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Animal yoga
Ten minutes of stretches, each one named after an animal.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 2–9
Ages & Stages
Something to do that suits all of them
Tell us how old your children are. We'll find activities that work for the whole group at once — with a real role for the two-year-old and the fifteen-year-old.
Places families love, all over Ireland
From the Giant's Causeway to the Cliffs of Moher, open farms, beaches, woodland walks and rainy-day cafés — the kinds of days out we help you match to your children's ages.
Giant's Causeway
Co. Antrim — stepping stones that suit small legs and big ones
Cliffs of Moher
Co. Clare — a big view and a safe, level path
Open farms
Animals for the toddlers, tractors and trails for the teens
Beach days
Kites, rock pools and sandcastles — free and endlessly flexible
Castles and ruins
History that toddlers can run around in
Woodland and river walks
Buggy-friendly paths with something to spot at every age
Family cafés and play areas
Indoors when the weather turns, with coffee for the grown-ups
Town days out
Colourful streets, treats and short walks between stops
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Beach or riverside day
Digging, damming, skimming — one place, five different games.
- Out & about
- Half a day
- Active
- Low cost
- Ages 2–15
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Bike and scooter loop
One safe loop, ridden at everyone's own speed, with a snack stop.
- Out & about
- About an hour
- Active
- Free
- Ages 3–14
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Board game tournament
Three short games, points for each, a wooden-spoon trophy at the end.
- Indoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 4–14
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Build a bug hotel
Stack sticks, pinecones and hollow stems into a wildlife apartment block.
- Outdoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 4–12
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Camp in the living room
Tent up indoors, torches, sleeping bags, and a proper night of it.
- Indoors
- Half a day
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 3–13
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Cardboard city
Build a whole town from boxes — towers, roads, a river of blue paper.
- Indoors
- Half a day
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 3–11
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Charity shop £2 challenge
Two pounds each, one shop, buy the best thing. Judging is brutal.
- Out & about
- About an hour
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 5–15
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Cook a country
Pick a country, cook one dish from it, learn three facts at the table.
- Indoors
- Half a day
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 5–14
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Cook tea outside
A camping stove or fire pit in the garden turns beans on toast into an event.
- Outdoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 5–15
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Cupcake decorating contest
Bake plain, decorate wildly, judge on categories nobody expects.
- Indoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 3–12
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Den building
Blankets, chairs and pegs indoors, or sticks and branches in the woods.
- Indoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 2–12
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Draw and follow a treasure map
One child hides the treasure and maps it, everyone else hunts.
- Outdoors
- About an hour
- Active
- Free
- Ages 4–12
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Family cinema afternoon
Tickets, a snack counter and a film everyone voted for.
- Indoors
- Half a day
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 3–15
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Family quiz night
Four rounds, questions pitched per person, teams of mixed ages.
- Indoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 5–15
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Garden obstacle course
Cushions, hoops and a stopwatch — the classic that works for every age at once.
- Outdoors
- About an hour
- Active
- Free
- Ages 3–13
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Junk modelling challenge
Recycling bin in, spaceship out. Thirty minutes on the clock.
- Indoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 3–12
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Kitchen disco
One song each, everyone dances, nobody judges. Fifteen minutes of pure energy burn.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Active
- Free
- Ages 2–11
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Lego build brief
Same handful of bricks each, same brief, wildly different results.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 4–12
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Library challenge
Everyone finds a book for someone else in the family.
- Out & about
- About an hour
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 3–15
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Make a family newspaper
Headlines, weather, a comic strip, and an interview with the youngest.
- Indoors
- Half a day
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 6–14
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Memory tray game
Twelve objects on a tray, one disappears. Who spots it?
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 3–12
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Museum mission cards
Turn any museum into a hunt with three missions per child.
- Out & about
- Half a day
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 4–14
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Mystery ingredient bake off
One surprise ingredient, everyone has to use it. Teams of two, mixed ages.
- Indoors
- Half a day
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 6–15
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Nature scavenger hunt
A list of things to find on a walk — one line per child, pitched at their level.
- Outdoors
- About an hour
- Active
- Free
- Ages 3–12
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One-sentence story chain
Each person adds a sentence. It gets ridiculous fast.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 4–13
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Paper plane championship
Three categories: distance, airtime, and most ridiculous design.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Active
- Free
- Ages 4–13
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Park picnic with a twist
Everyone chooses one item for the basket, including the odd one out.
- Out & about
- Half a day
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 2–15
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Pavement chalk art
A giant drawing across the drive that everyone contributes a section to.
- Outdoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 2–11
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Pebble painting
Collect stones, paint them, hide them for other families to find.
- Indoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 3–12
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Pizza production line
Everyone gets a station — dough squashing, sauce spreading, topping design — and dinner sorted at the end.
- Indoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 4–12
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Plant something together
Seeds in pots on a windowsill — the payoff arrives for weeks.
- Outdoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 3–12
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Rice sensory bin
A tub of dry rice, scoops and hidden treasures. Toddler heaven.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 2–5
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Rock pooling
Nets, buckets, and whatever the tide left behind.
- Out & about
- Half a day
- Active
- Low cost
- Ages 3–14
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Salt dough models
Flour, salt, water. Model anything, bake hard, paint tomorrow.
- Indoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 3–11
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Shadow drawing
Stand a toy in the sun and draw around its shadow. Come back an hour later.
- Outdoors
- 15 minutes
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 3–10
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Sink water play
Warm bubbly water, plastic bowls, and half an hour of peace.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 2–6
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Sock puppet show
Old socks, googly eyes, and a show performed from behind the sofa.
- Indoors
- About an hour
- Calm
- Low cost
- Ages 3–11
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Sponge water fight
Soaked sponges instead of balloons — no litter, endless ammo.
- Outdoors
- 15 minutes
- Active
- Low cost
- Ages 3–14
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Swimming session
Splashing for the little ones, lengths or diving for the older ones, same hour.
- Out & about
- Half a day
- Active
- Low cost
- Ages 2–15
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Ten-minute tidy race
Music on, timer set, everyone gets a category. Genuinely enjoyable, honestly.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Active
- Free
- Ages 3–13
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Ten-photo walk
One phone, ten shots each, then a family vote on the best.
- Out & about
- About an hour
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 5–15
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Torch tag in the dark
Lights off, one torch, catch a beam on someone and they're it.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Active
- Free
- Ages 4–13
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Wash the car (properly)
Buckets, sponges, and one child on hose duty. Somehow it's fun.
- Outdoors
- About an hour
- Active
- Free
- Ages 3–13
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Wellies and puddles walk
Deliberately go out in the rain. Rate every puddle out of ten.
- Outdoors
- About an hour
- Active
- Free
- Ages 2–9
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Window bird watch
Crumbs on the sill, a tally chart, and twenty minutes of quiet.
- Indoors
- 15 minutes
- Calm
- Free
- Ages 3–12