Printable Family Activity Planner — 52 UK Weekends

Choose one activity per weekend, tick it off, note the date. By the end of the year you'll have done 40+ genuinely varied things with your family instead of defaulting to soft play + Netflix on rotation. Keeps children engaged with structured novelty; keeps parents from decision fatigue.

Suggested print size: A4 landscape, single page. Use the printer's "fit to page" if needed. Store in a plastic wallet on the fridge; kids get involved in choosing next week's pick.

1. National Trust bluebell walk — spring in most NT woodland.
2. Free museum day — Natural History or local city equivalent.
3. Kitchen garden project — plant herbs in a windowsill pot.
4. Kite flying at a hilltop — Mothers' Day weekend usually windy.
5. Pancake Day cooking together (Feb-Mar).
6. Local pond dipping (bring a net + jar).
7. Easter egg hunt in the garden or a woodland.
8. Board games afternoon (rainy Sunday default).
9. Bake sale for a chosen charity.
10. Nature scavenger hunt (specific list of 10 things to find).
11. Family bike ride on a local path.
12. Trip to a farm shop + café.
13. Building a bird feeder + hanging it in the garden.

14. UK coast day — Bamburgh, Wembury, West Wittering.
15. Wild swimming spot — local river, tarn or lido.
16. Camping (spring-early-summer window).
17. Water fight in the garden — big kids and small.
18. Ice-cream tour of local shops (limit: 3 in one afternoon).
19. Rounders in a local park.
20. Country pub Sunday with a proper roast.
21. Berry-picking farm — strawberries in June, raspberries July.
22. Outdoor cinema evening (BFI Playgroups + local screens).
23. Independent zoo or wildlife park (Whipsnade, Marwell, Chester).
24. Coasteering or paddleboarding lesson.
25. Bat walk at a nature reserve.
26. Local carnival / summer fair.

27. Forest walk for autumn leaves (best mid-October).
28. Pumpkin patch visit (last week of Oct usually).
29. Halloween activity — carving, dressing up, garden party.
30. Bonfire night at a local display.
31. Apple picking + baking a crumble at home.
32. Craft afternoon — autumn wreath from foraged foliage.
33. Local sports match — non-league football, rugby, cricket depending on season.
34. Fossil hunting (Jurassic Coast if driveable, or local pebble beach).
35. Dark Skies stargazing (October/November nights).
36. Museum with an interactive kids section (Science Museum, MShed Bristol).
37. Cooking Sunday — batch pie or big roast, kids get involved.
38. Local library kids event (weekend workshops).
39. Christmas market visit (Nov-Dec).

40. Ice skating at a pop-up rink (Nov-Feb).
41. Christmas movie afternoon (specific film pre-chosen).
42. Family Board Games Champion of the Year tournament.
43. Christmas markets city trip (Bath, York, Manchester, Edinburgh, London).
44. Making Christmas decorations at home.
45. Panto trip (a Christmas tradition worth keeping).
46. Winter walk + hot chocolate + café.
47. Christmas / New Year kids' cook-off.
48. Museum January visit (usually quieter, better).
49. Home spa afternoon for kids (bath bombs, face masks, films).
50. Snow day activity plan (snowman, sledging, hot chocolate).
51. Trip to a science centre (Life Newcastle, Thinktank Birmingham).
52. Family talent show at home.

When any of the above gets rained off, sub in one of these:

• Trampoline park (£10-£15/head for an hour).
• Soft play (for under-6s).
• Board games café (100+ games, £5-£8/head/hour).
• Cinema (independent or chain).
• Home crafts — pick from our Random Arts and Crafts tool.
• Family film — pick from Family Movie Generator.
• Baking together (biscuits, buns, flapjacks — all under 30 min hands-on).

Save this page as PDF (Ctrl+P → Save as PDF) for the printable version. Landscape orientation, single page, all 52 activities visible. Print in colour for the seasonal groupings, black-and-white for the tick-box functionality.

For a fresh version each January, our Random Family Outing UK tool rotates suggestions dynamically — one click, one plan.