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Indoor Games for Youth, Families & Kids

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May 11, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

Rainy Day? Too much screen time? Enjoy these Indoor Games List. Indoor games for kids to play on family game night, at youth group, in a classroom or for a birthday party. Download and print our indoor games printable PDF to have all your resources on hand.

Indoor Games for Youth

Need some boredom busters? Tired of electronics. Get the kids active and engaged with these indoor games for family. Enjoy this creative list of indoor activities at home or take it to your youth group, classroom, or next party gathering.

List of Indoor Games

Enjoy the following Popular Indoor Games for groups including youth, tweens, & kids – they are perfect for kids of all ages. They can be played in small groups (family game night or on a rainy day) or with larger group (birthday parties or youth group.) They pair very well with our 18 Minute to Win It Games or grab both Indoor & Outdoor Games for Kids to keep the kids engaged and active both on sunny and rainy days.

Potato Drop

For this relay race, split players into two teams. Have each players place a potato between their knees & race to a finish line where they have to drop it into a designated bowl or bucket. After it land sin the bucket, they run back to the start line to tag the next player. If the potato is dropped on the group, or if hands touch it, they have to go back to the start line and try again. First team for all players to finish the race, wins.

Supplies: Potatoes, bowl or bucket.

Balloon on a String

In this fun balloon game, tie a balloon to each players ankle with a piece of string. Once everyone has a balloon tied to their ankle, start playing some music. When the music plays, people walk around. When the music stops, the aim is to burst another’s balloon & protect your own. The winner is the last person left with a balloon.

Supplies: Balloons, string, music.

This Blows

In this 60 second challenge, each player has blow up a balloon and then use the air that’s inside of it to knock over as many plastic cups as they can in one minute. If they still have time on the clock they can repeat the steps blowing up a balloon and knocking down any leftover cups. The player who knocks over the most cups in one minute, wins. If you play over and over, you can keep a running number of points until each team member hits a certain number of points (i.e. 50 points.)

Supplies: Balloons, plastic cups.

Sticky Spider Web

Use sticky painter’s tape to make a web-like design on a doorway opening, the sticky surface facing the same direction. Give your kids newspaper to scrunch up and throw up at the web. You can also get creative and use other light-weight objects like balloons, cotton balls, socks, etc. Points are awarded for how many items stick in 10 throws.

Supplies: Painters tape, newspaper, cotton balls, balloons and/or socks.

Charades

Charades is always a fun as long as you choose animals, titles, songs and films that play to the right age group. Write down your person/places/things on charades cards. Each player has to blindly act out the charade only using their hands and body. No talking. Their team has to guess correctly what they are acting out in a certain amount of time. A point is awarded for correctly guessing.

Supplies: DIY Charades Cards Template (provided in the Indoor Games printable packet.)

Balloon Tennis

Use painters tape to draw a line down the center of a large space (living room/basement/etc.) Outline a rectangle space using tape or objects like a couch. Using fly swatters, you must play tennis over the tape. One or two players per team. A point is earned when the balloon hits the opponents floor. Play until 10/15/20 points or for a certain amount of time.

Supplies: Balloons, fly swatters, painters tape.

Traveling Basketball

For this indoor basketball game, place a large bowl or bucket in each room. Give each player a rolled-up sock set. Have the players stand in the doorway and take aim, trying to get their sock into the bowl. As each player scores, he/she progresses to the next room. The first person to complete the entire circuit of basketball hoops is the winner.

Supplies: Socks, bowls.

Ball Drop

Have each player stand on a chair. Set a plastic cup on the ground in front of them and give them three ping pong balls. The object is to get all three balls in the cup without missing or having any bounce out. Once they get all three in, they win. Repeat with a player who has not played against the winner until there is only one winner left. Last man standing is the winner.

Supplies: Plastic cups, ping pong balls.

