9 Tips for Choosing the Best Activities for Your Kids

As tempting as it is to let the days pass without a timetable, a daily calendar can assist organize your weeks. Try Jordan Page of Fun, Cheap, or Free's Block Schedule System.

MAKE A SCHEDULE 

A point chart for your kids may let you relax from timetables and hourly to-do lists. It holds youngsters accountable for housework, schoolwork, reading, etc.

CREATE A POINT CHART OR REWARD SYSTEM 

After a day indoors, nothing beats fresh air to improve your spirits! Relax in the spring air and grab some vitamin D.

GET OUTSIDE 

Take your kids on a nature stroll in your neighborhood or a park to find pebbles, leaves, twigs, flowers, etc.

GO FOR A NATURE WALK

Create a colorful theme or color and a list of objects for a house-wide scavenger hunt for your kids.

HAVE AN INDOOR SCAVENGER HUNT OR EASTER EGG HUNT

Bring out the crayons, markers, and washable paints! Good art projects keep kids engaged and entertained.

GET YOUR ART ON 

An afternoon mommy-daughter date and private time with your daughter is great. Have a tea party, dress up, or paint nails together.

PLAN A MOMMY-DAUGHTER DATE

Like us, you undoubtedly miss gym and yoga courses. Do an at-home workout with your kids to release endorphins and reduce tension and anxiety.

SWEAT IT OUT

Build a pillow or blanket fort in your bedroom or living room to revive this traditional activity.

BUILD A FORT