Holiday and Year-Round Activities for Kids and Families

There’s more to life than video games, movies, social media and texting. When children are on break, persuading them to put down their phones and tablets can be challenging.

Holiday Activities for Kids and Families

There are plenty of indoor and outdoor activities for kids of all ages to do alone, with a friend or as a family. The trick is to find a few your kids will be more interested in than their iPhones.

Holiday shows and festivals offer festive entertainment for the whole family. Indoor and outdoor seasonal and year-round activities can be discovered or re-discovered. Arts and crafts supply stores offer DIY kits for boys and girls of all ages. Here are a few activities to keep your kids focused on something other than their electronic devices.

Outdoor Holiday Activities

• Holiday festivals
• Holiday parades
• Holiday light displays
• Ice skating
  • Indoor or outdoor
• Skiing and snowbaording

Anytime Outdoor Activities

• Zoos
• Aquariums
• Museums
• Amusement Parks
• Sports

Indoor Anytime Activities

• Arts and crafts kits
  • Painting or drawing
  • Knitting or sewing
  • Model Building
  • Jewelry making
• Puzzles and games
  • Jigsaw puzzles
  • Board games
  • Card games
• Painting projects
  • Bedroom walls
  • Furniture
  • Shelves
  • Picture frames
• Reading a book
• Baking cookies or making healthy snacks

There are plenty of entertaining and educational indoor and outdoor activities for kids of all ages to do alone, with a friend or as a family. The trick is to find a few that distract them from their iPhones.

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Sandra Wagand

Content Director, Editor, Email Marketer and Consultant based in Los Angeles.

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