Skittles Race

For this indoor challenge, pour a big bag of skittles into a large bowl and give every child a drinking straw. On the other side of the playing area set up an individual plastic cup with the player’s name written on it. On the start of go, the kids must rush to get as many Skittles as they can into their cups by sucking the skittles onto their straws and running it over to drop in their cup. They may not touch the skittles with anything other than the straws. At the end of time, the player with the most Skittles in their cup wins.

Supplies: Skittles, large bowl, straws, plastic cups, markers.

Four Corners

This classic game is loved by all. To play, number the corners of the playing room 1-4 and explain where each corner is. One child is chosen to be IT. IT stands in the center of the room and is blindfolded. Then, the other players have 20 seconds to go quietly to a corner. After 20 seconds, everyone should be in a corner. Next, IT calls out a corner number. Anyone who was in this corner is out. repeat the game until only one player remains. The last player standing is IT for the next game.

Supplies: none

Musical Statues

Play some upbeat music and let the kids dance like crazy. When the music is paused, each child must freeze like a statue. If anyone is caught moving, they’re out. Repeat until there is one dancer left. Last one standing is the winner.

Supplies: Music.

Scavenger Hunt

Create a list of things to find, sticking to a theme works great. Split the group in two. The first team to find the entire list, wins. You can make this easier or more challenging based on the age of the group.

Supplies: Scavenger hunt clues.

Chocolate Bar Game

Put a bar of chocolate on the plate with the knives & forks and sit the children around the chocolate in a circle. Throw the pile of dress up clothes into the circle like hats gloves, scarves, an oversized shirt, oversized pants etc. Give one child two dice. Children take turns to roll the dice on the floor, passing them around the circle to their left. If a child rolls a double, they leap into the center of the circle, put on the dress up clothes, and start to unwrap, then eat, the bar of chocolate – but only using the knife & fork. That child keeps going until another child rolls a double, at which point they take over dressing up and eating the chocolate with a fork and knife. Tips: If you have a large number of kids, have two sets of dice going and extra chocolate bars.

Supplies: Chocolate bars, forks, knives, dress up clothes, dice.

Sardines

Hide and seek reverse style. One child hides and the rest seek them. When they find the hidden person they hide with them. All cramping into one space until there’s only hunter left. Play again with the last remaining hunter, hiding this time.

Supplies: none

Pass the Parcel

Wrap a present in several layers using wrapping paper, newspaper, bubble wrap, or saran wrap. Sit the kids in a circle, play some music. While the music plays, the kids to pass the parcel. When you stop the music, the child holding the package removes one layer. Repeat until the present is revealed. You can have small presents on various layers.

Supplies: Wrapping paper, bubble wrap and/or Saran wrap, small gifts and/or candy, music.

Blind Van Gogh

Divide players into pairs, blindfolded one player. Set a timer for two minutes and show the partner (who can see) an object. The seeing partner then describes the object without saying what it is while the blindfolded player tries to draw it with a pencil on a piece of paper. To make it fair, each team should have the same object. When time is up, take the blindfolds off and let the “artists” see how well their drawing looks like what they were supposed to draw. Best drawing, wins.

Supplies: Paper, pen, objects around the room, blindfolds.

Cotton Ball Crawl

Dump a pile of cotton balls on the floor in one room and place empty bowls on the floor of another room (one bowl per player). Set a timer for 4 minutes and have players move one cotton ball from one room into the bowl—using a spoon and crawling on hands and knees, then go back and get another. The cotton balls are so light, they’re likely to go flying. Player with the most balls in their bowl at the end of time , wins.

Supplies: Cotton balls, bowls, spoons.

Indoor Games List PDF

Stay organized at your next gathering. Your can print out these 17 Indoor Games with directions and supply list. These are kids games using household items you can find in your pantry or home. The set includes DIY Charades Cards Templates.

Kids Indoor Games Printable PDF

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Games for Kids

We believe every party should create a good time and every time I plan a party, I ask myself what are some fun party games?

