40 Activity Ideas to Spend Time With Family and Seniors
Fun ideas for families focus on activities to do with seniors.
Some of the best time spent with family is simply talking and connecting. Whether it’s catching up over a board game at the kitchen table, making dinner, or watching a favorite movie together, having go-to activities are great fool-proof ideas to spend time with loved ones. But it can also be refreshing and fun to shake up the routine by incorporating new ideas, especially when some of the go-to activities may be feeling a bit tired.
These fun ideas for families focus on activities to do with seniors, including grandparents, older parents, and elderly neighbors. Some are free or affordable, others may require some planning ahead, but all ideas can be done at home, together or apart, to bring joy and make new memories.
- Have a spelling bee; really challenge yourself
- Read suspense or romance novels out loud
- Order an herb garden online, and watch it grow
- Order supplies to garden in a pot
- Order supplies from an online crafts store for your loved one’s favorite hobby or something fun and new
- Have your senior narrate parts of their life for you. Write down the memories and create a booklet with photos for you all to cherish.
- Picnic in the backyard or inside
- Fashion show at home
- Watch favorite classic movies
- Watch classic TV shows from childhood together and talk about it
- Have fun with adult coloring books
- Paint by numbers
- Read your horoscope every day
- Make a Sundae bar at home
- Gather items to donate
- Organize a room, a drawer or closet
- Phone or video calls with family
- Look at old albums and yearbooks
- Try scrap booking
- Watching the Travel Channel or History Channel
- Voice journaling
- Create a recipe book for the family
- Have fun with Snapchat filters
- Watch documentaries
- Have a culture day. Watch a foreign film and cook a meal
- Play online Bingo
- Put together a collage
- Play Charades
- Have a formal tea
- Make origami
- Press flowers
- Make greeting cards
- Order supplies and paint rocks
- Try a new food or restaurant
- Watch old music videos
- Start corresponding with a pen pal
- Listen to music favorites; make a playlist
- Download a new podcast or audiobook
- Make a family tree
- Make a time capsule
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