Indoor Activities to do With Your Kids

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61 indoor activities to do with your kids

Sometimes, we are stuck inside with our kids. Whether it’s a rainy day or another reason, the thought, what do we do now will pop up. Below are 61 great indoor activities you can do with your kids. These activities are simple and the whole family will enjoy them!

Our favorite indoor activities

Have a dance party

Build an indoor fort (try to build the biggest one you ever have!)

Start a pizza movie night

Creating a new tradition can be fun for the whole family! Here are some great ideas to get you started.

Learn a new dance as a family

Learn how to do the Cha Cha or the Git Up dance as a family!

Teach your child a family recipe

Learn a new recipe together as a family

Play with play dough

OR

Make your own play dough

Here is the recipe we use!

Dye rice

Here is a simple way we dye rice. It’s perfect for a sensory bin! Speaking of sensory bins …

Create a sensory bin

Here are some fun ideas with items from the Dollar Tree!

Make a mold out of plaster of Paris. Then hide in sand to find!

This was a hit at my son’s birthday party!

Make your own dig site out of plaster of Paris, water, and sand. Hide items in it to dig for!

You can do this by mixing the ingredients; Plaster of Paris, 1/2 cup of water and sand in a plastic cup. Drop in some jewels or rocks to dig up. Give it several hours to dry and then let your child have fun digging!

Create an obstacle course

Here are some fun obstacle course ideas for indoors.

Teach one of your favorite childhood games

What was your favorite game growing up? Teach it to your child!

Make up your own game

Play mother may I

Play Freeze tag (use different motions like skipping, walking fast, crawling, etc.)

Teach your child I Spy

Create your own comic book

Make your own picture book

Watch a documentary on your child’s favorite subject

Listen to an audio book with your child or read their favorite books

Play indoor basketball with small balls or balled up paper

Watch an art class online

This is our favorite YouTube Art Channel!

Enjoy a music class online. We love Squilt!

Build a tower out of blocks

Fill your baby pool with sand and let your child dig inside

Turn this fun outside activity into a fun indoor one!

Invest in a subscription box, like this one or this one.

Play with a sticky wall

Make a craft out of paper plates

Here are 11 paper plate ideas!

Build with legos

Have a balloon party

Create a race track

Look at these fun race track ideas to do with toys.

Make balloon rockets

Have you ever made a balloon rocket? Here’s how.

Make moon sand

Moon sand is so fun to use during sensory bins! Here’s the recipe we love.

Freeze pom poms and then play with them

Another sensory bin idea.

Listen to action songs or educational songs

Does your child love to dance? Here are some fun educational and action songs to dance to.

Create a scavenger hunt for your kids

Play indoor bowling with plastic cups and a small ball

Give toy cars a bath with warm water and dish soap

Teach your child age appropriate chores

Paint rocks

Create the biggest picture you ever have

Draw a race track on brown paper and then play with toy cars

Teach your child yoga

Have fun doing work out videos with your child, try to find one geared towards families!

Create an escape room for your children

Teach your child how to sew

Make slime

Do your kids love slime? Here is a recipe to make your own.

Have animal races

Do you remember how to bear crawl, turtle crawl or lobster crawl? Show your child how to do the crawls then have a race!

Play charades

Make fizzing ice cubes

Make your own fizzing ice cubes.

Play board games

Play Uno

Make your own volcano

Have you ever made your own volcano? Here’s how.

Experiment with walking water

Here’s a fun science experiment to create walking water.

Build something with marshmallows and toothpicks

Make your own puzzle

Or put one together!

Create a glitter jar

Glitter jars are fun for so many reasons. Here is how we made ours.

Make your own Plinko with toilet paper rolls, tape and marbles

Do you remember the game Plinko? Create your own Plinko board game.

Make your own fairy garden

How fun is this fairy garden activity??

Boredom can be good for your child.

It helps stretch their imagination and creativity. Did you find any indoor activities you would like to try with your child? Which one did you enjoy the most?!

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