We have done the work for you and put all your favorite fun party games into one place. Keep the kids buy and entertained with these 50+ Kids Party Games. This bundle includes our Indoor Games for Kids.

Use these children’s indoor party games for in for the classroom, youth groups, rainy days, birthday parties, and more. Teens, Youth, Kids – perfect for kids of all ages.

We have more party games, take a look at our full list of Party Games for Kids. Each set comes with game direction and supply list.

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18 Minute to Win It Games – Instructions & Supply List

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Eighteen of the most popular & new Minute to Win It Games. This Minute to Win it Games List PDF will keep you organized at your next gathering. Use for youth groups, family game night, classroom parties or even birthdays. Age appropriate for kids of all ages including youth, teens, tweens, and adults.

Toss out the traditional party games like musical chairs, Pictionary, sack race, and pin the tail on the donkey. Embrace these new Minute to Win it Games for Youth, Teen, Kids and Even Adults. These games can be celebrated at your next family gathering, birthday party, neighborhood gathering, classroom party. Enjoy indoors or even outdoors.

What is a Minute to Win It Challenge?

Most people know Minute to Win it as a show franchise. In the Minute to Win It show, contestants are given one minute to perform a challenge using objects are are commonly available in the home. What makes this show a great success, is these 60-second challenges can be adapted to your own home and group of friends.

Using a supply list of cookies, cotton balls, cups, plates, bowls, pennies and more, these funny Minute to Win It games will liven up a room. They create laugher and a fun atmosphere as teams complete to be called the winner and gain the Minute to Win It Trophy (is there one?)

18 Minute to Win It Games

Enjoy the following popular Minute to Win It Games for groups including youth, tweens, & adults – they are perfect for kids of all ages.

Junk in the Trunk

Each player is given a rectangular empty Kleenex box with 8 Ping Pong Balls. The box is strapped around the waist, tape works great. On the start of go, the participants try to get the balls out of the Kleenex box using only movement. No hands. The first player with an empty box wins. You can play until there is one man standing if you want to award points based on first, second, third places, etc.

Supplies: Kleenex box, pink bong balls, tape.

Face the Cookie

Each person is given a cookie. An OREO works great. Each player places the cookie on their forehead and has to get it into their mouth without using their hands and only movement. The winner that gets it done first. In one minute is through, the winner is the player with the cookie closest to their mouth. If the cookie is drop, you must start from the beginning forehead spot.

Supplies: OREO cookie.

Stack Attack

Players have one minute to stack 10 plastic cups in a pyramid, take them down in a diagonal fashion, and then reverse stack them back to the in the diagonal position. If the pyramid tower falls at any point, the must start over. Whoever completes this first is the winner! Point awarded for how does it the fastest or without dropping a balloon.

Supplies: Plastic cups.

Defy Gravity

The goal of this game is to successfully keep three balloons in the air for one minute. Players can only use one of their hands to do it! If a balloon falls, that team looses the round. Point awarded for how does it longest or without dropping a balloon.

Supplies: Balloons.

Ping Pong Bounce

In this game, players have to bounce ping pong balls into six cups. First to get a ball in each cup, wins. Or the person who gets the most in a set period of time, wins.

Supplies: Ping pong balls, plastic cups.

Apple Stack

In this game, players are given five apples each. The first one to stack all 5 apples in one vertical stack is the winner! To make the game fair, put ten apples in the center of the table and let opponents pick apples one by one until each player has five.

Supplies: Apples.

Suck It Up

In this game, each player has a package of Smarties, two plates and a straw. The player must transfer the Smarties from one plate to the next using only the straw. The first who transfers all candies, is the winner. Or the player that transfers the most in the one minute, is the winner.

Supplies: Smarties, plates, straws.

Spray Off

Players will be given a spray bottle filled with water, and the aim is to guide a floating balloon toward a trash can by using
only the spray. If the balloon hits the ground, the player has to start to start over. First to get the balloon in the trash can is the winner.

Supplies: Spray bottle, balloons, trash cans.

