Ideas for fun and laughter for half term

[UnwantedGain]

Remote learning, nagging, housework and lockdown has made things a bit serious and not much fun in our house. Don’t get me wrong, we’re not miserable but I just can’t remember when we all laughed together.
I’m looking for ideas of any funny tv or films, games or activities. I have 2 young teenagers and 8 yr old.

When you find out please let me know 😃one long never ending lockdown has put paid to all laughter in our house too

Someone on here recommended the game 'don't get got' recently. We bought it last weekend. It's hilarious. Available from Amazon.

Cards Against humanity. - but the family version

Daft family air drumming /air guitar/wooden spoon microphone session to loud rock music while supper is in the oven

Buy some laser guns and combine them with a hide and seek game

Get some YouTube videos going on the tv of animals doing silly things (goats are good)

Worst fairy cake decoration contest

Just Dance on YouTube. Hilarious trying to follow the videos

Miranda

Some of our favourite family games:
Strawberry shoe lace race: competitors put one end of a strawberry shoelace between their lips and then put their hands behind their back. Somebody else shouts go and all competitors race to get the shoelace into their mouth without using their hands.
After Eight race: similar to the shoelace race but start with an after eight on your forehead.
Paper bag pick up: Your prop is one paper bag in the centre of the room, opened up full and standing up. Get the competitors to stand around the bag in a circle. The aim of the game is to pick up the bag without using your hands, arms, feet etc and without kneeling down (ie you have to pick up the bag in your mouth by leaning forwards). Each person gets one attempt otherwise they're out of the game. Each time you've gone round the circle, fold the paper bag over one fold (making it smaller) and then repeat the process. The winner is the one who lasts the longest! We’ve also done with a cereal box and 1 inch cut off each time you go round the circle.
Doughnut on a string: eating with no hands race with doughnuts hanging on a piece of string!
Smarties race: Give each player two small bowls and a straw. Fill one of the bowls with small sweets like Skittles or Smarties and leave the other one empty. On the count of three, players must suck the sweets onto the end of their straw, and transfer them to the other bowl. You can either put a time limit on the game, whereby the players get to keep all the sweets they have transferred when the timer stops, or you could have a race to see who empties their bowl the fastest.
Balloon bulls eye: give everyone a balloon to blow up, and ask them to hold the neck shut rather than tie it in a knot. Put a biscuit in the middle of the floor, and on the count of three, everyone releases their balloon. Whoever's balloon lands closest to the biscuit gets to eat it!
Balloon shaving: Give everyone a balloon and marker pen. They have two minutes to draw a face on their balloon, and then apply shaving cream over it. Then give everyone a knife for their razor. On ‘Go’, players now shave their balloon – only without popping it. The first person to do that is the winner.

Not so much laughter but more on the fun side-we're going to try geocaching in our local area this week. I have a bag of party bag type toys to replace any prizes that we find. But more fun than an aimless walk.

Paint by numbers is a big hit in this house. I spent £13 each on 2 sets from Amazon which include all the paints and brushes. They are adult level difficulty so take ages, a bonus.

Den making kit from the Works.

I sometimes make a packed lunch in the holidays and let the kids eat it wherever they want in the house. Small thing but makes the day a tiny bit different to always eating at the table.

We have a few neighbours with children their age and they like writing letters to each other with jokes copied from joke books.

Watching cute animals being drawn on YouTube and drawing it ourselves.

I might also try old fashioned games like Kim's game-tray of random objects, remove one, cover with a tea towel, which is missing?

Spirograph is popular here too.

I’ve ordered the cards against humanity game suggested. Lots of fun ideas to try

I’m doing a zoom valentines disco tomorrow with my family!
We’ve got glow sticks might find some funny accessories to wear!