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    Play Activities for Kids

    We love easy, fun play activities for kids!

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    two examples of pigpen code

    Pigpen Cipher: A Secret Algorithm That's Fun for Kids

    Child's hand playing with blocks with text independent play ideas for kids ages 1-5

    20 Easy Independent Activities for Kids

    child using diy catapult for target practice on the floor

    Easy DIY Catapult and Target Game for Kids

    Collage of images showing child doing a large dot to dot activity on the floor

    Giant Dot-to-Dot: Motor Skills Activity

    DIY dot to dot for toddlers

    Toddler Dot-to-Dot for Fine Motor Practice

    Yellow toy car stuck in the snow

    Indoor Snow Play: A Winter Sensory Activity for Kids

    Snowy front yard with text overlay winter activities for kids

    28 Winter Activities for Kids (Free Printable Checklist!)

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    Easy Science: Surface Tension Water Drop Races

    bath numbers and letters in bubbles with text "bath time literacy activity"

    Kids Bath Activity: Ice Fishing

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    10 Fun Bubble Activities for Kids

    snow on branches

    Snow Day Activities that Make the Best Memories!

    Pomanders - a fun holiday activity for kids

    Sweet and Spicy: Making Pomanders with Kids

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    Spy Activities for Kids

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    Stuck in Traffic: 20 Toy Car Play Ideas

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    Indoor Activities for 5-10 Year Olds (with Cheat Sheet!)

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    5 Ways to Repurpose Board Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers

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    Indoor Active Game: Land, Sea and Air

    Preschool journal. Start journalling with your preschooler at home.

    Easy Way to Start a Journal with Your Preschooler

    Gross motor activity for kids. Make a scooter slalom.

    Gross Motor Activity: Scooter Slalom

    toddler collage with orange colored materials on sticky paper

    Sticky Paper Art Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers

    Fun Things to Do During Winter Break: Including Free Planner!

    Easy indoor activity ideas for kids that actually keep them busy

    12 Awesomely Easy but Incredibly Ugly Indoor Activities for Kids

    Fun sibling activities for kids

    Fun Sibling Activities to Stop the Fighting

    Unplugged activities to keep kids busy while you make dinner.

    Unplugged Ideas to Keep Kids Busy While You Cook Dinner

    Easy no prep toddler and preschool activities

    10 Quick and Easy Activities for 2-4 Year Olds

    Take-Along Boredom Busters for Kids

    Learn more with this Katy and the Big Snow activity for kids.

    Katy and the Big Snow Activity: Sensory Play

    Fun indoor games for kids. Ideas and activities to keep the kids active and busy inside.

    Fun Indoor Games for Kids When they are Stuck Inside

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    Fun and Amazing Brain Teasers for Family Gatherings

    Indoor magnet wand game

    Sanity Saving Indoor Magnet Game

    Activity plans for kids. Learning and play ideas.

    Activities for 1 to 5 Year Olds All in One Place

    3 fun DIY paper airplane landing strips for indoor games.

    Paper Airplane Landing Strips

    Fun indoor activities for tweens when they are stuck inside.

    Indoor Activities for Tweens

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    Parents Love these Top Kids Activities and You Will Too!

    Fun, creative and dramatic indoor family activities for all ages.

    10 Creative Indoor Family Activities

    Fine motor activity using therapy putty and LEGO minifigures.

    Fine Motor Activity: LEGO Head Rescue

    Superhero slime play for kids indoor activity

    I Survived Making Slime, One Kid Touched It, and No Superheroes Were Injured

    Indoor water play activities for kids.

    16 Indoor Water Play Ideas for Kids

    Play dough ideas and activities for fine motor work.

    34 Play Dough Activities for Fine Motor

    How Pokemon benefits kids. Parents will love this.

    8 Reasons Why Mom (That's Me!) Loves Pokémon

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