78 Fun Things to Do Indoors
Stuck indoors? Your home can be a fun zone with just a little creativity. No screens, no boredom—just play, laughter, and imagination.
From DIY games to cozy crafts, these easy ideas are perfect for keeping kids entertained and making any day at home feel special.
1. Build Cardboard Cars for Racing
Children use large boxes to craft their own race cars. They decorate them with paint, stickers, or markers for a personal touch. With imagination, living rooms and hallways turn into exciting race tracks.
2. Design and Craft a Box Dollhouse
Kids create a dollhouse from cardboard, which sparks creativity. They design rooms and add furniture using recycled materials. The result is a unique, personalized space for their dolls or action figures.
3. Organize an Indoor Movie Night
Families build box cars to sit in while watching a movie, creating a miniature drive-in. Add popcorn and snacks for an at-home cinema experience.
4. Create Minecraft-Inspired Crafts
Fans of Minecraft build pixelated tools, characters, or scenes using colored paper or cardboard. This activity turns digital worlds into hands-on fun.
5. Construct Homemade Pinwheels
Kids make pinwheels with colorful paper and a stick. They enjoy watching their creations spin in the wind or in front of a fan.
6. Make a Cardboard Art Easel
Kids turn a sturdy box into a portable easel for painting, drawing, or chalk art. This encourages them to try different art supplies and styles.
7. Craft a Glitter-Filled Calm Jar
Children make a calming jar using a clear container, soap, water, and glitter. Watching the swirling glitter settle helps them relax.
8. Blow Homemade or Store-Bought Bubbles
Kids blow bubbles indoors or outside. Homemade bubble solution with dish soap and water works well, and they can make bubble wands from pipe cleaners.
9. Play Hide-and-Seek
Kids play hide-and-seek around the house. They have fun discovering hiding spots and searching for one another.
10. Build a Feeder for Birds
Kids make a bird feeder from recycled materials like plastic bottles or pinecones. They decorate the feeder for extra fun.
11. Draw Hopscotch Squares
Kids play hopscotch outside with chalk or inside with tape. This activity gets them moving and practicing hopping, skipping, and balancing.
12. Start a Small Garden or Pot Plants
Children plant seeds in a garden or pots and learn to care for living things. Watching the plants grow is rewarding.
13. Help Wash the Family Car
On warm days, families wash the car together. Kids join in, making it a fun and helpful activity.
14. Collect and Decorate Stones
Kids search for interesting rocks and paint them. Painted rocks can be used as decorations, paperweights, or gifts.
15. Take Photos and Create a Memory Book
Children take pictures of daily adventures. They print the photos and assemble them in a scrapbook or homemade album.
16. Build a Blanket or Pillow Fort
Kids use couch cushions, pillows, and blankets to build cozy forts. These forts become spaces for reading, playing, or indoor picnics.
17. Make Colorful Pictures with Chalk
Kids draw large murals outside with sidewalk chalk. Indoors, they use chalkboards or large paper for creative drawings.
18. Set Up a Scavenger Hunt at Home
Kids search for specific items, follow clues, or solve riddles during a scavenger hunt. This activity adds excitement and builds problem-solving skills.
19. Watch a Sunset Together
Families spend time outside enjoying the sunset. It’s a simple way to relax together.
20. Bake Simple Treats
Kids help bake cookies, muffins, or bread by measuring, mixing, and decorating. Sharing the treats is a tasty reward.
21. Try Silly Activities Together
Families play goofy games, have silly face contests, or try playful challenges. Laughter brings everyone closer.
22. Assemble a Mini Twig Boat
Kids design and build twig boats to float in bathtubs, puddles, or water tables. They enjoy testing their miniature vessels.
23. Put Together a Personal Time Capsule
Children fill a time capsule with favorite trinkets, drawings, or letters. They choose a future date to open it together.
24. Practice Easy Magic Tricks
Kids learn simple card or coin tricks to entertain family and friends. Practicing magic builds hand-eye coordination and confidence.
25. Play Classic Card Games
Families play simple card games like Go Fish, Crazy Eights, or Old Maid. These games support memory and number skills.
