31 Fun Things to Do With 10 Year Old Daughter

Spending time with your child is very important and beneficial. Our article on the Benefits of spending time with your child gives you more insights on all the benefits you get to enjoy by spending quality time with your child.

But knowing how to spend quality time with your child in a way that is both fun and exciting for them is always the challenge. In the particular context of a 10 year old, we appreciate that parenting a 10 year old daughter is not always easy. You may often wonder what to do with your daughter, especially for fun and to keep her from being bored. Wonder no more. In this article, we give you a list of the 10 best fun things to do with your daughter who is 10 years old, whether indoors at home, or outdoors.

In our earlier article on Fun things to do with a 10 year old boy, we cover the fun activities you can do with your 10 year old son.

Another related article: Outdoor activities for 3-5 year olds.

6 Fun Things To Do With Your Daughter At Home.

The key to fun activities with your 10 year old daughter, is to have those fun activities that also help with their cognitive development. In our earlier article on Cognitive development activities for 6-12 year olds, we explained the importance of incorporating cognitive development activities into the fun routine of 6 – 12 year olds.

Here are 6 wonderful fun and yet cognitive-developmental activities you can have with your 10 year old daughter.

1. Have a backyard tea party.

Tween girls love their tea parties. Why not indulge her by playing as her guest at her high garden tea party. Ask her that you want the honor of an invitation to a tea party and let her bring out her tea party set for an afternoon of fun. It is also a good time to bond and catch up and hear all her exciting stories.

2. Virtual vacations.

Virtual vacations are the new craze. You can travel to many places in the world without even leaving your couch. On a lazy day, sign up for one of these exciting vacation experiences and enjoy it with your 10 year old daughter.

3. Talk.

Talking to your 10 year old daughter is very important. It is a good cognitive development exercise for her too. Talking gives you a chance to get a glimpse into her life and the challenges she may have and questions she has about life and growing up in general. You can make your time talking more fun by either journaling together or playing a talking game with fun conversation cards like Our Moments For Kids.

4. Read together.

Even at 10 years old, reading is still a fun and helpful activity to engage in with your 10 year old daughter. If you feel that she may have outgrown some of her childhood storybooks, why not ask her for her favorite books and read these with her. Since children are more technologically inclined these days, you can each read with a Kindle and discuss some of the points arising from your reading.

You may also like our related article on Gifts for a kid who loves to read.

5. Dance “Competition”.

Show your 10 year old daughter that you still got the groove in you and let her teach you a thing or two about modern dancing. You will have a good laugh and exciting time.

6. Fashion show.

10 year old girls love fashion shows and a chance to bring out their inner fashionista. Plus it could also be a good excuse to get her to clean out and organize her closet, and yours too. Join in the fun by also trying out and showing your own fashionista side. She may have a thing or two to teach you.

Check out this related article: Activities for 12 year olds at home.

7 Fun Things For 10 Year Olds To Do When Bored At Home.

When kids get bored they can easily become restless and a pain to handle. To avoid that happening, it is good to keep them engaged with fun activities that would be engaging enough to keep the boredom at bay. And here are some great boredom eliminating activities for your 10 year old daughter to do at home.

7. Play a jigsaw puzzle.

Jigsaw puzzles are fun and very engaging. Given the many small pieces they contain, they are also a good way to kill time at home especially if your 10 year old is feeling bored. Bring out your jigsaw puzzle and have a great time joining the pieces together to create one giant beautiful piece.

8. Cook and/or bake together.

This is another fun activity you can do together to keep the boredom at bay. Why not bring out your baking book or cookbook and ask her what she would like for you both to try out. Our article on Gift Ideas for Baking With Children also has helpful ideas for your baking session with her.

Related article: Baking set for teenagers.

9. Paint together.

Painting is a fun, engaging, and creative way to spend time with your 10 year old daughter when she is bored at home. You can create a canvas painting together at home. She will be thrilled at the idea of creating something artistic and beautiful. In our article on How to throw a canvas paint party, we also give you ideas on having a canvas paint activity with your child.

For your art-loving child, check out our related article on Gift for kid who loves art.

10. Play a video game together.

Video games can be addictive if they are not properly managed (check out our article on What to do if your child is addicted to video games if your child is already addicted to it). This is why playing video games with your 10 year old daughter is one of the ways you can manage how much time she spends on video games.

In case you don’t know which video games she loves, this chart drawn from a 2019 survey seen on Statista provides insight into the type of video games they love.