1.A Dance Party
Dance party can be a fun way to spend your time indoors.
What You Will Need
Music and space to dance.
How to Play
Play your child’s favourite music and dance freely, or copy choreographed dance moves.
Suggestion
You can even choreograph your own routine to make it exciting.
2. Magic Show
Simple, easy-to-do magic tricks can leave your little one in awe.
What You Will Need
A cup and a coin or clip
How to Play
- Place the clip under the cup and slowly, without your child noticing it, drop it on the edge of the table
- Lift the cup to reveal nothing. Your child will be amazed that there is nothing under the cup
Suggestion
If you are creative, you can try more magic tricks to awe your child.
3. Land, Sea, Air
This make-believe game can be the best for a fun time at home.
What You Will Need
Space to play marked by various things
How to Play
- Divide your house into two parts, namely land and sea.
- When you call land, your child needs to jump on the land, and when you call sea, he has to jump on the floor that you decide. If you call air, he’ll need to jump as high as possible.
Suggestion
This game can be paired with a good amount of exercise along with fun.
4. Musical Chairs
This is a game for whole family or a group of kids.
What You Will Need
- Music
- Chairs
How to Play
- Place chairs (1 less than the total number of players) in a circle
- Play music and ask the players to dance around the chairs
- When the music stops, they will need to sit on the closest chair. The person without a chair is out of the game. This chair and music game is very much fun.
Suggestion
You can ask the players to run around the chair to make it more challenging.
5. Guess the Person
This is a pure guessing game and can be played by the whole family.
What You Will Need
A piece of paper to write the names on
How to Play
- Your kids will write a name of a family member, friend or teacher on the paper and keep it with him
- You will need to guess the right name of the person.
Suggestion
This game can be more interesting by giving clues about the person.
6. Chinese Whisper
This simple game can end up with hilarious results. It is best played in a large group.
What You Will Need
Space to play
How to Play
- Sit around in a circle and whisper anything into the ear of the person sitting next to you.
- This has to continue until the message reaches the last person and he will need to announce it out.
- The game is fun because the message usually gets distorted by the time it reaches that last person.
Suggestion
Make the game challenging by whispering long phrases.
7. Carom
This four-player game is perfect for some family time.
What You Will Need
Carom board, coins
How to Play
- Aiming a striker, you will need to hit the other coins into the pockets on the corner of the board
- Different colored coins have a different value, and the rules may differ across the region.
Suggestion
Make the game competitive by playing in teams.
8. Head Pop
Popping balloon can be a fun activity for anyone, including adults.
What You Will Need
- A cap with a pin or a needle attached to it
- Balloons
How to Play
- Hang or stick the balloons at different heights
- Make your child wear the hat and jump up to pop the balloon.
Suggestion
Exercise caution and ensure that your kid does not touch the needle or the pin.
9. Snakes and Ladder
Snakes and ladder is a classic family game that can be enjoyed by everyone.
What You Will Need
The snake and ladder board game with dice and coins
How to Play
- Each person gets to roll the dice and move as many spaces as the number on the dice
- If you reach a ladder, you climb up, and if you fall on the mouth of a snake, you will need to drop down to the tail.
Suggestion
Play this game with three or four players for the best time.
10. Sorting Colors
This game is ideal for toddlers and younger kids, and it aids in cognitive development.
What You Will Need
- Bowls
- Marbles or small items of different colors
How to Play
- Mix up items of all the colors together.
- Now ask your toddler to sort items of the same color and put them each in a different bowl.
Suggestion
If you are using marbles ensure to supervise your child to avoid any choking hazard.
11. Rock, Paper, Scissors
This simple, yet engaging game is a favorite among many.
What You Will Need
Space to play
How to Play
- You and your child will have to make the gesture of rock, paper, or scissors with your hand simultaneously.
- Rock – folding your hand into a fist, paper – outstretched palm, scissors – a V shape using your index and middle finger.
- The rule of the game is that rock trumps scissors, paper trumps rock, and scissors trump paper.
Suggestion
Write down your points and see who wins the most number of sets.