Movin’ on Up Cup Game

Each player starts with a stack of 30 plastic cups, with 29 red cups and one blue one at the top. Players must move the cups one at a time from the top of the stack to the bottom, continuing until the blue cup returns to the top of the stack. First one to reveal their blue cup wins! Use a timer, one player at a time, to find the fastest player or double the number of cups to have a side by side challenge.

Supplies: Plastic cups: 29 red, one blue.

Roll-On, Buddy

In this game challenge, each player must roll a potato, onion, or egg across the floor from a starting line to a finish line only their nose. First one across the finish line, wins.

Supplies: Potato, onion or egg.

Penny for Your Thoughts

Contestants must stack 25 pennies in under a minute using only one hand. Player who stacks the most or gets 25 first is the winner. Use a timer, one player at a time, to find the fastest player or double the number of pennies to have a side by side challenge.

Supplies: Pennies.

Chopstick Race

In this minute to win it challenge, who can get the most cereal from one bowl to the other using only chopsticks?

Supplies: Cereal, bowls, chopsticks.

Stack It Up

In this fun minute game, see how many cookies you can stack in one minute. The player with the most cookies stacked at the end of time, is the winner.

Supplies: Cookies

State of Affairs

Have contestants write down as many state capitals in 60 seconds as they can. Player with the most wins.

Supplies: Pencil, paper.

Wanna Spoon?

In this silly minute to win it game, using nothing but a spoon in your mouth, transfer as many ping pong balls as you can from one bowl to another. No hands! Player with the most balls at the end of time, wins.

Supplies: Spoons, bowls, ping pong balls.

Worm Search

Get messy! Each contestant is given a bowl filled with whipped cream and six gummy worms hidden inside. Using only their mouths, players have one minute to retrieve as many worms as they can. When retrieved , they grab the worm and place it on plate beside them. The player with the most worms retrieved and placed on the plate, wins.

Supplies: Whipped cream, gummy worms, bowls, plates.

Nose Mover

Add a bit of Vaseline to the tip of each contestants nose. Using only their nose, players transfer many cotton balls as they can from one bowl/plate to the other. Player with the most at the end of time, wins.

Supplies: Vaseline, cotton balls, bowls or plates.

Pile of Kisses

Contestants will compete to see who can unwrap the most Hershey Kisses in one minute. They can use their hands. You can make it a harder challenge, by players using their mouth only.

Supplies: Hershey Kisses

Minute to Win It List PDF

Stay organized at your next gathering. Your can print out these 18 Minute to Win It Rules with games directions and supply list. These are minute to win it games with household items you can find in your pantry or home.

Minute to Win It Games for Kids, Teen, & Adults

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Games for Kids

We believe every party should create a good time and every time I plan a party, I ask myself what are some fun party games?

Use these party games for kids in for the classroom, field days, youth groups, parties, and more. Teens, Youth, Adults – perfect for kids of all ages.

We have more party games, take a look at our full list of Party Games for Kids. Each set comes with game direction and supply list.

Need a visual? You can also look at our Family Approved Minute to Win It Games. Pin to Pinterest.

Need to see it? Take a look at these Visual Kids Party Games. Pin to Pinterest.

Declutter Challenge for Kids

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Is your child’s bedroom and play area drowning in stuff? Download our free 7-day declutter challenge PDF. This one task a day cleaning checklist keeps your child from becoming overwhelmed and guides them to creating a new organized space!

Declutter Challenge for Kids

Feeling overwhelmed? Have you stepped on your last LEGO or have you yelled for the very last time “clean up your room“? I get it. With five kids and too many spaces to organize, I have had to lead my kids into creating better organizational habits.

Guide your child to developing new organizational skills with a printable resource and guide; a printable 7-Day Kid’s Declutter Challenge Checklist PDF.

In this seven day cleaning challenge, kids will how to clean their bedroom room in small steps. In seven days time, they will have a clean space organized and free of clutter.

