Screen Free (ish) Sunday: 29 Fun Fall Activities for Kids
You don’t have to spend big bucks to find fall activities for kids. These 29 ideas are fun, practical, active, creative, inspiring and free (or ridiculously inexpensive).
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Summer Bingo for Kids: Free Printable Fun for Families
Welcome summer adventure! Whether you're a parent, teacher, camp organizer or caregiver, this printable bingo game is designed to entertain kids and create lasting memories.
What Do We Say to Kids When They Learn That Some “Helpers” Can’t Be Trusted?
Even if you, as a child, weren’t taught to “look for the helpers” in times of trouble, you probably have encouraged your own children to do so.
Free Coloring Card Printables
Want to teach your children kindness, thoughtfulness AND craftiness all at the same time? Then download these free printable coloring cards that can be personalized by little hands!
Free Printable Turkey Placemat for Thanksgiving
What are you thankful for? Download this free Turkey printable Thanksgiving placemat for the kids to fill out and color, then share their masterpiece with #MyHighlightsKid for the chance to be featured on our Social Media pages!
Screen Free(ish) Sunday: 32 Nostalgic Outdoor Summer Activities
Got a day — or a weekend — without any plans? Whether you have one hour or one whole day to spend outside and off screens, this list of 32 summer activities will yield a fun and unforgettable experience for your little ones.
1. Watch an ant evade an obstacle.
2. Make mud pies.
Free Grandparents’ Day Printable Card
Help your little ones make something special for some very special people — their grandparents! Kids can fold, color and personalize a message for Grandparents’ Day with this free printable card.
Screen Free (ish) Sundays: 5 Fun Activities to Do with Your Kids on Easter Sunday
Easter is just a hop away — so let’s think outside the basket for Easter crafts and games that the whole family will love to play! After the Easter egg hunting ends, there is still plenty of fun to be had with these screen-free activities on Easter Sunday.
Screen-Free(ish) Sundays: 5 Crafts That Celebrate Self-Expression and Creativity
Some arts and crafts require kids to follow step-by-step directions — but there’s more than one way to get creative! Sometimes the best way to encourage kids to explore self-expression is to offer up crafts that have endless possibilities and let them use their own ideas to make a masterpiece.
7 Free Puzzle Printables to Celebrate Puzzle Month
January is National Puzzle Month—an annual celebration of the brain-boosting benefits and joyful fun puzzles bring to all ages. To celebrate, we’ve put together a wide range of challenges, from classic Hidden Pictures puzzles to lively word searches, ensuring there’s something for everyone!
Screen Free(ish) Sunday: 11 Activities for Rainy Days
Kids stuck inside with nothing to do? Try these 11 "boredom busters" to up the family fun factor.
Screen-Free(ish) Sundays: 6 Mother’s Day Crafts
Mother’s Day is all about honoring the moms and mom figures in our lives. What better way to delight her than to give her handmade Mother’s Day crafts she will adore?
Screen Free(ish) Sunday: 5 Activities to Do With Your Kids This Spring
It’s time to welcome back spring and its flowers, warmer weather and sunshine. It’s also the perfect opportunity to find new spring activities that will get you and your kids outside and off those screens!
Camp Highlights: Summer Camp Fun, at Home!
With its endless days and late nights, summertime gives kids a chance to relax and unwind from the school-year grind. But as we all know, too little to do in the summer leads to the whine we all cringe to hear: “I’m BORED!”
Holiday Traditions to Teach Kids from Around the World
Holidays are times of joyful gatherings and fun traditions for families all over the world. From special meals to funny characters to celebrating the values that unite us, each culture brings its own flair to the festivities — during the winter holidays and throughout the year.
Confidence-Building Printable Activity Sheets
Whether parents, teachers or caregivers, we all want to raise kids who are curious, creative, caring and confident. Highlights for Children, in partnership with MetLife, designed five free soccer-themed printables to build self-esteem with hands-on fun.
4 Ways Highlights CoComelon Helps Families Connect and Grow Together
The new Highlights CoComelon mini magazine combines two childhood favorites into a one-of-a-kind monthly subscription that encourages families to smile, snuggle and sing together.
How Do You Celebrate: One family’s celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Helps Connect Them to Their Chinese Heritage
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a very important time for me and my children. When my kids were little, I often asked them, “Where are GongGong (grandpa) and PoPo (grandma) from? Where is MaMa from?”
7 Indoor Games for Little Kids To Play
Got a kid’s bash to plan or a rare day with nothing on the agenda? Vintage games offer little ones a welcome break from apps and videos. Introduce your kids to one or two of these old-time favorites—but eventually show ‘em all.
Hidden Pictures Coloring Printable for Adults
Explore the timeless fun of Highlights Hidden Pictures puzzles with this free printable, drawn from Hidden in Nature: A Cozy Hidden Pictures Coloring Book.
