1. Building a Fort
Although not necessarily a game, it can keep your child engaged and occupied.
What You Will Need
Pillows
Chairs
Cardboard boxes
Blankets
Anything else in the house that can be used
How to Play
- To make a cardboard fort, you can simply stack up a few cardboard boxes together and stick them with tape
- Stack up pillows on two sides with a gap between them and throw a blanket over for a simple pillow fort
- A few sticks and a blanket can help you build a tepee tent
- Simply cover a table or a couple of chairs with a blanket, and you’ll have a small fort. You could also fold up the blanket on one side and call it an entrance.
Suggestion
You can build a fort with pillows, cardboard boxes, and blankets with your kids.
2. Dominoes
Stacking dominoes and watching them fall in quick succession can be enjoyable for people across ages. It can also give your child something to do for an entire day.
What You Will Need
Dominoes game set
How to Play
- Stack the dominoes in the pattern and arrangement that your child prefers. You can help your child with this.
- Once all the pieces are set, you can ask your child to flip the first piece and watch as the rest follow suit.
Suggestion
Try different patterns and capture the entire thing on video for a memory that will last.
3. Ice Tower Excavation
Ice tower excavation is just the game your child needs when it is too hot to step outside. It is simple and can be enjoyed for hours.
What You Will Need
A tall container
Different toys and trinkets
How to Play
- Place the toys in the container and fill it with clear water
- Place this container in the freezer until the water turns to ice, and the toys are trapped inside
- Ease this ice block out of the container and arm your child with tools like salt, eye drops, and squeeze bottles to melt the ice and rescue the toy
Suggestion
Use a container that has a uniform width to make it easier to take the ice out of it.
4. Read
Getting your child into the habit of reading is a great way to keep him occupied on most days.
What You Will Need
Books
How to Play
Pick up a book with pictures and read with your child
Suggestion
Get your child a new book each time to captivate his attention.
5. Freeze
This simple game can be a great family activity that both adults and kids will enjoy.
What You Will Need
Music
Space to play
How to Play
Play the music and dance till the music stops and ask everyone to freeze in the position they were in.
Suggestion
You can even ask the kids to pose in specific postures to make the game challenging.
6. Paper Bag Skits
This creative game is ideal for older kids and can be played during a sleepover when you have a lot of kids together.
What You Will Need
Paper bags filled with small props like spoons, jewellery, ball, sock, etc.
How to Play
- Form groups of kids and give each group a paper bag filled with different props
- Tell them to create a small skit using the props they have received
- After 15 minutes, allow each group enough time to showcase what they have planned.
Suggestion
This game can be made more creative with elaborate props.
7. Hide and seek
With some space inside the house, you can play this for hours.
What You Will Need
Space to play inside the house
How to Play
- Ask one child to close his eyes and count till 20 until the rest of them hide in different places
- Once the seeker is done with counting, he will have to go to find others
- The first person to be caught has to count the next time when the others hide again.
Suggestion
You can take the game up a notch by playing it in the dark. Ensure to child-proof the house before doing so.
8. Treasure Hunt
With a simple yet fun treasure hunt game, you can give your kid the chance to learn and utilize his cognition.
What You Will Need
Hints and clues at each hidden location
Coins or treats
How to Play
- Hide treats or coins in various places like under the bed or in cereal boxes along with clues to the next location, creating a trail
- Give your child a hint to where the first clue is and let him find the rest on his own.
Suggestion
Leaving some currency coins along with the clues can be a great option.
9. Hot Potato
This indoor game is ideal for young kids in a group.
What You Will Need
A potato or a ball
How to Play
- Make them sit in a circle and pass the potato to each other
- Play music
- Stop the music, and the kid with the potato is out. The last one to remain wins.
Suggestion
You can play this game with any prop like a ball or a toy.
