25 Things To Do if Your Family is Stuck at Home This Long Weekend

Publish Date: Friday, 21 October 2016, 10:42AM

You're probably already sick of the Instagram and Facebook photos of people heading away this long weekend (but hey, be thankful you're not stuck in that traffic!)

If you and your family are stuck at home this weekend, you can have fun too!

Here's 25 creative ideas to keep yourself and the kids amused:

Build a movie watching pillow fort
Make fairies in a jar (no fairies were harmed in the making of this tutorial)
You can also make glow stick balloons
Go for a walk: a brisk walk is healthy and can be a fascinating pursuit (good photo opportunities too, so your Instagram is just as fab)!
You could also try some origami for beginners
For the REALLY patient ones, try play Monopoly right to the end
Make up your own board game
Hold an indoor scavenger hunt
Go on a YouTube marathon: It’s an amazing resource for fun and creative videos; go on a wild search for the funniest videos you can find
Raid Pinterest for DIY ideas: Pinterest offers a myriad of ideas for design work. Have a look and see what you can make out of trash or cheap supplies.
Even better – have the kids come up with the scavenger hunt and put your feet up for a while!
Make your own Play-doh
Make some epic sock puppets and hold a puppet show
Spruce up some old pots to display all your Little Garden plants
Take it a step further and make an indoor wall planter
Make up your own superhero – cape and all
Tackle a jigsaw puzzle
Bake cupcakes. Everyone loves cupcakes!
Or some no-bake monster cereal pops
Try out some easy home science experiments
Forget pasta art – try milk art!
Got some old fruit and vege lying around? Don’t throw it away – get painting
Turn old baby food jars into awesome lego storage containers.
Make a time capsule for Labour Weekend 2026
Learn to Juggle: This fun and healthy pastime is a great way to impress your friends, and Lifehack’s guide can teach you the basics.

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