Frozen Soap Bubbles Activity
Looking for a fun activity you can do when it’s freezing outside? Blow bubbles! That’s right—a soap bubble is made of water and soap, and surprising things happen when the water freezes.
Printable Puzzles and Mazes from Puzzle-a-Day Challenge
Get a sneak peek inside the Highlights Puzzle-a-Day Challenge with these five free printable puzzles!
12 Ways to Jumpstart Your Summer Fun
Start off summer fun strong with these cool sure-to-please summer activities.
7 Stress-Relieving Activities To Do with Kids
Caring for children is a busy job and we could all use little rest and renewal with some stress-relief activities. Even kids could use a little wind-down time every now and again. But downshifting doesn’t mean that enjoying family and making memories together have to stop.
The Best Backyard Ideas for Preschool Play
The best backyards have a few things in common: they offer kids a place to explore, experiment, run, jump, learn and collaborate in a safe, familiar environment. The best part: it’s easy and inexpensive to create a backyard space that’s exciting and fun for your child.
5 Backyard Play Ideas for Babies
A great outdoor space for a baby or toddler doesn’t have to be huge or cost a fortune. All you need is a safe, obstruction-free patio, porch or grassy patch with a shady area nearby where your cutie can test new skills, investigate, play and experiment.
Here’s Why Having Friends Boosts Kids’ Well-Being
Playing with a pal is not just board games, backyard soccer, slime, bikes and lemonade stands. It’s actually shoring up your child’s mental health, banking trust and developing security that can be drawn on for years to come.
Five Tips for Helping Kids Have Kind Conversations During Election Season
As November approaches and election conversations surround us, conversations about politics can be intense. Children are not immune.
15 Family Games to Play Outside
What better way to spend a summer afternoon than playing outside with your kids? We've compiled 15 family-friendly games for you to try. We're sure you'll find a few faves your family will want to play again and again.
Start your summer fun with the 15 games below!
6 Types of Books Your Baby Needs Now
Books are a perfect way to broaden your baby’s horizon and vocabulary.
5 Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety and Grief
As children grow, it’s normal for them to experience ups and downs day-to-day, depending on what’s happening at school and with friends and family.
6 High-Spirited Outdoor Games for Kids
When your kids are looking for something new to do, introduce them to these high-spirited, old-school outdoor games you played as a kid. Warning: you may not see them for hours! Try these all-time outdoor game faves to keep your kids happy, busy and active.
Mud Play Your Way
For many adults, making mud is not a clear winner. It's so common (and understandable) to ask, "Making mud? Is it really worth the mess?"
10 Creative (and Fun!) Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss
Let’s admit it: In many ways, summer is as much a relief to adults as it is to kids. But as we enjoy the lazy days of swimming pools and sleepovers, there may still be one little worry in the back of our minds: the so-called “summer slide.”
Printable Hidden Pictures Coloring Pages for Kids
What’s better than a coloring book?
15 Family-Friendly Fall Activities Printable
Fall into some family fun with this list of activities to do with the kids! Download this free printable and share pictures of your memories in the making with #MyHighlightsKid on Instagram.
Find the Impostor: Printable Puzzles for Kids
Unleash your inner detective with this special set of five free printable impostor puzzles from Highlights for Children!
Expert Advice on How Parents Can Answer Kids’ Questions About Mental Health
Each year, thousands of kids write to Highlights magazine to share their creativity, make suggestions for a new feature or puzzle or seek guidance on a problem they are experiencing.
13 Positive Affirmations for Moms About to Have A Second Child
Preparing to add another child to your family can leave you tired and full of emotions as you prepare to welcome your second baby.
Printable Teacher Thank You Card
Help your child give their teacher an extra-special thank you with two free printable cards.
5 Ways to Raise a Kid Who Feels Confident in the Kitchen
Here are simple ways to boost kids’ interest in food, desire for adventure and appreciation for what goes on in the kitchen.
Science Lab Hidden Pictures Puzzle
Step into the lab and test your observation skills with this free printable Hidden Pictures puzzle from Highlights for Children. Kids (and grown-ups!) will love spotting everyday objects cleverly hidden in the busy science lab. Download, print, and start your seek-and-find adventure today!
3 Games to Speed Up a Clean Up
Sure, kids make messes and need help from adults — but children as young as 18 months old can learn how to do simple chores like folding clothes and contribute to the household.
Be Internet Awesome Family Pledge Printable
Your child probably knows how to swipe before they can tie their shoes. And if they’re old enough to read, they’ve likely spent time online either watching videos, playing games or talking with friends. The internet’s full of things kids love, but it’s also a place where they need guidance.
The Best Developmental Toys for Babies
Browsing the colorful aisles of a toy store or pages of an ecommerce site, you could easily think that vibrant hues, flashing lights and lots of noise are required for every baby toy.
Dear Highlights Podcast: How to Be The Helper That Today’s Children Need
Hanh Bui fled her homeland of Vietnam as a child. She remembers the challenges of arriving in a new country, with new customs, language and expectations.