How to Clean Your Room for Kids

In this tidy up challenge, steps are broken down into days, leading your child on a decluttering journey.

Day 1: Pick up any toys that are on the floor and sort through them. Keep your favorites & get rid of the ones you no longer play with.

Day 2: Make your bed and clean up under the bed. Throw away any garbage and put away what you want to keep. Tidy up your nightstand.

Day 3: Pick up any dirty clothes lying around and put them in your laundry hamper & vacuum entire floor. Don’t forget under the bed!

Day 4: Tidy up your closet. Ask mom or dad to help you sort through your clothing. Keep your favorites & get rid of the ones you no longer need.

Day 5: Organize all of your books & art supplies. Tidy up your workspace.

Day 6: Tidy up your playroom floor and go through your toys. Put way the toys you want and get rid of the toys you no longer play with

Day 7: Vacuum your playroom floor and finish tidying up. Make sure everything is in its place!

Hey Mom! This list can be overwhelming. This is why we have broken it down in seven days. It is important the first time you attempt this list, you model steps for your child. Instead of investing hours in each day, set a timer and do each day’s task for 20 minutes. You can repeat it in future weeks. If this is something that will not be challenging for your child, take all 7 days and knock it out in one day or weekend.

Also take a look at our daily/weekly kid’s cleaning checklist. This can keep your hard work maintained and also sets responsibilities and good daily habits for your child. We suggest laminating the checklist and letting them complete it on a certain day of the week, on the weekend, weekly or even daily! Adapt the timeline to what works in your home.

Kids Declutter Challenge PDF

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Busy Mom Binder

If you find this cleaning checklist incredible resourceful for keeping your busy home organized, take a look at our Busy Mom Binder!

Kid’s Cleaning Checklist

Once things are decluttered, make sure you maintain a clean space with a daily or weekly Kid’s Cleaning Checklist. This checklist leads your child through the steps of maintaining their clean personal space. This is found in our Busy Mom Home Organizational Binder!

We haven’t forgotten the bigger picture. Clean your entire home in the span of 30 days with our Monthly Declutter Challenge. Use this resource for spring cleaning or repeat every month maintaining a clean and organized home.

You can also try our Monthly Declutter Challenge for free in our free printable library. Find out how here!

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More Organization Printables

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Rainbow Scavenger Hunt to Teach Toddlers Their Colors

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This rainbow scavenger hunt will help you toddlers learn to identify colors and keep them entertained! Download many free scavenger hunt ideas for kids, preschoolers, and more.

Recognizing colors is an important skill that kids can learn as early as 2 or 3 years old. It’s typically one of the first things parents teach their children, along with shapes and letters. Colors will be taught in preschool and kindergarten, but you can start exposing your child to the names of colors long before they head off to class.

One of the easiest ways to help your children identify colors and know color names is by pointing them out in their environment. When you go to the park, mention how green the grass is, or how white the puffy clouds are in the sky. Point out a blue or red car. If you take your child grocery shopping, they can find a number of different colors just within the produce aisle.

Learning opportunities are really all around us every single day!

Rainbow Scavenger Hunt – Teaching Toddlers Their Colors

A great indoor scavenger hunt that we have put together involves finding the colors of the rainbow inside your home. This is the perfect activity for a rainy day when it’s too miserable to play outside. You will still want to entertain your toddler, and with this free printable scavenger hunt, they learn while having fun!

Print the scavenger hunt when you are ready to play with your toddler. You can leave it as a full sheet or cut it up into cards to make them smaller for your little one’s hands. Read and follow the directions on each card to have your child roaming around the house looking for colors!

