100 Fun Family Activities

1. Take a local mission trip (visit homeless shelters and give meals)

2. Visit a fire station

3. Attend church together

4. Go fishing

5. Play laser tag

6. Create a family handshake

7. Have a water balloon fight

8. Play miniature golf

9. Cook a new recipe that is challenging

10. Have a family slumber party

11. Play flag football

12. Go rollerblading

13. Have a home "professional" photo shoot (kids act as the "professionals")

14. Create a scrapbook

15. Bake cookies

16. Have a bubble blowing contest

17. Watch a movie and critique it like professional critics

18. Visit a local splash park

19. Take a dance class

20. Have a family movie night or marathon

21. Write a family song or rap

22. Visit the library

23. Go on a nature hike

24. Play foursquare

25. Create a family tree

26. Have a karaoke night

27. Play capture the flag

28. Go shopping (non-grocery)

29. Watch reruns of old shows that were popular when you were young

30. Play hide-and-seek

31. Visit a museum

32. Have a family barbecue

33. Create a first aid kit

34. Have a push-up contest (dad has child on his back to level the playing field)

35. Go bowling

36. Have a scavenger hunt

37. Start a collection (coins, rocks, beads, etc.)

38. Go ice skating

39. Play kick the can

40. Visit the zoo

41. Create a list of local "kids eat free" locations and days and eat at one

42. Play laser tag

43. Have a family dinner out

44. Create a family mission statement

45. Fly kites

46. Set up a lemonade stand

47. Have a conga line

48. Game night

49. Walk the dog or the neighbor's dog

50. Have a rap battle

51. Take an etiquette class

52. Collect leaves

53. Have a garage sale

54. Create a history timeline

55. Play video games

56. Take a karate class

57. Hang pictures in the house

58. Create "busy bags" for the kids to play with on road trips

59. Have a family flash mob

60. Label all the things in your house with a new language you want to learn

61. Watch old/classic movies

62. Go visit open houses

63. Paint a bedroom

64. Listen to old school music (make the kids sing and dance along)

65. Take things to Goodwill

66. Create emergency plans (fire escape)

67. Make snow or sand angels

68. Wash the cars

69. Have a family house party (kids play family DJ)

70. Visit the beach

71. Play Uno

72. Have a formal dinner at home (complete with servers, menu, dressing up, etc.)

73. Play the board game Risk

74. Go on a family picnic

75. Create a time capsule and bury it in the backyard

76. Collect seashells

77. Have a Zoom, Google hangout, or Skype call with out-of-town family

78. Set up recycle bins and recycling system

79. Take a family bike ride

80. Create a family cookbook

81. Have a no rules night

82. Watch a meteor shower

83. Take a family hike

84. Have a family talent show

85. Play board games by candlelight during a power outage

86. Set up a family photo shoot outdoors

87. Have a family book club

88. Create homemade birthday or holiday cards

89. Build a fort or a pillow fort indoors

90. Have a family puzzle night

91. Make homemade ice cream together

92. Have a movie marathon with a theme (e.g., superhero movies, Disney classics)

93. Go camping in the backyard

94. Have a family dance party in the living room

95. Write and perform a skit or play as a family

96. Have a board game tournament

97. Set up an obstacle course in the backyard

98. Have a family art night and create artwork together

99. Take a family road trip to a nearby city or attraction

100. . Have a movie night under the stars with a projector and blankets

Remember that these are some ideas that we thought up, but you can sit down with your family and make a list of your own or put your own fun twist on these.