100 Indoor Activities!

Running out of ideas for things to do inside? Or maybe its a wet weather day. Have no fear, we have created a list of 100 indoor activities that you are your family can do at home.

We’ve put together a whole bunch of activities the kids will love. And the best part? They can all be done indoors. Save this link for a rainy day (literally!), and get ready for hours of entertainment.

Activities:

1. Make your own playdough – check out our post here!
2. Make your own slime – there’s a bunch of recipes online, including edible slime for those little ones that think everything is food…   
3. Make Rainbow rice – shake up ½ cup of white rice with a few drops of food colouring (and a TINY splash of water if you need it)
4. Dye old clothes using vege scraps – boil veges skins (about a cups worth) like onions, beetroot, spinach, or orange peels with 2 cups of water. Turn off the heat, allow to cool and put in your old cloths, shirts or hats. Let soak for a few hours, or until they are dyed to the right colour
5. Make sun-catchers
6. Make your own ornaments for the next holiday coming up!
7. Make stamps out of old sponges
8. Make a diorama using an old shoebox. We love making aquariums and solar systems
9. Make scratch art. Paint some paper with lots of different colours (in stripes or random sections). Allow to dry, and then add a layer of black paint. Before it dries, scrape out shapes or drawings.
10. Make Your Own Bookmarks. There are templates online if you need a helping hand!
11. Paint fruit and veges to make aliens  
12. Make Paper Boats
13. Finger Paint
14. Make Friendship Bracelets
15. Make a Bird Feeder using your recycling!
16. Make Paper Bag Puppets
17. Make Handprint people/animals.  
18. Start a Scrapbook
19. Make a sequinned disco ball using small pins, sequins and a Styrofoam ball
20. Make paper aeroplanes

1. Decorate old T-Shirts
2. Make a Thankful Jar
3. Create a sensory “Clean your hands bag!” Check out the link here
4. Paint Leaves
5. Make a Time Capsule
6. Make Button art – using that random collection of old buttons and some glue, create a gorgeous artwork on a piece of cardboard or paper
7. Paint with Watercolours
8. Print off some colouring in templates and colour in
9. Make Paper Crafts. We love to make butterflies, boats and houses
10. Build a Cardboard Castle
11. Create leaf scratching using crayons and paper
12. Make monsters and aliens out of old tissue boxes.
13. Make Potato stamps
14. Make Chalk Paint! Using a cupcake tin, fill each mould with 2tbsp corn starch, 4tbsp water and a few drops of different food colourings!
15. Make puffy paint – mix 1 part shaving cream to 1 part glue, and add in some food colouring
16. Draw a Self Portrait
17. Make Your Own Superhero Costume
18. Build a Fort
19. Have a Pillow Fight
20. Paint a Recycled Jar

1. Write a Story
2. Create a robot using cardboard boxes
3. Make ice cream in a bag
4. Make pikelets 
5. Create a new recipe using only what you have in your house
6. Have a Movie Day
7. Put on a Fashion Show
8. Tye-dye an old shirt!
9. Bake Cupcakes or Muffins
10. Do Yoga – check out our post on keeping kids active at home
11. Build an Obstacle Course
12. Make Dinner Together
13. Build Something With Lego
14. Build a Stack of Cards
15. Put on a Puppet Show
16. Make a Treasure Hunt
17. Practice throwing and catching using a ball or balloon
18. Create buildings out of Jenga
19. Make your own out of space planet. Decorate with glitter, sequins, or diy aliens!
20. Make popcorn from scratch
    **check out our baking activities!

1. Make Your Own Indoor Bowling. Use paper towel rolls as your bowling pins and use a ball to bowl
2. Learn to Draw
3. Put on a Play
4. Make Indoor Hopscotch. Use masking tape to make your own hopscotch on tiles in your own
5. Do a Family Chore Together
6. Have a Dance Party
7. Have a Tea Party
8. Set up a pretend shop, maybe even with post it note prices and go for a shop. Such a great way to teach your kids about money!
9. Make a Sock Toss Game. Use odd socks and fill them with beans or rice. Then try to see how many you can ‘score’ in a laundry basket.
10. Write in a Journal
11. Play Would you rather
12. Play I Spy
13. Play a game of kids trivia
14. Play Simon Says  
15. Play Board Games
16. Play Hide and Seek
17. Learn about the solar system
18. Have an indoor scavenger hunt
19. Play Bingo – make it simple for young ones by using colours instead of numbers
20. Play Card Games

1. Do a Puzzle
2. Play Charades
3. Have a sing along
4. Build Your Own Game – this involves a bunch of different activities, from planning to building!
5. Play musical chairs
6. Play Hot Potato
7. Play Marbles
8. Play “what would you do?”. This is a great activity to help teach your kids what to do if something goes wrong…”what would you do if your ball rolled onto the road”…”what would you do if you saw a fire in our house”
9. Play Keep the Balloon Up
10. Play Dominoes
11. Play Hangman
12. Read Books
13. Do a science project
14. Learn About a New Animal
15. Learn a New Card Game
16. Learn to Sew
17. Learn to Knit
18. Do Brain Teasers
19. Learn a New Language
20. Learn About a Country

We hope you love these activities! Let us know which ones you decide to do!