Top 20 Fun Indoor Activities For Children
With summer vacations looming large, it is the time of the year all mothers dread! Kids without school are a bored lot. Get ready to hear ‘I am bored’ a thousand times this summer!
If you are worried about ways to keep your kid out of the hot sun, you need kids indoor activities to keep engaged. We have just the thing for you!
Here are twenty amazing indoor activities for kids to try out!
20 Top Indoor Activities For Kids
1. Animal Jumble:
Here is an interesting indoor activity for kids that is sure to keep happy for hours! But the more kids you have on this activity, the better.
Assign each child a body part. Let him choose the animal of his choice. Remember, the body part, and animal should be a secret so that each child is unaware of what the other kid is drawing. You’ll need pencils and some construction paper. Once they are done, take the drawing and stick them together to create unique animals. If one child draws a lion head and the other the body of a goat, you’ll end up with Lioat! You can let the kids get creative and choose names of their liking.
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2. Cookie Cutter Glitters:
Kids love all things glittery. So, let them have some fun at home with some glitters and cookie cutters!
You’ll need paper, glue, glitter, stickers and cookie cutters. Let the kids use the cookie cutters to trace various shapes on paper. Then spread glue over the shapes and let your kid decorate them with glitter and stickers.
Warning: Things can get messy with this activity. So be ready with your vacuum to clean up the mess once your kid has had enough.
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3. Picnic In The House:
Kids love a good picnic. But you don’t need a park to set up a picnic! Organize a picnic at home!
Bring out the paper utensils and cups. And then get the food ready. Treat it like a real picnic! Make sandwiches and grab some fruits and cookies. Don’t forget to pack juice and something for dessert too! You can then spread a blanket in the kid’s room and let the fun begin! To make things realer, dress up for the party in summer clothes and hats!
4. Collages:
Do you have some old magazines lying at home? Put them to good use now! Let your kid cut out pictures from the magazines. They can be use random pictures or can follow a theme. Then let them stick these pictures on a cardboard.
Warning: Be ready for a mess!
5. Indoor Hopscotch:
You can either use a ready-made hopscotch at home. Or better still draw out a hopscotch board on your floor with chalk and let your kid have fun!
6. Hum And Have Fun:
Music can be an amazing way to keep your kid occupied for a few hours. You can play the guess the tune game. Hum a popular tune and let your kid guess the song! Whoever gets the song right becomes the next hummer. Guaranteed fun!
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7. Play Dress up:
Boys or girls – playing dress up is popular among all kids. Just check your wardrobe and bring out all the interesting clothes and accessories. Don’t forget your shoes and heels! Now let your kids have fun dressing up creatively.
8. Unseasonal Christmas:
Who said you need to wait till December for Christmas? You can let your kid have fun celebrating Christmas in the summer too! Bring out the Christmas music, decorations, and the food! Now decorate your house in Christmas festivities! An amazing way to pass a lazy afternoon.
9. Create A Time Capsule:
A great way to explain the concept of future, time capsules can be a fun thing to do on a rainy day. Pick a year in the future. If you think that a year will be too much of a wait for your kid, you can also pick a nearer date! Now let your kid pack all the things he wants his future self to have in a box and bury it in the ground! Make him write a letter to his future self too! Don’t forget to mark the place with a board so that you can unearth it at the right time.
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10. Write Letters:
Letter writing is a dying art. Teach your child the joy of handwritten letters with this activity. You can make him write to a sportsman, a politician or even a favorite relative. Help him write the letter and don’t forget to post it! He may even get a reply, who knows!
11. Home Made Play Dough:
Everyone knows how fun play dough, this is a foolproof activity, and has been going strong for generations and generations. To make it even more fun and less costly, make some at home! Here’s what you’ll need: 1 cup flour, 1 cup water, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1/3 cup salt, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, and food colouring.
Steps:
- In a 2 quart saucepan, add 1 cup of flour, 2 teaspoons of cream of tarter, and 1/3 cup of salt.
- Then add 1 cup of water and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
- Turn your burner on medium/low and stir.
- Keep stirring until it starts getting a little solid.
- Once it becomes solid,add the food coloring immediately.
- Now the dough will start getting thicker and a little lumpy. Just keep stirring.
Remember
– the time it takes to make play dough depends on the amount of heat.
12. Karaoke Fun:
This is an entertaining activity for all ages! So, parents you can’t even get bored with this musical machine. Pick the songs of your choice and unleash your inner rock stars!
13. Strut Your Stuff:
This may be more for the mommies and their baby girls (even boys sometimes), as they usually love to play dress up! Let your daughter wear her pretty princess dresses and your heels, which will make her the star of the show! Let her walk down the ramp, take her photos, and there you have it – your very own fashion show. Your baby boy can be dressed up too!
14. Baking – A No Brainer:
Baking brownies, cupcakes, pastries – you name it – will take up more than enough time to entertain your kids. Also, they will be happy little helpers, as they know they’re going to be rewarded with some sugary goodness.
15. Healthy Ice Pops:
Speaking of things to munch on, why not try fruit ice pops – healthy and delicious! Here’s what you’ll need: 1 peach, cut into 1/2-inch slices (1/2 cup), 2 kiwis, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds, 3/4 cup strawberries, finely chopped, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup raspberries and1 1/2 to 2 cups of fruit punch.
Steps:
- Combine fruit in a mixing bowl, and arrange the mixture into 8 3-ounce Popsicle molds.
- Pour enough juice into each mold to just cover fruit.
- Insert Popsicle sticks and freeze until solid (about 6 hours).
16. Art With Milk!
This is a fun little experiment that is easy and makes you feel like a genius. Here’s what you’ll need: full cream milk, food dye, dish soap, a shallow dish, and cotton tips. Easy peasy.
Steps:
- Add milk to dish,
- Add a few drops of each food colouringto the milk – the more you add, the better ‘effect’ you will have.
- Dip your cotton tips into the dishwashing liquid, and then dip them into your milk.
You’ll notice how quick the colours move around and mix with each other. Wondering how? The fat in the milk reacts with dish soap!
17. DIY Tent:
For some good, old-fashioned fun, get some linen and construct a fort or tent with sheets and pillows.
18. Puzzles Galore:
Again, old-fashioned entertainment! Puzzles are a perfect way to pass your time and bond with your kids.
19. Bagel Pizzas:
Slice up some bagels and let your kids add and make their own toppings. Pizza plus fun all in one!
20. Active Games:
Performing in-door activities doesn’t mean you can’t be active, play a game of Hide and Seek or even make your own fun obstacle course!
All these fun indoor activities for children are not just fun but can be used to teach your kid lessons too. So, don’t allow the summer sun sap your kid of his joy and happiness.
Use these fun indoor activities for kids and let him have the best time of his life!
How do you keep your child occupied indoors? Share your ideas with us!
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