Lots of board games, blocks, kids love to be read to.

Thank u we do all that, I need new ideas the kids are getting older and it seems like they think I'm behind the times. thank you though. Hope your day is going well.

What about doing crafts with them. Making cards are fun, clay, painting etc.

My granddaughter loves crafts of all kinds..I always get those cute projects in michaels..already cut out that she can glue and glitter etc..
this week we are making gingerbread house but I no longer bake the thing...cant belive I used to go through all that.. this is a kit I bought in Costco..just as nice and the fun for kids is the decorating anyway...
HOw old are they.. once they are teenagers, I hate to say it, but they usually dont want to be around parents that much..

Grab a drinking straw... Stick it under your armpit and blow! If you move it around it will make different sound effects. Someone showed this to my 10 year old a few years ago and she still things it's the greatest thing ever! Have fun as I enjoy this activity too :)

Puzzels,penadas out of balloons and news papers. Home made Jam . I am trying to think of more ways they get more involved and you just sit and coach them. Home made paper. scrap booking, picture 3Ds, mosiac crafts .

It is hard to suggest ideas without knowing the kids ages, but most kids are looking just to have you spend time with them and it usually does not matter what you are doing with them. Board games come in a wide ranges of age. One game that always has been a favorite is hangman, another is tac tac toe and they can be played any where, even in the drs office. We like singing and dancing to music too. Even if I sit on the chair and they dance around. We also like to play who am I, like Grandma, Kermit, Kenny Rodgers, use your imagination. Have fun.

Here's a printable bingo card/calling card. I printed them out for the seniors (bible, Christmas etc.) We use poker chips for the markers and I printed the calling card graphics onto business card paper. Cheap and lots of fun. The Christmas one is really cute.

I also made a "horse race" game out of a sheet of felt (cut into about 12 wide x 16 tall and used white electricians tape to space out an inch. See below:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Prozkgrl/horses/horseracemat.gif

I printed the horses onto cardstock paper, then numbered them. I then used a piece of fun foam (into a loop) and made a base for the horses to sit on. Here's the horses if you want to print them out...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Prozkgrl/horses/yellow.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Prozkgrl/horses/purple.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Prozkgrl/horses/pink.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Prozkgrl/horses/orange.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Prozkgrl/horses/hobby_horse_template.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Prozkgrl/horses/greenreins.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Prozkgrl/horses/bluereins.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Prozkgrl/horses/aqua.gif

You can use one dice or two. If you use two, then play this way...roll a 7, then horse 1 and 6 move, along with horse 7. Make sense?

Oops, here's the printable bingo card...

http://www.dltk-cards.com/bingo/

How about playing card games with them or making houses out of cards: put one against the other and go on from there. As to the card games there is: Go Fish, Crazy Eights, Old Maid etc.

thank you everyone much apperatide (i know i spell bad lol)