54 Things to do at Home

1.  Make a mud pie
   
   3 Cups Flour
   1 Cup Cocoa Power
   1 Cup Brown Sugar
   1 Cup White Sugar
   3 Cups Water
   
   
2.  Fly a kite
3.  Make a sensory basket to explore textures, sounds and tastes
4.  Make marks (with crayons, pens, paints)
5.  Play with sand
6.  Enjoy nursery rhymes together
7.  Make music
8.  Blow bubbles
9.  Explore bugs and mini beasts
10.  Share books
11.  Explore connections, fastenings and links
12. Play with shaving foam… SPLAT!
13. Try shouting and whispering
14. Look at the stars and moon
15. Dress up
16. Sing songs
17. Make potions
18. Dance
19. Plant and grow seeds
20. Make big artwork outside with water, chalks or paints
21. Make each other laugh
22. Collect treasures
23. Build a tall tower
24. Hop, skip and jump
25. Junk modelling
26. Play with water
27. Play a board game/turn taking game
28. Make gloop
    

    You need:
    2 cups of cornflour
    1 cup of water
    Food Colouring
    A large container or bowl

    Method:
    Put all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix together

29. Splash in puddles
30. Have a teddy bear’s picnic
31. Make a big pile of leaves in the garden and jump in them
32. Play peek a boo and hide-and-seek
33. Make a den
34. Paint with your feet
35. Ride a bike
36. Make a card for someone special
37. Practice using scissors and knives to cut playdough/ spaghetti
38. Make sensory glitter bottles
39. Learn some sign language
40. Help to make your own dinner
41. Make pancakes
    

    You need:

    100g plain flour
    2 large eggs
    300ml milk
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil

    Method:

    Put 100g plain flour, 2 large eggs, 300ml milk, 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil and a pinch of salt into a bowl or large jug, then whisk to a smooth batter.
    Set aside for 30 mins to rest if you have time, or start cooking straight away.
    Set a medium frying pan over a medium heat and carefully wipe it with some oiled kitchen paper.
    When hot, cook your pancakes for 1 min on each side until golden, keeping them warm in a low oven as you go.

42. Make your own play dough
    

    Option 1
    You need:

    2 cups plain flour
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil (baby oil and coconut oil work too)
    1/2 cup salt
    2 tablespoons cream of tartar
    1 to 1.5 cups boiling water (adding in increments until it feels just right)
    food colouring(optional)

    Method:

    Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl
    Add food colouring to the boiling water then into the dry ingredients
    Stir continuously until it becomes a sticky, combined dough
    Allow it to cool down then take it out of the bowl and knead it vigorously for a couple of minutes until all of the stickiness has gone. *This is the most important part of the process, so keep at it until it’s the perfect consistency!*
    If it remains a little sticky then add a touch more flour until just right

    Option 2
    You need: 

    1 cup Flour
    1/4  cup of Salt
    1 tea spoon Vegetable oil
    Food colouring
    Scent ( if you want it to smell nice)

    Method:

    Place the flour and salt in a bowl
    In another bowl mix water and food colouring
    Mix the 2 bowls together and stir well, keep adding flour if it gets too sticky
    Add vegetable oil at the end and store it in a container.
    Just a note this play dough recipe can last for a few weeks.

43. Freeze paint in ice cube trays to paint with
44. Make moon sand
    
    4 cups play sand
    2 cup corn flour
    1 cup water
    2 tbsp coloured powder paint (optional)
    huge sprinkling of glitter (optional)
    
    
45. Play word-games like eye-spy
46. Fold a paper plane
    
    
    
    
47. Bake a cake
48. Create natural art with stones, twigs, shells and grass
49. Lie in the garden and see what’s in the sky
50. Take a selfie
51. Sock bubble snake
52. Complete a puzzle/jigsaw
53. Write a letter to your future self
    

    Answer a couple of questions and then write a letter to your future self.

    In one year you will receive an email with your letter. This will give you a chance to remember what you did and how you felt during this time.

    www.youthwork.io/covidtimecapsule

54. Photo challenge
    

    Can you take a picture of something in your house, some ideas could include:

    A picture of the weirdest thing in your house
    A picture of your favourite item
    A picture of something that makes you happy
    A picture of everyone in your house
    A picture of your favourite meal

    The list is endless