The following instructions are on this free rainbow scavenger hunt:

Find something in your bedroom that is red
Something in the toy box that is orange
Find something in the kitchen that is yellow
Something outside that is green
Find something in your closet that is blue
Something on a shelf that is purple
Find something in a drawer that is pink
Something on the floor that is brown
Find something in the living room that is black
Something in the bathroom that is white

Making this Scavenger Hunt Printable More Fun

Each time you play this game with your toddler, encourage them to find new things that are the color you are looking for. You can also mix it up, such as finding something in the toy box that is blue and something in the closet that’s orange. This keeps the game fresh so they are always learning new places to find their colors.

The more exposure you give them to color names, the faster they will catch on!

It won’t be long before your little one will be able to tell you the colors of things: balls, cars, food, etc. And if you ever want to give rewards, try giving them an M&M of the right color once they find it in the game!

Rainbow Toddler Scavenger Hunt Printable

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STEM Challenges for Kids

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These STEM Challenges for kids help promote one (or more) of the following subjects: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In other words, they are very educationally beneficial while also being a ton of fun!

Making learning fun is always a goal for parents. You want your kids to be entertained, but nothing’s wrong when there’s a little education going on at the same time. It helps make the most of playtime. There are many STEM toys out there that are great at helping foster skills and learning concepts while also being fun for kids.

Speaking of STEM, however, your kids can have fun without buying special toys. There are many building materials you can use that are found in your own home! Things like:

LEGOs (okay, this is a special toy, but most already have these painful blocks at home!)
Q-Tips
Aluminum foil
Toothpicks
Paper plates
Straws
String
Empty toilet paper rolls
Plastic wrap
Pencils

It’s amazing what you can build with when you get a little creative!

STEM Challenges for Kids

We have put together a fun printable STEM Challenges pack for kids. We hope your kids enjoy building these different items using household materials. There’s also a fun STEM scavenger hunt included!

Once you print these fun STEM worksheets, you will see a number of fun activities. Clip the cards for more handheld fun or leave the paper as is. We recommend you print on cardstock paper so the challenge cards or sheets stand up to long-term use.

You’ll see the supplies list within the STEM Challenge cards. Your kids can refer to this each time they go to make something new.

Examples of building STEM Challenges for Kids that are included:

Catapult
Robot
Tall Tower
Marble Maze
Straw Rocket
Hexagon

You can always add to the challenges by coming up with more things for your kids to build and create!

STEM Scavenger Hunt

Give your kids a break at building by taking them on a scavenger hunt! This printable offers a list of STEM-related items that your kids can find at home or when out. Print the hunt again and again each time you go somewhere new!

When doing the scavenger hunt, your kids will have to find things like something…

With wheels
That needs a battery
That cools items
Reflective
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
That can dissolve in water

All of the items in the scavenger hunt uses one of the fields of STEM, so they will be learning why they are searching.

STEM Challenge for Kids Printables

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Disney World Bucket List

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December 19, 2020 by administrator Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Travel Leave a Comment

Print this Disney World Bucket List out now, as you begin thinking about visiting The Most Magical Place on Earth! Trust me, you’ll want to make sure you do everything on this ultimate list of Disney experiences – so include it in your planning!

Disney World is probably at the top of most families’ “Must Visit” list, especially if they have small children. It’s one of the most visited vacation spots in the world each year, and it’s obvious why. Where else can you find so many characters from your childhood, so many delicious foods and treats, and so many fun rides and shows all in one place?!

There is so much to do in Disney World, you can spend an entire week there and still not see and do everything. That’s why we’ve created a list of the things you don’t want to miss on your visit. This “Bucket List” will make your vacation fun too, I’m sure, since it’s like a scavenger hunt to mark off everything on the list!

Disney World Bucket List Printable for Families

Isn’t it cute?! Just reading over the list makes me want to book a trip to Orlando right away!

I mention this bucket list is for families, but ANYONE can print it and check off the boxes.

Couples. Friends. Solo travelers. Basically, anyone planning a Disney World vacation can benefit from this list.

And it’s better to print this bucket list for Disney World as you begin planning your trip, rather than waiting until you leave. That way, you can be strategic about the 20 items on the list to ensure you get them done while on vacation.

What’s Included in this Bucket List?

