These are 10 indoor activities that kids love, including ways to keep them busy during rainy days and quieter crafts and games:
Create an indoor obstacle course
Children were jumping off walls! You can channel that energy into an obstacle course. This is a great way to exercise your kids, improve your motor skills, and practice following instructions.
Board Games and Puzzles
Who doesn’t love a good board game? You can find the best board games for all ages in our previous posts Best Educational Board Games For Kids and 17 Board Games to host a Family Game Night. For a fun learning activity, kids can do the puzzles alone or with their families. Did you know that solving puzzles can improve your math skills?
Play an Active Game
Active games make indoor fun, no matter how simple they are, like Simon Says or more complex than Twister. These ideas can be used to make Twister educational. Many of our favourite educational sight words games can be easily modified for indoor play (except for those that require water if you live in a hot climate). Many of your favourite playground games can be easily brought indoors using masking tape instead of sidewalk chalk.
LEGO!
LEGOs can be a great way to have fun and also a great way to teach children through play.
Take part in an indoor hunt.
Indoor scavenger hunts are a great activity for getting kids moving. You can also try sight word and math problem scavenger hunting or any of these fun ideas to hunt around the house. You can also get your kids moving by having them create a scavenger hunt with items you don’t want to throw away, like clothes that aren’t fitting, missing socks, damaged toys, or old books. Get the list together and get the kids moving.
Science Experiments
Enjoy exploring science with simple science experiments. These winter science ideas will give science a wintery twist.
Fortify your home
You can build your fort from cardboard boxes, pillows, blankets, or furniture and cushions. It’s a great way to get kids excited about the outdoors and stimulate their imaginations. Today’s Parent has nine important creative indoor fort designs. They range from small to large, simple to complex. Then get building!
Dance Party
A dance party is a great way to get your wiggles out. Turn on some music and get moving! Crazy dance moves are encouraged! It’s always fun to play games such as Just Dance Kids.
Sensory boxes
Exploring with all five senses is a great way for children to learn. Sensory boxes allow children to use all five senses and have fun while learning about the world around them. Kids Activities Blog has more than 200 themed sensory box ideas.
Learn how to cook
Cooking with children is an enjoyable way to spend your time indoors, whether baking a special treat or simply making dinner. It’s also a great learning opportunity!