Kids may not find it fun when being locked indoors with the recent pandemic and lockdown measures such as self-isolation or social distancing. Hence, the need to create fun activities to keep kids engaged indoors.
There are a lot of awesome indoor activities for kids of all ages. We have compiled 30 Cool ideas to entertain kids and make them active even when indoors. With these awesome activities, there will be no boring moments but endless hours of fun. Here are quick and simple indoor activities discussed below.
1. Learn Drawing and Coloring
Coloring pages and drawing can keep kids busy for hours. Kids can color and draw their favorite characters, objects, and so on.
2. Get Workbooks and puzzles
Workbooks and puzzles can keep Kids’ brains busy and learning. Getting various workbooks and puzzles will improve their problem-solving skills.
3. Baking Activities
This is one activity that excites kids when they are indoors. They can bake sugar cookies, homemade pie, and cupcakes. There is a lot of fun to be had in the kitchen with the flour and baking items.
4. Crafts Funtime
Well, it isn’t only outdoor or at school that crafts can be made by kids. All that is needed is construction paper and crayons to get started. Allow their imagination free reign and you will be amazed at their creativity. They can be guided to create rock candy, plate masks, crayon Art, bookmark decorations, etc.
5. Indoor Scavenger Hunt.
This is an adventurous game that will definitely keep kids playing for a long period of time. Treasure (objects) can be hidden around the house and clues can be given to them to find them.
6. Cardboard Boxes Decorations
Look for cardboard and make small boxes. The small boxes can be colored or painted by kids. This activity will get them concentrating on creating beautiful boxes as well as having long hours of fun.
7. Puppet Show
Oh! Don’t be worried if you don’t have a puppet. You can create one from brown paper bags. This is a hands-on activity for kids who can use the puppet to stage a show that will keep them engaged and have great fun.
8. Create an obstacle course
Obstacle courses aren’t as difficult as you think. With your pillows and toys, you will create your fun time. This can be set up in the living with few instructions that should be followed during the activity. Once that is done, the fun begins!
9. Yoga/Meditation
Yoga/Meditation activity will enable kids to enhance their physical flexibility, refine their balance and help to deal with their emotions. Kids can watch YouTube videos and practice along as their indoor fun time.
10. Letter Writing
Oh! You are wondering how letter writing can be a fun activity, isn’t it? Well, kids can pick up a pen and paper and write a letter to their friends, relatives, and loved ones. This activity will help them to practice their writing and reading skills.
11. Educational game
Educational games are perfect for indoor activities. There are lots of free educational games online that can be downloaded on iPad, android, laptop, desktop PC, and iPhone. Kids will have fun while they learn.
12. Collage/ Vision Board
This is a simple activity that will give great indoor fun. Kids can cut out photos and words from newspapers, magazines, or any other place pictures can be cut out. After cutting them out, the pictures can be glued to a strong piece of paper or cardboard. This art can be hung in their rooms or anywhere suitable.
13. Virtual Book Fair/ Online Workshops for kids
This is an activity that is perfect for the lockdown period. There are online book fairs hosted for kids to attend. This activity will get kids to learn how to attend online seminars, workshops, or other forms of activities going on online.
14. Sensory Bin Activity
This is an activity that engages kids’ brains. Help your kids to pick up items such as rice, beans, kinetic sand, pom-poms, small stickers, and so on. Allow them to fill a plastic container or big bowl with those items. They can explore those items with their hands to identify which items are touched.
15. Photoshoot Session
Some kids love to feel like the models on the runway and play dress-up. If you have such kids, you can make them feel like models and set up a stage for them. Then have a photoshoot Session to create great memories of cute, hilarious, and spontaneous pictures.
16. Video-chat with Loved Ones
In today’s social media-driven world, video chatting is one way to reach people from farther distances. Kids can video chat with their friends, relatives, and loved ones in other geographical locations. Kids can relate their experiences, hobbies, and other necessary details to be shared.
17. Board Games Activity
There is no doubt that board games are entertaining and fun to engage in. Engage them in playing board games such as Thinkfun, Candy Land, Slap Ninja, etc.
18. Making ice cream.
Oh! This is a yummy activity. Who doesn’t love a delicious ice cream that melts in the tongue? Kids can be guided by an adult to make ice cream that they love to eat. They can make banana, vanilla, chocolate, or any flavor they are interested in.
19. Play basketball.
I know you are asking how it is possible to play basketball indoors. I will tell you. You can set up a wastebasket/ trash cans depending on the sizes available. The ball can be thrown into the basket or can keep records of shots that go in.
20. Making Homemade Cards
This is a craft activity that requires some construction paper and markers to make. The paper and marker can be used to create birthday cards, wishlist cards, valentine cards, or whatever comes to their minds.
21. Have a Reading Time.
This activity is for bookworms. With their favorite books, they can expand their knowledge and have long hours of adventures in the pages of their books.
22. Host an Indoor Tea Party
You don’t need to be outdoors before you have a party. You can have a tea party in the living room. Kids can tell stories and share ideas with stuffed animals.
23. Hide and Seek Game
This is a classic game that is loved by kids as it involves running around and lots of laughter. Anyone who couldn’t find the person hiding gets a little punishment.
24. Go through Flashcards.
This activity is educational as kids can practice their mathematics or their spelling using flashcards. This can also be done with note cards.
25. Play pretend or Role Play
This is one classic indoor activity that never goes out of style. Kids can use their imaginative capability to become any character they admire which could be prince/princess, king/queen, cowboys, superhero etc.
26. Karaoke Activity
You don’t have to have a karaoke machine. Search for singalong kids songs online or on YouTube. Have fun following and singing the lyrics displayed on the screen.
27. Dance Activity
Dance and choreography are loved by kids of all ages. They can dance to their favorite music, freeze dance, or dance to the tunes played.
28. Story Writing
This activity involves writing, illustrations, and short story writing. Let the kids make use of their imagination and write on their papers for a long period of time.
29. Cardboard Dollhouse
Kids can make their own dollhouse with cardboard using their imagination. Then the dollhouse can be used as a pretend play.
30. Building Activity
In this activity, kids can make use of Legos or building blocks to create a small house, a bridge, a fence, and so on.
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