Here’s the 20 items you’ll be doing as you complete this bucket list:

Meet Mickey Mouse – because who wouldn’t do this before they left his home?
Take a picture in front of Cinderella’s Castle
Take a silly “on the ride” photo – there are plenty of fun rides for this!
Buy pins for a lanyard
Find 20 Hidden Mickey shapes – No one knows the exact number there are, but it’s been reported there are 1,000 Hidden Mickeys in WDW!
Dine at Be Our Guest and try the “grey stuff”
Eat a Dole Whip from Aloha Isle – Trust me, you’ll want to try one!
Watch a Parade
Buy a Christmas ornament from Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe
Pick up the old fashioned phone in The Chapeau Hat Shop
Get embroidered Mickey ears
Get 10 autographs from characters – Don’t forget a souvenir autograph book!
Spin really fast on the Mad Hatter Tea Cups
Give Ariel a dinglehopper
Ride the carousel
Take a photo with Mickey-shaped balloons – And maybe buy a few??
Watch the Dapper Dans
Get Pixie Dusted at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
Watch the fireworks
See the kiss goodnight at Cinderella’s Castle

Disney Bucket Checklist Set

Disney Family Bucket List Printable

We are offering this bucket list in two different colors, one for girls and one for boys. Print one or both, your choice. The red and yellow option is a bit gender-neutral, but we wanted to make one fit for Disney princess too!

Download our Disney Bucket List printable set. This set includes two styles (a yellow and red pattern and a pink and purple pattern.)

While you are in Disney World mode, be sure to check out our other Disney Printables too! Pin to Pinterest.

We also have The Best Copycat Disney Recipes if you aren’t able to take a trip to Disney World for your favorites just yet! Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look at these Seasonal Bucket Lists for Every Occasion. Pin to Pinterest.

Winter Bucket List for Families

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December 12, 2020 by administrator Filed Under: Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

Ready to make a gingerbread house, drink hot cocoa, and go look at Christmas lights? Save this Winter Bucket List for Families printable PDF. Use this bucket list template to check off a list of Winter Family Traditions to Start Now!

Winter Bucket List for Families

The winter season is a great time to make many memories together as a family. Celebrating Christmas is obviously a huge part of the season, but there are other things to do as well.

Many winter activities for families are done indoors, but you don’t have to sit at home bored all the time! If you live in a snowy area of the US, you’ll definitely find lots of ways to have fun for your winter family checklist. You can build your own Frosty, make snow angels or have a snowball fight!

Even if you don’t get a lot of snow where you live, you can still enjoy this winter family bucket list. You just may need some more creative ideas!

Winter Family Bucket List Checklist

Winter Bucket List Ideas

Some of the activities on this list include:

Make a gingerbread house
Have a snowball fight
Make a pot of chili – (like our easiest chili ever!)
Drink hot cocoa with marshmallows
Go ice skating or sledding
String popcorn
Build a snowman (or maybe these snowman cupcakes?)
Have a snowball fight
Make paper snowflakes
Decorate the porch
Make snow angels
Create a time capsule (see our back to school time capsule)
Make fondue
Make Christmas tree ornaments
Do Random Acts of Kindness
Go look at Christmas lights
Take a family photo
Make a DIY snow globe
Sit by a warm fire
Make s’mores
Collect pine cones
Go to a hockey game
Do a winter scavenger hunt (maybe a fun Elf on the Shelf one)
Play board games

There’s even a blank template for your winter bucket list. Use it to create your family’s own checklist for fun this season. Pull items you like from the list we created, adapt what you need to, and add new ideas to make it personal.

Download Your Free Winter Checklist Printable

Download our Winter Bucket List Ideas and Blank Checklist.

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Encouraging Loving Words for Kids

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August 8, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

Parenting doesn’t come with a manual but this loving words for kids printable will help as a parent aide. Learn about your child’s love language and instantly download these words of encouragement for kids to build self esteem and intrinsic self affirmation.

