Very often, it happens that we want to go for a picnic with our little one, on weekends mostly, but the weather spoils everything; may be too much of rains or too sunny. What to do know? As parents you might want to relax, but if you have a preschooler at home, s/he is not going to let you do that. Preschoolers are pretty difficult to handle and the best way to engage them is to play indoor games with them or indulge them in various activities like arts and crafts and science activities, in which they will enjoy as well learn. So, if you are running out of ideas, you have come in at the right place. Generally, it happens that we can't think of any games for children instantly. So just go through this article and check them out. I am sure you will have a great time!
Balloon Volleyball: A fun game to play. Buy some balloons and empty your living room, so that you can play volleyball; your kid on one side and you on the other. This will keep you on your toes all the time!
Bean Bag Fun: We all own bean bags. The soft texture of it is ever so likable! What you can do is, play beanbag toss, beanbag balance or just play catch-n-throw with it.
Fish Ponds: An amazing game which you will surely enjoy. It requires you to cut fish shapes of paper and then attach them to a paper clip, on which you can write fun activity as in "jog at a place", or "do jumping jacks" etc. and keep these fish in a pond (bowl). Take a long stick with a string at one end. Attach a magnet towards the other end of the string and your child's fishing net is ready! Ask him/her to "go fishing"! Enjoy.
Hide and Seek: I am sure you must be knowing this one. You can hide yourself in places not to be seen easily, at home and be found by your kids or vice versa; if you could hide for longer, you are the best player! If your house is spacious enough you can go in for this. Take alternate turns with your kids, they enjoy playing this one!
Pillow Throws: It's like dodgeball played inside. Make your living room a bit spacious. Sit on your couch and ask your kid to run in between, while you try hitting him with the pillow. You will see your child giggling all the time.
Treasure Hunt: Hide their favorite cars or toys or books anywhere in the house and then tell them to find it. You can use the terms "hotter" and "colder" as in if he/she is closer to it, you can say "hotter" and if he/*she is away, "colder". You can also make maps for them as hints. Treasure hunt is a very popular game and preschoolers love it.
Blindfold: It is played in one room. Tie a cloth to the eyes so as to disable the vision and be caught by the sound effects. Surely you must have played it sometime. Your entire family can participate in this one by taking alternate turns. It's a fun game where you can just fool around with your kids.
Red light/Green light: Make your child run, hop, dance when you say green light and tell him/her to stop as soon as you say red light.
Memory Game: Cut square cardboard pieces and draw different alphabets or shapes or fruit names on them. Place them in an order and let your kid observe it carefully. Then invert the cards and ask you child "what's where". You can test his memory by doing so.
Video Games: I am sure all kids love playing video games. Certain Wii games can totally engross them in it and as parents, you will get a spare time to do any house hold work, if you want to.
Indoor Activities for Preschoolers
Making Various Arts and Crafts: This is one of the many rainy day activities for kids! Tell your kid to make different toys or shapes from various crafts papers. This will be a learning process as well for him/her. You can make a paper mache paste for him/her and let him/her make paper toys or boats or puppets from it. You can also tell him/her to make toys from clay. They look very cute. You can also teach him/her origami. You can arrange competition between your child and his friends to make it a bit interesting and give gifts to all later.
Drawing: You can arrange a drawing competition by calling some of your child's friends as I mentioned earlier and ask them to paint and draw pictures of their choice and then reward him/her with prizes or small gifts. This will encourage them. You can also allow them to do wall painting. Preschoolers are good learners and love creativity!
You can play cards, puzzles, Sudoku or scrabble with them. There are many indoor games which you can play, but the above one's are real fun and most popular. I hope, now you are not running out of games to play with your child. Indoor games for preschoolers are cool and enjoyable. So enjoy and let your child enjoy as well!
Balloon Volleyball: A fun game to play. Buy some balloons and empty your living room, so that you can play volleyball; your kid on one side and you on the other. This will keep you on your toes all the time!
Bean Bag Fun: We all own bean bags. The soft texture of it is ever so likable! What you can do is, play beanbag toss, beanbag balance or just play catch-n-throw with it.
Fish Ponds: An amazing game which you will surely enjoy. It requires you to cut fish shapes of paper and then attach them to a paper clip, on which you can write fun activity as in "jog at a place", or "do jumping jacks" etc. and keep these fish in a pond (bowl). Take a long stick with a string at one end. Attach a magnet towards the other end of the string and your child's fishing net is ready! Ask him/her to "go fishing"! Enjoy.
Hide and Seek: I am sure you must be knowing this one. You can hide yourself in places not to be seen easily, at home and be found by your kids or vice versa; if you could hide for longer, you are the best player! If your house is spacious enough you can go in for this. Take alternate turns with your kids, they enjoy playing this one!
Pillow Throws: It's like dodgeball played inside. Make your living room a bit spacious. Sit on your couch and ask your kid to run in between, while you try hitting him with the pillow. You will see your child giggling all the time.
Treasure Hunt: Hide their favorite cars or toys or books anywhere in the house and then tell them to find it. You can use the terms "hotter" and "colder" as in if he/she is closer to it, you can say "hotter" and if he/*she is away, "colder". You can also make maps for them as hints. Treasure hunt is a very popular game and preschoolers love it.
Blindfold: It is played in one room. Tie a cloth to the eyes so as to disable the vision and be caught by the sound effects. Surely you must have played it sometime. Your entire family can participate in this one by taking alternate turns. It's a fun game where you can just fool around with your kids.
Red light/Green light: Make your child run, hop, dance when you say green light and tell him/her to stop as soon as you say red light.
Memory Game: Cut square cardboard pieces and draw different alphabets or shapes or fruit names on them. Place them in an order and let your kid observe it carefully. Then invert the cards and ask you child "what's where". You can test his memory by doing so.
Video Games: I am sure all kids love playing video games. Certain Wii games can totally engross them in it and as parents, you will get a spare time to do any house hold work, if you want to.
Indoor Activities for Preschoolers
Making Various Arts and Crafts: This is one of the many rainy day activities for kids! Tell your kid to make different toys or shapes from various crafts papers. This will be a learning process as well for him/her. You can make a paper mache paste for him/her and let him/her make paper toys or boats or puppets from it. You can also tell him/her to make toys from clay. They look very cute. You can also teach him/her origami. You can arrange competition between your child and his friends to make it a bit interesting and give gifts to all later.
Drawing: You can arrange a drawing competition by calling some of your child's friends as I mentioned earlier and ask them to paint and draw pictures of their choice and then reward him/her with prizes or small gifts. This will encourage them. You can also allow them to do wall painting. Preschoolers are good learners and love creativity!
You can play cards, puzzles, Sudoku or scrabble with them. There are many indoor games which you can play, but the above one's are real fun and most popular. I hope, now you are not running out of games to play with your child. Indoor games for preschoolers are cool and enjoyable. So enjoy and let your child enjoy as well!