Play is essential for all children. It teaches motor and cognitive skills. Play may seem silly to an adult but your children are actually learning by playing.
Every parent, nanny, grandparent, anyone who has ever watched a child has been there before. It's raining, your children are bouncing off the walls with boredom and you are absolutely brain dead about what activity to do with them. In my previous post I talked about ways to get out of the house on a rainy day but sometimes that's not always possible. The next time you are stuck look to this list to pick an activity, some depend on the age and number of children you have but all are fun!
If for some reason I list an activity that you have never heard of before feel free to google the rules. All of the ones I have listed are easy to play without many props.
Hopefully at least one of these activities will get your kiddos going and you can find enjoyment in being stuck inside all day. Feel free to add other activities or let me know how your family enjoyed them in the comment section.
Every parent, nanny, grandparent, anyone who has ever watched a child has been there before. It's raining, your children are bouncing off the walls with boredom and you are absolutely brain dead about what activity to do with them. In my previous post I talked about ways to get out of the house on a rainy day but sometimes that's not always possible. The next time you are stuck look to this list to pick an activity, some depend on the age and number of children you have but all are fun!
If for some reason I list an activity that you have never heard of before feel free to google the rules. All of the ones I have listed are easy to play without many props.
- Musical Chairs
- Duck, Duck, Goose
- Freeze Dance-have the children dance to the music and then when the music stops they freeze
- Red light/ Green light
- Hide and Seek- Great way to teach kids how to count, even mature toddlers can catch on to the game. Can turn off the lights and play it in the dark with older kids
- Balloon Games- Blow up some balloons and play volleyball or how many times you can hit the balloon without letting it touch the ground. You can also make them walk around while balancing it on a part of their body.
- Alphabet game-place letters of the alphabet on items around the house that start with that letter and practice saying that letter and word that starts with that letter while your child finds the letters
- Hide the objects- We used to hide keychains all over the house and the other person would have to find all of them
- Bake Something-let your children help you bake something, it teaches basic math and science, not to mention leaves you with a yummy treat to share on a rainy day
- Holiday art project- let the children make some art to decorate your house for whatever holiday is up coming
- Make a card for a grandparent- what grandparent wouldn't love a piece of art to hang on their fridge?
- Plant an indoor garden- Find a packet of seeds from last season and make a planter out of a milk carton or two liter bottle, see what grows
- Create an obstacle course-use your furniture or put pieces of paper on the floor saying they cant touch the carpet, time them and see if they can beat their time
- Simon Says
- Read books
- Have the children write their own book or comic book and illustrate the story
- Sing-a-long- karaoke for the older kids
- Make-overs- dress up, paint nails and do hair (this probably works best for girls)
- Have an indoor picnic or tea party
- Make your own movie- Have the kids write a script and you can film them doing a movie
Hopefully at least one of these activities will get your kiddos going and you can find enjoyment in being stuck inside all day. Feel free to add other activities or let me know how your family enjoyed them in the comment section.
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