Things to do with kids who are 4 to 6 years old

16. Play a game of talking

Little Talk Deck helps you discuss unusual and meaningful topics with children without awkward pauses and shyness. 150 prompt cards encourage sharing life lessons, insights, and advice, and discovering common grounds. Your family will enjoy intellectually-stimulating conversations with child-appropriate humor.

17. Try an augmented reality coloring app

What if you run out of coloring books and can’t get new ones from the store right now? Try an educational coloring app like Color Quest AR.

This augmented reality coloring app not only brings endless fun to the little artists but also inspires healthy lifestyle habits. After coloring, kids can press the magic wand on the device, and the colorful characters will appear in enhanced 3D in the colors that they created. Kids can have fun placing the character anywhere they want and taking pictures and videos alongside it. See how it works in this short video.

18. Do yoga together

How to get your little ones moving indoors? Try yoga tailored for children – Cosmic Kids’s videos are great examples. They’ll be moving and stretching while also learning to relax, to become mindful, and to build their concentration.

19. Make “in-house mailboxes”

Family and parenting blogger Tangela Walker-Craft suggests making “in-house mailboxes” – a place for kids to receive notes from their dad, mom, and other family members. It can help preschool and elementary-aged children learn to spell their name and memorize their address. It will also encourage everyone in the family to practice better penmanship.

20. Join online building challenges

Snapology teaches STEM skills using building blocks. The company is offering free daily building challenges through social media, for example – building your dream playground or a pet store. The child builds based on the day’s theme. Then, one of their parents uploads a photo through social media. People vote on the builds, and a daily winner gets a prize!

The goal of these challenges is to give kids an independent project to work on (while parents get some work done). Kids can use Lego bricks or any materials they can find at home.

21. Let the kids dance it out

Use a dancing and moving app like GoNoodle to make the kids’ screen time also active time. Designed to provide plenty of exercise and to keep up the good energy at home.

22. Play treasure hunts for charity

This is a fun stay at home kid activity that also lets parents choose from a list of charities which aim to help families that are in need during the coronavirus crisis. For example, you can download “Healthy Easter” printable treasure hunt or “Happy Tummy” printable treasure hunt in exchange for a suggested donation of $5 (or more) per download.

The treasure hunts can be set up quickly in any home and provide up to an hour of entertainment, and even more if the kids decide to continue the fun by creating their own treasure hunts.

23. Learn about the human body

Hand2mind – Head to Toe Human Body Science Lab helps kids learn about the science of the human body by examining fingerprints, using a stethoscope to hear a heartbeat, making a slimy model of blood, and more.

24. Try interactive reading

Google Rivet is a free, AI-based kids’ reading app designed for developing readers in Kindergarten to 3rd grade. With 3,500+ free digital books for kids across 14 categories and 8 levels, Rivet also incorporates game-like features and rewards to keep kids engaged in reading. Its engaging, kid-friendly library boasts books that cover a wide array of topics from planets to animals and to arts & crafts.

25. Make food art

Making food art is a great way to engage your young children in the world of cooking. Regular cooking may seem boring, but making animals out of fruits and vegetables is the perfect idea for keeping the kids busy. You can shoot two birds with one stone by choosing healthy ingredients, since your child will likely be interested in eating snacks or meals that he or she helped prepare.

26. Create a weather calendar

Encourage kids to make a weather calendar for the day or week. Depending on the child’s age they would have to either research the types of weather typical for their area or country or create symbols for the types of weather that occurred that day. Then they can prepare a weather forecast for the next day or week.

27. Organize Lego building competitions

If you have Lego or other construction games at home, building contests are fun and educational stay at home kid activities. Some ideas on how to organize your family Lego building competition: