<\/li>\n<li>Play dress up<\/li>\n<li>Teach your kids how to play black jack (it helps with math skills after all)<\/li>\n<li>Play the silent game<\/li>\n<li>Have a staring contest<\/li>\n<li>Learn some yo-yo tricks<\/li>\n<li>Build the biggest LEGO\/block tower in history<\/li>\n<li>Make shadow puppets<\/li>\n<li>Have a tea party<\/li>\n<li>Have a doll or stuffed animal wedding<\/li>\n<li>Play Simon Says<\/li>\n<li>Talk with an accent<\/li>\n<li>Make a stuffed animal zoo<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLM5LuP9jQ6Yx6DbK8zmmGEb2yoJYrefXi\">Learn a little American Sign Language for kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Invent a new sport<\/li>\n<li>Polish the silver (raise your hand if you have your grandmas silverware or cute bud vases!)<\/li>\n<li>Do a puzzle<\/li>\n<li>Invent your own nation<\/li>\n<li>Memorize all the Presidents<\/li>\n<li>Memorize all the states and capitals<\/li>\n<li>Match up your socks, roll them up, and have a sock fight<\/li>\n<li>Play dominoes (extra credit for making your own)<\/li>\n<li>Teach your kids how to play Solitaire<\/li>\n<li>Make your own Bingo game<\/li>\n<li>Bust out the flashlights and go on a \u201cghost\u201d hunt<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to tie cool knots<\/li>\n<li>Go on the Duolingo app and learn a new language for free<\/li>\n<li>Make your own crossword puzzles<\/li>\n<li>Make your own Sudoku<\/li>\n<li>Practice drilling holes in scrap wood<\/li>\n<li>Hammer nails into scrap wood<\/li>\n<li>Read to the pets or Grandparents (via Facetime\/Skype)<\/li>\n<li>Play with their older toys<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/\">Learn coding for Free through MIT<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go on a Sunday Drive any day of the week<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dh7YXh2ZuCU\">Make a dollhouse with shoe boxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Empty furniture from the middle of a room and do somersaults across it (notice we did not say cartwheels!)<\/li>\n<li>Teach your old dog (or new puppy) new tricks<\/li>\n<li>Play the game Clue using real props, costumes, and rooms in your house<\/li>\n<li>Have a backyard camp fire (if your city or town allows it)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rochester.kidsoutandabout.com\/content\/appendix#alligator\">Play Alligator<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DIY manis and pedis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some great Game and Activity ideas you can do this weekend! &nbsp; Pull out any not-yet-used holiday gifts Play \u201cjump the river\u201d Make a timeline Read a good book Join Audible and listen to books together Research your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/keyweb1.com\/nts\/weekend-fun\/\">Continue reading <span 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