100 free family activities

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As the Christmas holidays are fast approaching and I am still having trouble accepting that we are in December! I have been pondering over what free family activities we can do to keep our family and visitors busy for the many weeks we have at our disposal.

This Christmas we will have 8 adults and 14 kids staying at our house for a couple of weeks. With the oldest child being 12 and the youngest 2. We will also have 3 sets of twins in this lot. No! twins do not run in our family - but guess what - they do now! It is going to be jam packed with fun and noise!

We have some super-dooper activities planned to keep the kids entertained such as:
So you think you can dance night, nature appreciation walks, nativity play night, family soccer and cricket games, Wii family challenge, backyard sleep out in the tent {for the kids of course!}, family secret service day and Minute to win it games.

After doing some research on what we are going to do and thinking about what we love to do, I decided to put together a list of 100 free activities I would recommend for your holidays:

1. Visit the playground
2. Go for a bike ride together.
3. Have a sleep out in the backyard.
4. Do chalk drawing in the driveway.
5. Wash the dog or chickens! (A neighbor's dog if you don't have one!)
6. Have a family sleep out under the Christmas tree.
7. Build a Cubby house with blankets and sheets.
8. Get out the the family photo album and remember.
9. Research your family history online.
10. Visit the Genealogical library.
11. Visit the local community center.
12. Play hopscotch.
13. Clean the house together (Have a pick-up party.)
14. Make up a play.
15. Fly kites.
16. Go on a family trip/historical excursion.
17. Visit a nursing home.
18. Make a collage out of pictures from old magazines.
19. Set up a lemonade stand on a warm day.
20. Shoot hoops together. 
21. Draw pictures of members of your family.
22. Tell stories around a campfire. (Or at the barbecue?)
23. Make miniature boats and float them in some water.
24. Write letters to grandparents or other family members.
25. Play hide and seek.
26. Make a family calendar for next year.
27. Tell scary stories (With lights out.)
28. Go for a hike.
29. Learn how to use a compass.
30. Learn to play an instrument together (if you own one).
31. Have a family disco or dance contest.
32. Listen to classical music and take turns saying what it sounds like.
33. Attend free community concerts or listen to a local band.
34. Organize a community clean-up.
35. Visit the library.
36. Have a talent night.
37. Paint a picture.
38. Visit the beach and go swimming.
39. Learn about plants at the botanical gardens.
40. Pick some flowers.
41. Learn sign language.
42. Try a new recipe together.
43. Read a story together as a family.
44. Learn the Morse code.
45. Go bird watching.
46. Watch an old movie together.
47. Visit the countryside.
48. Create with recycled materials.
49. Write out your dreams and goals.
50. Bake cookies or bread.
51. Make homemade jam.
52. Take treats to neighbors or friends.
53. Plant a garden.
54. Start a family choir.
55. Start a family journal.
56. Go to a museum.
57. Take a nature hike.
58. Play cards.
59. Start a family exercise group.
60. Sing (in the car).
61. Visit a local bookstore or library.
62. Make crafts together. Give them away.
63. Make Christmas ornaments together.
64. Write a story together.
65. Go fishing.
66. Play touch football.
67. Have a culture night. Make a meal and learn about another culture.
68. Take photographs.
69. Invite friends over.
70. Do yard work together.
71. Play Frisbee.
72. Make your own family cards for the holidays or birthdays.
73. Play chess, bridge or checkers.
74. Go camping.
75. Go for a long walk.
76. Play charades.
77. Do a rain dance.
78. Go around the table after dinner and have everyone say what they love best about each other.
79. Climb a tree.
80. Watch the sunset.  
81. Watch the sunrise. 
82. Make up a word search together.
83. Have a picnic. (If it's raining, have a picnic in the family room on a blanket.)
84. Have a patriotic night about your country. 
85. Have a first-aid night. 
86. Learn what to do if you are lost.
87. Have a budgeting class. 
88. Have a family afternoon sleep.
89. Have an etiquette night. Practice your skills over a formal dinner.
90. Talk about drugs.  Do role-playing.
91. Have a friend come and discuss good nutrition and health practices.
92. Make playdough and create.
93. Jump rope together.
94. Look for shapes in the clouds.
95. Start a family collection. (coins, rocks, stories, dress-up, clothes, treasures).
96. Have a bubble blowing contest.
97. Lay outside at night and stare at the stars.
98. Wash the car.
99. Make a family cook book.
100. Have a family treasure hunt. 

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I am hoping to cross off a few of these activities over the holidays and can't wait to see the kids {and adults} having a blast together as we celebrate Christmas and all the joy it brings.

 {Sleeping out in the lounge when we put new carpet in the house. We have had several requests from the kids to replace the carpet again they loved it so much!}

What do you get up to in the holidays that is free?

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