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Ideas, guides and free printables for parents, teachers and party hosts

Step-by-step teaching help, party and festival games, and activity ideas, each linked to a free worksheet, game or printable you can use today.

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Teaching tips

Maths, reading and spelling help that works at home and in class.

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Early years

Play-based learning for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten.

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Party & kitty games

Tambola, bingo, kitty party and birthday games with printables.

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Puzzles, quizzes & fun

Riddles, jokes, GK questions, sudoku and brain teasers.

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Parenting & home

Routines, chore charts, homeschool plans and family life.

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Activity ideas for kids, each with a free printable

Every guide on this blog starts with a real question from a parent, teacher or party host, such as how to teach telling time, which games work at a kitty party, or what to do with the children on Diwali evening, and ends with something you can print or play straight away. You will find activity ideas for kids from toddlers to 11 and up, teaching tips for parents who help with homework, and party game ideas for grown-up celebrations.

Instead of long lists of links to other websites, each idea points to a free worksheet, game, maker or quiz on PrintSheetLab, so you can go from reading to doing in one click.

Activity ideas for kids: a family playing a Diwali quiz with printed question cards

In short: this kids activities blog covers six topics (teaching tips, early years, party and kitty games, holidays and festivals, puzzles and quizzes, and parenting at home) and five age groups. Every guide links to free printables for kids or an online game that matches it.

Browse the guides by topic

Times tables game

Teaching tips

Times tables tricks, addition strategies and telling time, explained step by step.

Sight word worksheet

Early years

Sight words, letters and play-based learning for toddlers to kindergarten.

Kitty party tambola tickets

Party and kitty games

Tambola, bingo, kitty party and birthday game plans with printables.

Diwali tambola tickets

Holidays and festivals

Diwali, Halloween, Christmas and more: games, crafts and quizzes.

Easy sudoku puzzle

Puzzles, quizzes and fun

Sudoku strategies, riddles, general knowledge and brain teasers.

Chore chart printable

Parenting and home

Chore charts, routines and practical help for family life.

Guides by age

Age group What the guides cover A good first read
Preschool (3 to 5) First sight words, letters, counting and simple party games What are sight words?
Ages 5 to 7 Adding without fingers, clocks, reading and birthday games Addition strategies for kids
Ages 7 to 11 Times tables, sudoku, quizzes and festival activities Times tables tricks
Ages 11 and up Harder puzzles, study habits and quiz nights How to solve sudoku
Grown-up parties Tambola, kitty parties, office Diwali and Halloween games for adults How to play tambola

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How we write our guides

Each guide is written around a printable or game we have built and tested, so the steps match what you will actually see on the page. Where a guide mentions school standards, dates or rules, such as festival dates or the prizes in tambola, we check them against the source and update the guide when they change. Party game ideas are chosen so they work with things most homes already have, and every teaching guide includes a short routine you can try in ten minutes. We do not publish sponsored lists or paid rankings.

Get the most from the blog

  1. Search first. Type a skill, a festival or an age in the search box at the top.
  2. Filter by age. Use the age chips to see only guides that suit your children.
  3. Print as you read. Open the linked printable in a new tab and print it while you read.
  4. Save favourites. A free account keeps the printables you like in My Sheets.
  5. Come back for the season. The In season now row changes with each festival.

Frequently asked questions

6 quick answers

Who are these activity ideas for kids written for?

For parents, grandparents, teachers, tutors and party hosts. Each guide says which ages it suits, and the activity ideas for kids range from toddler play to quiz nights for teenagers.

Are the printables in the guides free?

Yes. Every worksheet, game and maker linked from a guide is free, with no sign-up. They are free printables for kids and families to use at home or in class.

Do you have teaching tips for parents who are not teachers?

Yes. The teaching guides assume no special training. They explain one method at a time in plain words, with a short practice routine and a matching worksheet.

Where can I find party game ideas for adults?

Look in the party and kitty games topic or the grown-up parties age group. The tambola, kitty party, Bollywood and Halloween guides are written for adult groups.

How often are new guides added?

New guides are added regularly, with extra festival guides in the weeks before each holiday.

Can I suggest a topic?

Yes. Use the contact page to tell us what you would like a guide on. Popular requests are written first.