26. Dance to Music and Freeze
Kids play freeze dance by moving to music and freezing when it stops. They can freeze in silly poses or shapes for extra fun.
27. Work on Jigsaw or Homemade Puzzles
Children solve jigsaw or homemade puzzles to develop patience and logical thinking. Making custom puzzles adds a creative element.
28. Perform Skits Using Paper Bags and Props
Groups use bags of random props to create short skits. This activity encourages quick thinking and public speaking.
29. Tape a Balance Beam on the Floor
Families use tape to create a line or zigzag on the floor. Kids walk along it, practicing balance or trying poses inspired by gymnastics or yoga.
30. Set Up a Bowling Alley Indoors
Kids use empty plastic bottles as pins for indoor bowling. Rolling a ball to knock them down helps practice aim and coordination.
31. Play a Round of Hot Potato
Children play Hot Potato with music and a small soft object. They pass it quickly until the music stops; whoever holds it is out.
32. Try the Guess-the-Sound Game
Adults place noisy objects out of view. They make a sound with one item, and kids guess what it is.
33. Follow Commands with Simon Says
Kids play Simon Says by only following commands that start with “Simon says.” This game builds listening and movement skills.
34. Hang a Basket for Indoor Hoop Shots
Families use a laundry basket or bucket as a basketball hoop. Kids try to make shots from different spots with soft balls or rolled socks.
35. Learn Traditional Clapping Games
Children learn hand-clapping rhymes and games. These activities support rhythm and teamwork.
36. Make a Paper Fortune Teller
Kids fold paper to make fortune tellers or draw emojis for a magic 8-ball. These offer silly answers or predictions.
37. Pretend to Fly Cardboard Planes
Children turn cardboard pieces into airplane shapes. They pretend to fly, encouraging imaginative storytelling.
38. Build a Mini Town with Toilet Paper Rolls
Kids turn cardboard tubes into buildings, cars, or people. They decorate and arrange them to create a mini town.
39. Create Multicolored Crayons from Old Ones
Children melt leftover crayon bits together to make rainbow crayons. This is a fun way to reuse broken crayons.
40. Make Binoculars with Paper Tubes
Kids tape two cardboard rolls together to make pretend binoculars. They use them for adventure games or sound safaris.
41. Construct a Tabletop Foosball Game
Families use a box, sticks, and balls to build a small foosball table. Moveable players make the game interactive.
42. Organize Desk Supplies with Homemade Holders
Kids turn old containers or decorated cardboard into desk caddies. This teaches organizing skills and adds style to their study space.
43. Craft a Cardboard Jetpack
Children use boxes, paper rolls, and paint to make wearable jetpacks. They pretend to go on outer-space adventures.
44. Set Up a Sensory Ladybug Box
Kids fill a box with textured items like buttons, pom-poms, or beans. Adding ladybug-themed items makes it extra fun.
45. Decorate a Tree for Each Holiday
Children make paper or recycled decorations for each season to hang on a craft tree. This brings festive cheer indoors all year.
46. Create Team Flags for Basketball Fans
Kids make pennant flags for their favorite teams or sports. They use flags for pretend games or as decorations during parties.
47. Craft Soft Animal Toys
Children sew or glue simple animal shapes using fabric or felt. These toys make great bedtime buddies.
48. Design and Wear Colorful Felt Hairpins
Kids use felt scraps and glue to create hair accessories. These are fun for dressing up or giving as gifts.
49. Make Eye Masks in Fun Animal Designs
Children sew or craft soft eye masks, like owl eyes, for napping or pretend play. Masks encourage quiet time and costume fun.
50. Pretend to Be Different Characters
Kids use simple costumes or homemade accessories to become their favorite characters, like superheroes or Jedi.
51. Make Play Crowns from Pipe Cleaners
Children twist pipe cleaners into crowns. They decorate them with beads or foil for extra sparkle.
52. Craft Miniature Hockey Sticks
Kids turn popsicle sticks or small wood pieces into hockey sticks for tabletop games. Add paper pucks and goals to create a full mini-hockey match setup.
