7/24/2019 20 Fun Indoor Games http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/20-fun-indoor-games 1/12 20 fun indoor games Here are 20 indoor games that will keep kids (and you) happy and active—noTVor video games required. Sep 29, 2014 Haley Overland 29 Another rainy day, the kids getting restless, and you’re out of ideas for things to do? You’ve come to the right place. Here are 20 fun and simple games to cure that cabin fever: 1. Pencil-and-paper games FromBattleship to Sprouts, we’ve created a must-play list of pencil-and-paper games that beat TVany rainy day. Gather some pencils andpaper and check out our best of pencil-and-paper games. 2. Building You don’t need a fancy building set for this. Popsicle stick cities, card towers, even buildings out of blocks, or forts out of boxes or pillows, will do just fine. If you want to get competitive, whoever builds the highest tower wins. 3. Magical Mama (or Papa) Be your kids’ very own Harry Houdini—without the locks, chains and water tanks, of course. Simply place a coin under one of three cups and shuffle the cups around. Then ask your children to guess which cup holds the coin. Sneaky parents can place the cups near the edge of a table and secretly drop the coin. Watch your tots’ eyes light up in amazement when they learn the coin is gone! 4.Card games Card games are great for challenging young minds and creating hours of indoor fun. Grab a box of cards and check out our favourite traditional card games.
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Here are 20 indoor games that will keep kids (and you)
happy and active—no TV or video games required.Sep 29, 2014 Haley Overland 29
Another rainy day, the kids getting restless, and you’re out of ideas for things
to do? You’ve come to the right place. Here are 20 fun and simple games to
cure that cabin fever:
1. Pencil-and-paper games
From Battleship to Sprouts, we’ve created a must-play list of pencil-and-papergames that beat TV any rainy day. Gather some pencils and paper and check
out ourbest of pencil-and-paper games.
2. Building
You don’t need a fancy building set for this. Popsicle stick cities, card towers,
even buildings out of blocks, orforts out of boxes or pillows, will do just fine. If
you want to get competitive, whoever builds the highest tower wins.
3. Magical Mama (or Papa)
Be your kids’ very own Harry Houdini—without the locks, chains and water
tanks, of course. Simply place a coin under one of three cups and shuffle the
cups around. Then ask your children to guess which cup holds the coin.
Sneaky parents can place the cups near the edge of a table and secretly drop
the coin. Watch your tots’ eyes light up in amazement when they learn the coin
is gone!
4. Card games
Card games are great for challenging young minds and creating hours of
indoor fun. Grab a box of cards and check out ourfavourite traditional
by a single box (6), two more boxes (7, 8) and the final half-circle “home” base
(9). Next, choose a marker, such as a coin, stone or beanbag. The first player
will throw the marker into square 1 without letting it bounce or touch the lines.
If successful, the player will then hop — one foot on single squares and two
feet on side-by-side squares — avoiding square #1. The player may rest on
“home” before hopping back. On the way back, he or she picks up the marker
on square #1 and, if successful (lands within the lines, hops or jumps with
proper footing, doesn’t fall), takes another turn and throws it into square #2.
When the player is unsuccessful, the next player takes a turn. Players resume
their turns by throwing the marker on the last box played. The winner is the
first player to throw the marker home (#9), and smoothly complete the whole
course.
10. DIY balance beam
While you have your masking tape out, why not make your own balance
beam? We all know how much kids love walking in straight lines every chance
they get. Put on some music, and one at a time the kids can take their turn
walking one-foot-over-the-other across the straight line of tape. Make the
game more challenging by having the kids walk backwards or balance with
one foot on the line.
11. Hide and Seek
No list of indoor games would be complete without Hide and Seek, now would
it? In this classic game, one person (“It”) covers his or her eyes and counts
aloud while the other players hide. When “It” is finished counting, he or she
begins looking for the hiders. The last hider to be found is the next “It.”
Warning: this game is often a source of giggle fits. Families with older children
might want to take things up a notch and play Hide and Seek in the dark. Justto be safe, make sure there are no loose items on the floor. If you want, allow
“It” to carry a flashlight or turn the lights on once “It” finishes counting.
12. Treasure hunt
Kids love finding hidden objects — especially when there’s a prize at the end.
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