60+ Awesome Activities to Do With Your Kids

Shared moments, connection, and creating a “second home” feeling for everyone involved.

Being an Au Pair or hosting one is not just about routines, schedules, and responsibilities. It’s about shared moments, connection, and creating a “second home” feeling for everyone involved.

Whether you’re an Au Pair building trust with your host kids or a host family wanting to support that relationship. These activities are designed to reduce pressure, build connection, and create meaningful everyday experiences together.

60+ Awesome Activities to Do With Your Kids

1. Cozy Indoor Bonding Activities

Perfect for quiet days, rainy afternoons, or after-school wind-down time

Activities:

  1. Read bedtime stories together
  2. Let kids “read” to you
  3. Create your own silly stories
  4. Indoor treasure hunt
  5. Dance party with favorite songs
  6. Family movie night
  7. Board game marathon
  8. Card games like Uno or Go Fish
  9. Puzzle challenge together
  10. Build a blanket fort

Focus: connection + calm + emotional safety

2. Creative & Craft Activities

Encourages imagination, patience, and self-expression

Activities:

  1. Make homemade playdough
  2. Create slime
  3. Draw or paint freely
  4. DIY jewelry (beads, pasta)
  5. Tie-dye shirts or socks
  6. Leaf rubbing art
  7. Scrapbooking memories
  8. Build keepsake boxes
  9. Make stress balls
  10. Bubble painting

Focus: creativity + confidence + fun without perfection

3. Cooking & Kitchen Fun

Teaches life skills while creating bonding moments

Activities:

  1. Cook a simple meal together
  2. Bake cookies or cakes
  3. Create a “family recipe book”
  4. Make brownie sundaes
  5. DIY pizza night
  6. Try a “cook-off challenge”
  7. Make butter in a jar
  8. Decorate cupcakes
  9. Prepare snacks for picnic
  10. Let kids plan the menu

Focus: responsibility + teamwork + independence

Baking Together with a Personal Touch

4. Communication & Emotional Connection

Especially important for Au Pairs building trust with children

Activities:

  1. Dinner conversation questions game
  2. “3 good things today” sharing
  3. Write letters or journals
  4. Become pen pals
  5. Play 20 questions
  6. Gratitude sharing circle
  7. Storytelling about your day
  8. “What would you do if…” game
  9. Compliment each other round
  10. Talk about feelings openly

Focus: trust + communication + emotional intelligence

5. Outdoor & Active Play

Releases energy and builds natural joy

Activities:

  1. Go to the playground
  2. Bike rides together
  3. Picnic in the park
  4. Play football or sports
  5. Water games in summer
  6. Fly a kite
  7. Nature walk
  8. Backyard field day
  9. Build a garden together
  10. Play with bubbles

Focus: movement + fun + stress relief

Get Natural Light During the Day

6. Explore & Discover Together

Helps Au Pairs and kids experience culture and the world

Activities:

  1. Visit the zoo
  2. Go to a museum
  3. Explore your city as tourists
  4. Visit the library
  5. Join a reading program
  6. Visit a farm or animals
  7. Attend local events
  8. Try a new hobby class
  9. Visit a greenhouse
  10. Plan a small trip together

Focus: learning + curiosity + shared experiences

Final Message (Important for Both Au Pairs & Host Families)

This is not about doing everything perfectly.

It’s about:

  • showing up
  • being present
  • creating small moments that matter

The strongest bonds are not built through big plans. They are built through consistent, simple, shared experiences

Want to become an Au Pair in Germany?

My Family Au Pair is one of the few agencies that:

•  Do not charge Au Pairs any fees

•  Offer safe, honest, and transparent matching

•  Support you through documents, interviews, and cultural preparation

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