Ideas for families

Free things to do together, printables, and simple guides to pocket money and jobs at home. Written by Rob and Chris, two Sheffield dads.

Bonfire Night and November

• Bonfire Night safety for kids Sparklers, bonfires and burns
• Things to do on Bonfire Night at home with kids No fireworks needed
• Remembrance Day explained for kids, 2026 Poppies and the silence, simply
• November family routine reset after half term Bedtimes and dark evenings

Advent and Christmas

• Free online Advent calendar for kids and families Open a window a day, free
• Advent calendar ideas for families Free, printable and online
• How to help kids write a Christmas list Short, kind and in pencil
• How to make your own Advent calendar with 24 activities 24 activities, slips to print
• Advent calendar ideas without chocolate Fillers that aren’t sweets
• Advent calendar for toddlers Safe ideas for 2 to 4
• Reverse Advent calendar for a food bank Give a little each day
• Christmas countdown activities A 24-day plan to print
• Christmas Eve box ideas Cheap and cosy
• Quick elf ideas for busy parents Two minutes a night
• The Famoo Christmas Book 45 things to do this December
• 12 activities of Christmas to print One for each of the 12 days
• Free Christmas colouring sheets to print Scenes for all ages

Things to do together

• Advent and Christmas activities for families 46 ideas, step by step
• Free Christmas activities for kids (UK) Costs nothing, or nearly
• Rainy day Christmas activities for kids Indoors, by time and age
• How to make paper snowflakes with children 15 minutes, ages 3 and up
• How to make paper chains with children Cut, colour, loop
• How to build a gingerbread house from a kit with children Decorate first, build second
• How to set up an indoor Christmas treasure hunt for young children For little ones, indoors
• How to plan a Christmas lights walk with children Five things to spot
• How to play Christmas charades with young children No words allowed
• How to make kindness coupons with children Homemade gifts of kindness
• How to make a reindeer face snack plate with children A snack they’ll eat
• How to make a sharing parcel with children (a reverse Advent idea) A parcel for someone who needs it

Pocket money

• Pocket money calculator (UK) What each job is worth
• Christmas present budget for kids Presents from their own money

Jobs and routines

• Age-appropriate chores for kids (UK) A list by age, 3 to 17
• Christmas jobs for kids, by age How children can help
• Chores for 3 to 5 year olds Little jobs, big helpers
• Chores for 6 to 8 year olds Jobs they can do alone
• Chores for 9 to 11 year olds More jobs, more trust
• Chores for 12 to 14 year olds Cooking, laundry, bins
• Chores for 15 to 17 year olds Ready to leave home