When you start homeschooling it’s easy to focus on curriculum. But once you settle in you’ll realise there are a LOT more hours left in the day to fill.
In fact, most of our time is NOT spent on bookwork. Most of it involves following interests, doing hands-on activities, and creating.
And these activities are usually educational, because virtually everything is!
Living is learning, and experimenting with a wide range of activities makes everyday life incredibly educational and turns learning into a lifestyle. Educating is MUCH easier that way.
These ideas will give you a great place to start planning and implementing some out-of-the-box activities for your kids.
And you never know – a major hobby or passion could result. But you’ll never know if you’ve got the next Olympic archery champion unless you get out the bow and arrows!
Don’t forget to include your kids in the decision making and planning – ownership promotes involvement.
Ready?
Handstands
Backflips
Skipping
Hula-hooping
Cheese making
Running
Soap making
Sprouts
Flower gardening
Bread making
Fermenting
Jam making
Basketry
Sewing
Crochet
Bobbin lace
Face painting
Tie dye
Making body products
Polymer clay
Worm farming
Beading
Watercolours
Oil pastels
Weaving
Bushwalking
Meditation
Survival skills
First aid
Baking
Preserving
Drying food
Spotlighting
Stargazing
Nature journaling
Photography
Circus tricks
Unicycling
Learn an instrument
Herbal medicine
Birdwatching
Calligraphy
Yoga
Sport
Screen-printing
Electronics
Making musical instruments
Pets
Jigsaws
Leatherwork
Cosplay
Cryptography
Whittling/carving
Juggling
Beekeeping
Renovations
Comedy
Cartooning
Sculpting
Singing
Genealogy
Board games
Macramé
Bookmaking
Origami
Podcasting
Videography
Model building
Orienteering
Martial arts
Geocaching
Swimming
Collecting
Rock climbing
Trampolining
Skating
Metal detection
Gold panning
Debating
Marbles
Trainspotting
Surfing
Triathlon
Bowling
Billiards
Chess
Card games
Mechanics
Volunteering
Urban foraging
Slacklining
Woodwork
Metalwork
Ceramics
Microscopy
Blacksmithing
Remote control vehicles
Model railroads
Film making
Karaoke
Reptile keeping
Embroidery
Candle making
Puppet making
Magic tricks
Hairdressing
Makeup
Fishing
Body building
Journaling
Astrology
Bonsai
Cake decorating
Kayaking
Four-wheel driving
Story telling
Stained glass
Songwriting
Poetry
Airbrushing
Belly dancing
Camping
Flower arranging
Knots
Protesting
Storm chasing
Paper mache
Ultimate Frisbee
Beatboxing
Breakdancing
Capoeira
Diving
Fencing
Carpentry
Historical re-enactment
Investing
Kite making
Motocross
BMX
Skateboarding
Robotics
Scrapbooking
Sign language
Ballroom dancing
Plant a maze
Colour theory
Book club
Quilting
App design
Blogging
Go-karting
Herping
Writing recipes
Cycling
Body language
Snorkelling
Scuba diving
Restoration
Self sufficiency
Chicken keeping
Budgeting
Decluttering
Beat a world record
Badminton
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OK, have you got some exciting ideas from this?
What are you planning to try?
Have you tried anything else that should go on this list?
I’d love to hear all about it – let me know in the comments!
And if you need even MORE ideas, you can check out my huge list of homeschooling subjects here.
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