111 Awesome Homeschool Group Activities to Connect with Community

When you’re homeschooling, your community is not a classroom—it’s a place for friendships to grow, families to connect, and learning to come to life in new ways. But what do you do when community day is over, and you still want opportunities for enrichment, relationship-building, and fun? Gather together a group of friends to learn and explore!

Investing in homeschool group activities isn’t just about filling the calendar, though—it’s about fostering friendships that benefit both students and parents. Of course, making these activities happen takes coordination and communication, from choosing the right events to organizing details with other families.

This homeschool group activity list is packed with creative ways to bring your community together, from hands-on learning opportunities to meaningful service projects and just-for-fun meet-ups. Explore these ideas and start planning your next memorable gathering.

Benefits of Fostering Friendships

Homeschooling is better with friends! And multiple studies and research show that strong friendships increase positive mental and physical well-being. Connecting with others is super important for homeschool families.

For Students

Some of the benefits of homeschool group activities are that they allow kids to build real friendships, practice teamwork, and develop confidence. They also make learning more engaging through hands-on projects, field trips, and new interests to explore.

Plus, group activities encourage healthy movement and creativity in children, whether it’s sports, outdoor adventures, music, or art. Most importantly, they help kids develop character, teaching responsibility, leadership, and the joy of serving others.

For Parents

Connecting with community isn’t just for the kids. When you invest in relationships with other homeschooling parents, you’ll find a built-in support system where you can share ideas and find encouragement. It’s a chance for personal growth through faith-based studies, skill-building, or simply taking a breather with fellow homeschool moms and dads.

Parent Practicums are perfect events to equip, connect, and build confidence in homeschooling.

Coordination & Communication Make It Happen

Whether it’s meeting up for a walk in the park or hosting an all-day College Fair, homeschool group activities take communication and coordination. Planning before an event allows everyone to have fun during the experience.

If you are the coordinator for a homeschool group activity, decide who will participate in the event and how you will communicate with other families. Does your CC community have a messaging app? You can create groups for field trips or announce upcoming activities.

Make sure to elicit help from other parents to make the prep work easier to manage. And if you are participating in the activities, always show lots of grace and gratitude to the other moms and dads who help make the events happen!

Interested in what a CC community is like? Read more or connect with a community near you.

Here are 114 Awesome Activities for Homeschool Groups:

Learn Together: Expand Your Knowledge

1. Enrichment Classes: Sign up to learn something new together.
2. Guest Speaker: Ask an expert to come speak on an interesting topic.
3. Music: Take a music class, learn an instrument together, or start a band!
4. Art: Create some artwork. Use the Drawing with Children or Discovering Great Artists books to guide budding Van Goghs in your community.
5. Book Club: Grown-ups can join Leigh’s Book Club
6. World’s Fair: Students choose a country to present (like Science Fair in Challenge A).
7. Career Fair/College Fair for Challenge students
8. Discovery Day: +History: Pioneer Day, Barter and Trade Day- where students make their ‘wares’ to trade with others. +Science: Chemistry Day with experiments like Coke and Mentos or elephant toothpaste
9. Etiquette and Manners Class
10. Crochet Club (or any sewing activity)
11. Home Economics & Shop Class
12. Learn First Aid and CPR or Self Defense
13. American Sign Language Class
14. Spelling Bee
15. Life Skills: Learn traditional arts together, such as cake decorating, bread making, wood carving, and preserving.
16. Money Management 101: Build on what is learned in Challenge I and offer insights to others in your community.
17. Robotics Team
18. Build a Book: Start a creative writing lab.
19. Culture Club:Learn the arts and culture of other countries or peoples, such as origami from Japan, calligraphy from China, capoeira from Brazil, country dances from England, and so many more.
20. Coding Club: Learn to write computer code.

Homeschool Group Activities: Fun & Games

21. Game Night: Board games, card games, or party games
22. Field Day: Challenge students can man stations and facilitate Foundations students in the games. Bonus: If you have Field Day in the summer, invite your local fire truck to create a giant sprinkler with their fire hose!
23. Puzzle Night
24. Pool Parties
25. Pickleball Tournament
26. Disc Golf Club
27. Sports Teams: Find a local rec or YMCA league to join together.
28. Pick-Up Basketball Games
29. PE for Everyone: Challenge students can earn their PE credit.
30. Rockwall Climbing
31. Chess Club
32. Trivia Night
33. Putt-Putt Golf- Visit a course or build a course together!
34. Ultimate Frisbee Games

Find out how Homeschool Extracurricular Activities are a great way to learn outside the home.

Grow Together: Building Faith and Friendships

35. Bible Study
36. Challenge Socials: Each Challenge class plans a fun activity once a month.
37. Team Building Sessions
38. Ropes Courses
39. Read Aloud Times: Enjoy the fantastical world of Narnia or the fairy tales from around the world in Old World Echos
40. Debate Team
41. Guys and Girls Retreats: Build relationships by taking a weekend to spend intentional time together.

