Activities for Dads & Kids

Take time to be a dad today!

Here are some ideas for easy, free or low-cost ways to spend quality time with your kids. Use the filter on the left to find activities appropriate for your children's ages.

Write a haiku.

A haiku is three-line poem where the first and third lines have five syllables and the middle line has seven. Write your own haikus from your full vocabulary. Teach your child to count syllables by clapping hands or fitting words to music. From babyhood, children collect language data. Once they…

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Do you know what the loudest pet is?

A trumpet.

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Play a board game.

Pick an age-appropriate game and remember to play by the rules.

Play a video game.

If your video game skills aren’t great, don’t be ashamed to ask your children to teach you.

Play an old-school game.

Teach your children some of the classic games you played as a kid. Hide and seek, tag, kickball, and other low-tech games can be particularly fun in our digital age.

Play ball...

...or Frisbee, or soccer. Invite other dads and their kids to make it a team sport.

Play cards.

Learn new games and card tricks together. Make sure the game is appropriate for the children’s ages.

Play Tic Tac Toe!

It sounds simple - but take it only takes a minute, a piece of paper, and a pencil and spends some time focusing on the Xs, Os, and each other! Looking for an extra challenge? Play a math related Tic Tac Toe.

Play with dirt and mud.

Bring a shovel or even better, use your hands to dig your way to China. Create mud structures and mud pies. Let your children have the opportunity to get really dirty while learning how to play and be creative by themselves.

Play with your food (and build math skills)!

Make lunch time an opportunity to work on your child's logic and spatial reasoning with Tangram Puzzle Sandwiches. This fun activity allows children to create pictures using the shapes from their tangram "puzzle."

Play!

Challenge your kids to a friendly, active competition like tag or touch football. Consider inviting their friends, and their parents, to join the fun. Be supportive of everyone's efforts. You'll help build healthy habits, good sportsmanship, and strong relationships.

Playing with your food.

August is National Sandwich Month, so celebrate by using cookie cutters to cut sandwiches into unique shapes for a fun and tasty lunch.

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Do you know what the loudest pet is?

A trumpet.

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