Loving Words for Kids

While parenting is not linear and sometimes a + b does not always equal c, it is nice to have a guide to remind us how to parent well and how to parent form the heart.

The Five Love Languages

What are the Five Love Languages? Whether learning about the heart of a spouse or your kids, author Gary Chapman teaches us there are multiple ways to fill the loved tank of our family members. The “5 Love Languages include Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. You can learn more about your love language, your spouses love language and your child’s love language by taking a Love Language Quiz.

Inside every child (and adult) there is an emotional love tank. Focusing on filling your child’s love tank allows them to find fulfillment in the home instead of looking for it elsewhere and in the wrong places. It is important that parents learn how to love children and that can easily be done with a prompt providing loving words of affirmation for kids.

Loving Words of Affirmation for Kids

Wouldn’t it be great if parenting came with a manual? After five kids I still am trying to figure things out. Of course, each new age comes with challenges too, so just when you have things somewhat in a good flow, a hiccup occurs.

While, there is no parenting manual, we hope this loving words printable will be a visual reminder for encouraging your kids. I personally hung my words of encouragement printable in the medicine cabinet of my bathroom. This gives me a daily reminder of my tongue and how I can encourage children with words.

These loving words of encouragement include the following phrases…

Words of Encouragement for Kids

I love you!
I’m glad I’m your mom (or dad!)
My day isn’t complete without a hug from you.
I admire your hard work!

Children often want the simplest of things. They want to be loved, appreciated, and cared for. Through words of affirmation, you can show your children you love them, not only through actions, but by saying what they are longing to hear. Taking the time to voice your love builds strong, self-confident kids who know how to express their love to others.

Notice that these phrases above have I/my statements. In addition to making personal statements, try changing some of these phrases by replacing with alternative pronouns. Teach your children to have pride in themselves so sometimes their reward is intrinsic instead of external (form you.)

For example, try these replacement phrases to increase intrinsic motivation words of encouragement for kids…

Intrinsic Self Affirmation

Instead of “I’m proud of you” try “You should be proud!“
Instead of “I admire your hard work” try “You worked very hard to _____“
Instead of “You did great” try “You came up with a thoughtful solution and really nailed that math problem.“

Play with these sentences and try to change them a little by adding specific and descriptive comments to signal you have paid attention and you really care. See how your child’s self esteem grows and if your words are effective in promoting desired behaviors.

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Discipline Through Words of Affirmation

While the word discipline and the phrase words of affirmation don’t seem to go hand and hand, it is possible to discipline your child through their love language. Our words of affirmation printable does not include discipline. However, I do want to share with you a resource we use in our home. Don’t Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Hubbard.

Ginger Hubbard Don’t Make Me Count to Three

If you loved Gary Chapman’s The 5 Love Languages of Children, look at this book companion. In the book Don’t Make Me Count to Three, Ginger Hubbard encourages and equips moms to reach past the outward behavior of their children and dive deeply into the issues of the heart. Instead of feeling discouraged or angry, look at poor behavior as an opportunity to grow the word of God on your child’s heart.

Heads up, spankings are used in this book, so adapt what you want to your own parenting style. While I am a former teacher and have studied Conscious Discipline (no spanking) this book taught me a lot about tying my discipline to the heart and the word of God. In fact, I was missing the book a lot time and asked my husband where it was. It was in his backpack as he was reading it during his free time. I didn’t even prompt him to look at the book I had picked up on Amazon a few weeks prior.

Wise Words for Mom

Not into chapter books? I encourage you to pick up Wise Words for Moms. We have this hanging by our calendar in our Family Command Center. You can use this companion without the book, it really is a must for using words of affirmation and scripture during discipline.

Wise Words for Moms is a calendar-sized chart, designed to aid you in using the Scriptures to drive out the foolishness that is bound up in the heart of [your] child (Proverbs 22:15). It is a tool for your personal research of the Bible for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training your children in righteousness.

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