Serve Together: Volunteer Ideas

42. Nursing Home Visits: Residents love to interact with students and hear them play instruments.
43. Soup Kitchen Serving
44. Snack-Packing for Homeless Communities
45. CC Community Service: Help others in your community (yard clean up, etc.).
46. Adopt a Highway Clean-Up
47. Facility Blessing Day: Coordinate with your CC church or facility to help beautify the interior and exterior of the building.
48. Operation Christmas Child (OCC) Packing Party: Challenge students can volunteer at the OCC packing facilities if they live nearby.
49. Volunteer to Honor Patriotic Service: Place flags around the community during Memorial Day, clean memorials, or place flowers on graves. Contact your City Hall to see when and where you can serve.

Support Each Other

50. Celebrations: Attend each other’s events like music recitals, plays, sports, awards.
51. Curriculum Sell-n-Swap
52. Mentorship Moments: Pair Foundations & Challenge Students or Veteran & New Moms to build connections and help with curriculum.
53. Birthday Parties
54. Challenge IV Graduation

CC Remix: Enrichment & Review Activities for CC Families

55. CC Enrichment Days; Play games to review memory work, redo experiments, or art projects. This is great for summertime fun!
56. Study Hall: Pick a non-community day to help each other or have focused work time accountability.
57. Challenge Bootcamps; Help prepare upcoming Challenge students and parents by offering a prep class for Challenge A: Latin, Challenge B: Logic, and Challenge I: Debate.

Fun Field Trips

58. Community Helpers Trip: Tour a fire station, police department, or post office (and take treats to the employees!).
59. State Capital: Plan a trip to learn about the government.
60. Bakery/Grocery Store/Factory Field Trip
61. Historical Reenactments: Great activities for any age
62. Instrument Petting Zoo: Contact your local orchestra to inquire about this outreach program.
63. Animal Encounter: Contact your local zoo or aquarium to see about this service.
64. Restaurant Outings; Meet for ice cream, try a unique cuisine together, or visit a pizza parlor and create pizzas.
65. Amusement Parks

Looking for even more ideas? Check out our 48 Best Homeschool Field Trip Ideas.

Outside Homeschool Group Activities

66. Hiking
67. Camping
68. Zoo Visit
69. Aquarium
70. Nature Walks
71. Stargazing: Pairs well with Challenge B astronomers study in the Research strand
72. Gardening: Have a gardening class, visit a garden or garden center, or start a community garden.
73. Picnics in the Park
74. Participate in a Local Parade: This is a great way to make connections in your city and introduce others to CC.
75. Farm Days: Take a farm tour or visit a local dairy farm.
76. Agritourism Trips: Fruit picking, honey bee demonstration, corn mazes, flower picking
77. Scavenger Hunt Activity
78. Waterpark or Splash Pad Meet-Ups
79. Farmer’s Market
80. Local Landmarks Learning: Understand the unique history of your town
81. Skiing, Snowboarding, or Tubing in winter
82. River Tubing or Whitewater Rafting in summer
83. Fishing
84. Geocaching
85. Local Fairs or Festivals

Inside Learning and Exploration

86. Library Meet-Ups
87. Museum Visits
88. Pen Pal Writing: Connect with other CC communities around the country and the world! You could also write to deployed soldiers or elderly shut-ins who could use encouragement.
89. Legos Meet-Up
90. Pokémon Card Trading
91. Symphony, Orchestra, or Jazz Band Concerts
92. Science Center/Planetarium
93. Roller Skating/Ice Skating
94. Bowling
95. Summer Movie Days
96. Escape Rooms
97. Jump Parks or Ninja Courses
98. Documentary Night: Gather once a month to watch documentaries on fascinating topics.

Holiday Activities

99. Pumpkin Patch
100. Progressive Friendsgiving Dinner
101. Christmas Lights
102. Christmas Cookie Swap
103. Gingerbread House Decorating Party
104. Valentine’s Dad & Daughter Dance
105. 4^th of July BBQ
106. Easter Egg Hunt

Grown-Up Get-Togethers

107. Moms’ Night Out
108. Fathers’ Fellowship Night
109. Couples Date Night
110. Outreach Events: Gather and Graze: Share the blessings of community with other potential homeschool families while enjoying time fellowshipping together in a relaxed environment.
111. Prayer Groups

Why Homeschool Group Activities Matter

When we think about homeschooling, we often think about just one part: school, but it’s also about fostering friendships, creating meaningful experiences, and building a supportive community for both students and parents.

Whether you’re exploring new places, learning together, or simply having fun, participating in these homeschool group activities helps strengthen relationships and enrich your homeschooling experience.

So gather your community friends, try something new, and enjoy the many blessings of doing life and learning together through homeschool group activities!