Kids love playing. It keeps them occupied, happy and energetic. Most of the times, they won’t be dependent on you for having a fun, but sometimes the scorching heat or humid rains outside may become a hurdle to their happy time out with friends at the park. This is when you can help them get their entertainment (and avoid constant nagging, of course!) with these 5 amazing indoor games at home.
1. Indoor Bowling
Make a simple bowling alley in your house. This is an amazing indoor game to sharpen hand-eye coordination and aiming skills for your children.
Requisites:
- Roomy area
- 10 empty medium size bottles (soft drinks bottles can also do)
- Big ball
- Coloured tape
- Marker
- Spray paint
How to make:
- Remove the cover from plastic bottles and spray paint them with your kid’s favourite colour. Leave them to dry completely.
- Using a coloured tape, make the bowling lines
- Arrange the bottles like real bowling pins or one on top of the other to make pyramid-like structure.
- Take turns to strike the balls, one with the maximum strikes wins.
2. Pictionary
This is a fun indoor game that revolves around good guessing. This can help your child develop quick thinking and decision making skills.
Requisites:
- Paper/ white board
- Pencil/ pen or white board marker
- Bowl
How to play:
- Write down different words on small paper chits and fold them before putting in a bowl. It can be movie names, song names or famous celebrity names.
- Split up into 2 teams
- Ask one member from both teams to pull out one piece from the bowl and try to draw a related picture for the others to guess the word. The team that guesses correctly first wins the game.
3. The Obstacle Course
You can build a fun indoor game area with obstacles for kids. This will get them to do good physical activity and improve their stamina.
Requisites:
- Chairs
- Blankets
- Hula Hoops
- Anything safe that can be a training obstacle
How to make:
- Set up a training course and make rules.
- Make sure that the obstacles you have made are safe, blunt-edged and non-slippery.
- Ask your children to complete the course. You can also add the time duration to make it more challenging
- The one who completes the track within the minimum time frame wins.
4. Dominoes
Dominoes is a unique indoor game that can teach your kid some physics. This game is all about relation between space, position and pressure. It’s something your kids can do for the entire day.
Requisites:
- Dominoes game set
How to play:
- Let your kid arrange the dominoes in creative patterns.
- Make sure you given them space because longer rows equals greater fun.
- Once all the pieces are set, ask your kid to flip the first piece and the rest will be an amazing visual treat.
- You can also record it for a long-lasting memory.
5. Treasure Hunt
This is a perfect indoor game at home for the entire family. It will help your children improve their cognitive skills.
Requisites:
- Your kid’s favourite treat or coins
- Paper chits
- Pen
How to make:
- Place the treats and coins in different locations within your house.
- In the paper, chits write down the clues leading from one location to the other.
- Let your kid find the treats using the clues.
These simple indoor games will definitely make your kids love you more. Try them with your kids and share it with your friends so that they can have fun with their kids too!
