Top 10 Fun Activities for Kids

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They are just plan fun!!!3 points

Lego

This is amazing and ranks very highly for me in te more...1 point

This is amazing and ranks very highly for me in terms of creativity. Our top lego activities at the moment are all space based with rockets being the most popular. But we have had a lego bakery with an eskimo theme and a crocodile for the baker, many different zoos, castles, bridges, cars, houses, and even a lego rollercoaster!1 point

Toy Cars

In the dirt, on the mat, in the sand, in the bath more...1 point

In the dirt, on the mat, in the sand, in the bath and even up the wall. Cars are busy everywhere in our house some days! Although there is often a lot of crashing going on my kids have recently discovered the joy of constructing jumps and once this happens, the play moves to a whole new level of exciting. They use stacks of books, dvd cases, boxes, plastic lids from storage boxes, blocks and chocks of wood and just about anything they can find to try and set up the jump and then landing pad on t...1 point

Lots and lots of Paint Sets, Pencils, Pastel, Felt, and Colour - Colour - Colour!

Well when we are talking about activities and toys more...1 point

Well when we are talking about activities and toys that breed creativity, you can't really go past the potentiality of colourful palettes! Most recently we took all of our old crayons and turned them into heart shaped crayon cakes by baking them in the oven. Well what an amazing activity - I will have to post the photos to explain the splendid results of this great art activity! But really kids can play with any of the art toys and as long as they know that whatever they happen to create it's fi...1 point

The Bug Catcher

Dun dun... Yep moving right along to scientific st more...1 point

Dun dun... Yep moving right along to scientific studies now and there seems to be nothing more riveting that the capture of an insect. I always encourage my children to be gentle and patient and tell the insect or animal what their intentions are... "Hello little butterfly, you are so beautiful I just want to have a closer look at your wings. I won't hurt you and then I will let you go."
This is my way of creating an awareness of all beings having the right to live.1 point

Puppets

I love the dialogue that sneeks out from behind th more...0 points

I love the dialogue that sneeks out from behind the wings of the puppet theatre during rehearsals. Talk about giggle... but puppets don't have to be conventional, we recently made some very lovely puppets from brown paper bags and you know often the more restricted the materials the more imaginative you become. The best puppet shoe I have ever seen my kids do was sparked off by a 'treasure walk' around the block. They came back with a variety of different sized rocks, grasses, flowers, seeds...0 points

Dolls

Well yes I had to mention it because they are quit more...0 points

Well yes I had to mention it because they are quite open ended... Barbies. The activities that I love to see kids doing with Barbies are the role playing ones where the content is really positive. It just melts my heart to see my 1 yea old son discovering that Barbie has boobs and trying them out. He then of course moves onto the large Baby Bjorn styles and gives them a turn of his own boobies and then pats them off to sleep! Yep, it's necessary to provide that role playing space.0 points

Dress Ups

Whether it's my clothes or Daddy's the fun is alwa more...0 points

Whether it's my clothes or Daddy's the fun is always on in the land of dress ups and you can extend this play to fashion parades and relay games, sewing activities and birthday party themes! This is an age old favorite for sure.0 points

All Musical Instruments

These are just the best toys in the world. I belie more...0 points

These are just the best toys in the world. I believe the key is to buy the item and put it in the corner and observe the way the child interacts with it. Every now and then you can interject with a little bit of inspiration or a piece of vital information that makes the puzzle just a little clearer. But the world of music has the potential to become a magical wonderland for those privileged to discover it in their own unique way. This is kind of like the grandaddy of creative adventures!0 points

Bikes, Scooter, Pedal Cars, Skateboards, Rollerblades and Rip Sticks!

Get some wheels, children need, need, need to feel more...0 points

Get some wheels, children need, need, need to feel that air rushing through their ears and dancing across their cheeks. There's nothing more exhilarating as a child. (Except maybe that bungy trampoline we tried the other week.) No but seriously, all manner of fun games can be played because of wheels and somehow that velocity stimulates the mind in such a profound way...0 points

Jigsaw Puzzles

Oh yeah make those pieces fit, at the same time ne more...0 points

Oh yeah make those pieces fit, at the same time neural pathways click! This is a bit of a controversial addition in this list because it's not an open ended game, but the journey to reach the conclusion is so creative and stimulating I couldn't leave it off! Jigsaws including those that are 3D, holographic, thousands of pieces, the Rubix Cube, and all the other fantastic manifestations, rank well above any other board game and even card games too! Puzzles build problem solving and negotiation sk...0 points