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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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-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.
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.
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!
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!
Printable Hidden Pictures Coloring Pages for Kids
What’s better than a coloring book?
Summer Learning Scavenger Hunt
Just because school is out for the summer doesn't mean the learning has to end. In fact, now's the time to get the kids outside to have some fun and learn something new.
Printable Teacher Thank You Card
Help your child give their teacher an extra-special thank you with this free printable card.
12 Ways to Jumpstart Your Summer Fun
Start off summer fun strong with these cool sure-to-please summer activities.
What Cleans an Old Penny?
The average U.S. coin is in circulation for 30 years, so it’s no surprise that coins get dirty! Pennies, with their copper exterior, often look especially tarnished. Try this experiment to see if soap or vinegar does a better job at making pennies shine again.
How Do You Celebrate: Diwali
Diwali is the holiday that feels like it belongs to me. “My Diwali Light” tells the story of Devi, named after my grandmother, as she gets ready to celebrate Diwali her way. Like so many major holidays, different families and communities have their own way of marking the season.
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.
6 Educational Toys for Infants and Toddlers
Hot toys come and go, but classics like the 6 listed here will never slip out of fashion. We scouted the shelves for the best of the best to create this timeless list of must-have developmental toys for curious babies and educational toys for toddlers.
Reap the Benefits of Volunteering Together as a Family
When you volunteer as a family, you give kids an up close and personal way to observe life’s complexities and to see how the world looks from another perspective. Here's how to get involved and enjoy volunteering together.
Expert Advice on How Parents Can Deal with School Avoidance
Few parents have heard the term “school refusal,” but many families are experiencing it. In fact, since the pandemic, it’s a big problem. Missing a lot of school causes cognitive–academic, social and behavioral deficits for students.
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.
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.
Draw Yourself: Kids Self-Portrait Printable Coloring Sheet
Ready for a fun art project around self-expression and creativity?
17 Craft Supplies to Have at Home
Crafts for kids are skill-building, creative and just plain fun. We talked to art educators to find out the most important craft supplies you should keep on hand at home so your kids are ready to create, explore and imagine any time they want.
8 Family Games to Reinvigorate Family Game Night
As we all know, family game night is an easy way for parents and kids to reconnect and have fun after a long week of school and work. But even the best traditions can fade when the games start to feel boring.
How Do You Celebrate: Juneteenth
Tell us more about the history of Juneteenth.
11 Scary Movies Kids Will Love (and You Will, Too)
Kids love Halloween! Scary stuff can be so fun . . . or it can ruin bedtime.
6 Reasons to Say ‘Yes’ to This Big Book of Activities for Kids
We don’t have to tell parents of preschoolers that little kids are B-U-S-Y. And while we can’t blame little ones for excitedly exploring the amazing things our world has to offer, this enthusiasm can often be exhausting for us grown-ups.