Printable activities for kids and families
Printable activities for children and the grown-ups who play with them: PDF books you download straight after payment and print at home on A4 or US Letter. Nothing is posted, and you can print a page again for a brother or sister.
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100 screen-free holiday challenges for ages 7-12
"I'm bored!" on holiday? Here are 100 answers, one per page
100 screen-free challenges for ages 7-12
"I'm bored!" What if the answer fitted on one page?
Printable Advent calendar: 24 family activities
What if Advent became family time again?
Three books for now, for three different moments. Our printable Advent calendar gives one family activity a day in December, on cards marked from “all ages” to 5+: little ones take part with a grown-up, bigger ones like to lead. Our screen-free activity books are for 7 to 12-year-olds who can read a page and get going on their own: 100 Screen-Free Challenges for home and weekends, 68 of them solo, and 100 Screen-Free Holiday Challenges for journeys, campsites and rainy holiday days, where 57 of the 100 need only paper and a pencil, or nothing at all.
All three are for personal and family use: print as many pages as you need for your own children, but please don't forward the file. For free ideas you can use today, read our guides to screen-free activities for kids, car journey games for kids and Christmas holiday activities for kids.
Our guides
Car Journey Games for Kids: 25 Screen-Free Ideas
25 car journey games for kids with no screens and almost no kit: spotting games, word games, pencil games and quiet ones, plus an hour-by-hour plan.
Read the guide →Screen-Free Activities for Kids: 60 Ideas for Ages 7-12
60 screen-free activities for kids aged 7 to 12, sorted by time and energy: quick games, creative projects, puzzles, active indoor games and ideas for outside.
Read the guide →What to Do When Your Child Says They're Bored
What to do when your child says they're bored: a four-step response that avoids arguments, how to make a boredom jar together and ideas that break the routine.
Read the guide →Non-Chocolate Advent Calendar Ideas for Kids: 50 Fillers
Non-chocolate Advent calendar ideas for kids: 50 fillers, from free vouchers and riddles to small treats that get used and activity days, plus 5 DIY containers.
Read the guide →Kindness Advent Calendar: 24 Acts of Kindness for Kids
Kindness Advent calendar ideas for kids: 24 small acts of kindness for December, at home, for neighbours and for animals, plus how to run one with a class.
Read the guide →Things to Do With Kids Over the Christmas Holidays
30 things to do with kids over the Christmas holidays: free winter outings, rainy-day ideas and projects that last several days, with a simple two-week plan.
Read the guide →
Questions
Which file suits which age?
The Advent calendar is for the whole family, from about 3 with a grown-up's help: each card gives a suggested age. 100 Screen-Free Challenges and 100 Screen-Free Holiday Challenges are written for ages 7 to 12, for children who read on their own; take the holiday edition for trips and days away.
What paper size do I need?
A4 or US Letter both work. The calendar is A4 (choose Fit to page on Letter), and both challenge books have 8 × 10 in pages that print on either size with a small white margin.
Can I share the file with friends or my child's class?
No. The licence covers personal and family use: you can print as many copies as your own family needs, but sending, uploading or reselling the file is not allowed.
Is anything sent by post?
No, these are digital files. You get the PDF as soon as your payment is confirmed and print it yourself, all at once or a few pages at a time.