Family Fun For Free!

FUN things to do as a FAMILY that are next to free!

1.  Go for a bike ride
2.  Go fishing
3.  Build a snowman/snow fort
4.  Pick a board game and have popcorn
5.  Have a hula hoop competition
6.  Make your own shirts with fabric markers or paint
7.  Play 20 Questions
8.  Play I Spy
9.  Create giant murals on the sidewalk with chalk
10. Visit a nursing home or hospital and brighten someone's day
11. Play Charades
12. Have a squirt gun fight
13. Make a collage with magazines, scissors and glue.  (ie: things you love, things to be thankful for...)
14. Put together a puzzle
15. Make a list of ways to bless others, then pick one or two to do right now!
16. Go to the beach and construct a gigantic sand castle
17. Make home made popsicles
18. Take a frisbee and kites to the park
19. Family in the kitchen - everyone is in charge of making some thing
20. Make paper airplanes and see whose flies furthest
21. Decorate sugar cookies for any season
22. Choreograph a dance to a favorite song
23. Have a mini 'triathlon' with hula hoops, jump ropes, bean bags, crab walking, jumping jacks, etc...
24. Have a water balloon fight
25. Fill the truck bed with blankets and go stargazing
26. Have a variety / talent show
27. Have a scavenger hunt outside or indoors
28. Have a karaoke night at home
29. Who can find the best treasure under $10.00 at a thrift store?
30. Go on a hike
31. Set up a tent in your yard and sleep outside
32. Have a blindfolded obstacle course.  Cheer each other on to get through it!
33. Pack a lunch and go to the beach
34. Bake cookies and drop off plates on your neighbor's doorsteps
35. Go sledding
36. Do yard work for some one who needs help
37. Go roller skating or ice skating (depending the season)
38. Create a homemade bird feeder
39. Movie night in Mom and Dad's room
40. Make a slip and slide with the hose, dish soap, and a tarp in your yard
41. Write down Bible verses on small paper slips and stick them into random books at a bookstore
42. Give each other pedicures / manicures - Come on men!  :)
43. Cut out snowflakes from paper to hang on the windows
44. Decorate your back car windows with window paint/markers (ie: Jesus Rocks!, Jesus is our SUPERHERO!, your favorite Bible verse, etc)
45. Play tug-of-war
46. Write and illustrate a children's book for a child ie: at church, the hospital, etc...
47. Have a popsicle stick or plastic straw creation competition with 10 toothpicks and a piece of string (will need tape if using popsicle sticks)
48. Put each family member's name on a slip of paper and randomly draw one.  Make a card for that person telling them why you love them and what you appreciate about them.