37 Fantastic Mother Daughter Activities For All Ages - Blessed With Four (2024)

Spending time with your daughter is so important and if you are anything like me, you are always looking for fantastic new mother daughter activities to try with her. As a mom of an 11 year old daughter, I am giving you the top mother daughter activities that have been a blast for us.

You are going to learn about all the mother daughter activities from things to do indoors, outdoors, out on the town, and more.

After learning about all of these must-try mother daughter activities, you are going to have a huge bucket list of things to try with your daughter.

Let's jump into the best mother daughter activities that should be on your list to try.

Learning to cook is so important for every kiddo.

I let my daughter (and my boys too) help me in the kitchen as much as possible.

We have been baking together since my daughter was about 3 or 4 and it has created some great memories.

Our favorite things to bake are Christmas goodies.

All my kids love to be the official taste testers.

Do you play cards? What is your favorite game?

My daughter’s favorite used to be Slap Jack but we have advanced to Rummy.

This is one of my favorite activities to do with my daughter. Even though we are talking, she has no problem snuggling up with me still.

We have watched a variety of movies together but we really enjoy these movies: Spirit Untamed, Meet Me in St. Louis, and White Christmas.

Grab some colors, like gel pens – so fun, and a color book to match your girl's interest and get to coloring with her.

So relaxing!

Pop on over to Pinterest and pick out a holiday art project to do together.

Of all the great ideas on there, my kids have always had a blast with the ones where they could put their hands or feet in the paint.

There are a million sewing projects to choose from and YouTube seems to have a tutorial for them all. Thankfully, I use those.

My daughter has made pillowcases, holiday wall hangings, and even napkins that can be ironed into the shapes of Christmas trees.

My idea of scrapbooking is using a site like Snapfish to create a photo book.

But my girl, she has been loving putting together an actual scrapbook, you know – with actual printed pictures, of all of her adventures.

If you are looking for some puzzles that are a little bit more advanced, these are so good.

We have done 2 big ones now.

Cocoa is perfect for a cool/cold day.

You can make this extra special with fun mugs and some yummy cocoa extras like marshmallows and whipped cream.

Depending on how old your daughter is, this may get a little crazy. But let her help out!

I love holiday decorating but I also want all of my kids to get into it (they are only little once) so I let them take over.

Head on over to your local public library and see if there are any new to you books you can pick out to read together.

We love using the public library because it is free!

After you get back from the library, read books together.

This can either be you reading books aloud or you can sit by each other while enjoying your own books.

In the spring, you can go on a puddle hunt. And don’t be fooled, you can never grow out of jumping in puddles.

During the summer make your way to the beach.

In the fall, find an apple orchard and pumpkin patch.

Don’t forget the winter! Go on a Christmas lights drive or get out and play in the snow!

Take a tour through your neighborhood or on your favorite walking path and let her chatter away.

If she is little and it is a nice evening, enjoy a walk to the end of your block and back while she has her pajamas on.

This could be up and down your street if your girl is little or around a few blocks if she is older.

We live in a smaller town so we can go around quite a few blocks now. It is fun to show her that I am up for a good race from time to time.

Trying out a canoe or kayak is an awesome adventure if your daughter is about 10 and older.

There is something special about being on the water together.

Yes, girls can go fishing!

This is one of our favorite activities to do together. Give it a whirl!

We do not have a 4-wheeler but my dad does and he lets us take it out from time to time. My daughter giggles the entire time we are on it.

I love riding with her.

We do not have a 4-wheeler but my dad does and he lets us take it out from time to time. My daughter giggles the entire time we are on it.

I love riding with her.

If it snows at your house, get out and play in it with her.

Make snow angels, snowmen, snow forts, go sledding, and more. Trust me, she will remember this from year to year.

There are so many indoor ice skating rinks now that you don’t have to wait until winter to go skating with your daughter.

We have not done this yet but it is on our calendar to try in about a month.

Take your girl out to eat. This could be breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It doesn’t matter.

We like to go out for breakfast at our local grocery store. They are stocked with a delicious coffee shop, make their own Danishes, and we even sit in “our booth” every time.

Now friend, my daughter does not like to have polish on but this is a fabulous mother daughter activity if your daughter does.

Showing your daughter that it is okay to get pampered from time to time is huge.

Take her shopping for something fun, groceries do not count. Give her a couple of bucks to pick out something special too.

My daughter usually picks out gum.

This could be supporting your local high school up to your favorite pro team if you are into that.

We have not made it to a pro game yet but have gone to many high school sports events and she loves it.

There are a crazy number of museums around if you start looking for them.

We had so much fun exploring a children’s museum together in the neighboring big city.

Catching a movie together is amazing and gives you something to talk about for a while afterward.

You can splurge and get something from the concession stand. Or you can be like me and sneak in a treat or 2 in your tote purse.

I can’t be the only person who does that.

Let me know in the comments below if you bring in treats and food to the movie theater.

Grab something to eat and see a play. This could be at your local high school or a professional theater.

My daughter and I have such a great time with this. So far, we have seen plays like Singing in the Rain, Hello Dolly, and The Nutcracker.

Up next for us is Hair Spray.

I am sure you have seen these art stores or even been to 1 or 2 with your girlfriends where you get to pick something to paint and there is someone there to teach you how.

Why not invite your daughter to go to one? Or even better, invite another mother daughter duo to go along with you.

She is going to be so excited to display her art when she gets home.

This is something on our list.

Let me know in the comments below if you have taken your daughter to a concert and if so, what did you see?