53. Enjoy Printable Games
Children play simple games like tic-tac-toe or mazes by printing or drawing them. These games are great for quick entertainment or travel.
54. Whip Up Edible Playdough
Kids make playdough from kitchen ingredients, making it safe for little ones. Shaping and rolling the dough helps fine motor skills.
55. Create Heart-Shaped Matching Headbands
Children make matching headbands with paper, felt, or fabric. Decorating them with hearts encourages sharing and creativity.
56. Braid Homemade Accessories
Older kids braid friendship bracelets or keychains with yarn or thread. This craft teaches patterns and patience.
57. Make Disco Microphones for Sing-Alongs
Kids decorate old paper tubes or balls with shiny paper to make pretend microphones. These are perfect for at-home karaoke or dance parties.
58. Dye Eggs in Swirled Colors
Children dip eggs in colored water or shaving cream to create marbled designs. This is a fun project for spring or craft time.
59. Weave or Craft a Handmade Flower Crown
Kids twist faux flowers and floral wire into flower crowns. They wear them for dress-up or special photos.
60. Make Homemade Maracas
Children add rice or beads to bottles to make maracas. These homemade instruments are perfect for musical fun.
61. Build a Simple Plant Terrarium
Kids use a jar, soil, and small plants to make a terrarium. This teaches them about plant care and tiny ecosystems.
62. Fizzy Bath Bombs for Tub Time
Children mix baking soda, citric acid, and a little oil to make bath fizzies. These add fun and color to bath time.
63. Pin Homemade Badge Designs to Clothes
Kids decorate plastic or foam to make lapel pins. Wearing their creations builds pride in their art.
64. Use Paint to Brighten Old Shoes
Children paint sneakers to refresh old shoes. This lets them show off their style.
65. Spin a Classic Whirligig Toy
Kids make a spinning toy with string and a disc. Playing with it is fun and introduces basic physics.
66. Sew a Reversible Felt Play Mat
Children sew or glue a felt mat with different colors on each side. The mat becomes a play surface for cars, dolls, or toys.
67. Embroider Easy Felt Patches
Kids embroider simple shapes onto felt to make personalized patches. They use these on bags, jackets, or notebooks.
68. Dip-and-Dye Custom T-Shirts
Children dip shirts into dye to create custom clothing. Bright designs make any outfit cheerful.
69. Gather for a Classic Board Game
Families play classic board games like Monopoly, Candy Land, or Scrabble for screen-free fun.
70. Go on a Sound-Finding Safari
Kids choose a space at home or outside and listen carefully. They try to identify as many sounds as possible to sharpen listening skills.
71. Guess What’s Under the Blanket
Someone hides an object under a blanket. Others guess what it is by touch or clues.
72. Watch Clouds and Imagine Shapes
Kids lie back and look at clouds, sharing what each one looks like. This activity sparks imagination.
73. Make Stars Indoors with Flashlights
Children turn off the lights and project star shapes on the ceiling using a flashlight and cut-out paper. Indoor stargazing can be part of bedtime.
74. Protect the Sleeping Giant Game
One person pretends to be a sleeping giant while others try to steal an object without being caught. This quiet, sneaky game adds laughter.
75. Roll Around and Be Silly
Kids have fun rolling on the floor or having gentle wrestling matches on a soft surface. Sometimes, simple play is the best.
76. Draw a Racetrack for Toy Cars
Kids can use chalk, tape, or paper to design their own racetrack for toy cars. They race tiny cars, which encourages creativity and friendly competition.
77. Play a Pretend Surgery Game
Set up toys, dolls, and play medical kits to create a “hospital.” This role-play helps kids learn empathy and basic body part names.
78. Pretend to Be a Tattoo Artist
Children can use washable markers or stickers to create pretend tattoos on themselves or their toys. This activity is creative and safe. Cleanup is easy.
A memorable day doesn’t require a big budget or a trip outside—just imagination, a little effort, and good company.
From crafting to cooking, these indoor activities bring joy, spark laughter, and create moments you’ll actually want to remember. So go ahead—make today count.
