- This sticky spider web activity is perfect for indoor play, and can be done in any doorway, hallway or other somewhat narrow place that you have.
2. DIY laser maze from It’s Always Autumn. Give the kids a roll of crepe paper and some masking tape and let them go crazy designing mazes and working their way through them.
3. Kids are sure to love these Big Mouth Monster coloring pages from It’s Always Autumn. Print out one of the five designs and let kids color them in – then they can open and close the monsters’ mouths by folding on the lines.
4. Tissue paper transfer art from It’s Always Autumn is another perfect indoor activity for kids, and it’s really fun to see the designs you can make with nothing but tissue paper and water!
5. Slotted building discs by Made By Joe. This is another DIY of a product we’ve purchased before – download the free printables, cut from construction paper or card stock, and let the kids go to town. The blogger mentions how perfect these would be to take along when you go out to dinner. Tons of good stuff for kids on this blog!
6. Download the free templates for these Print + Fold origami bookmarks from It’s Always Autumn, then let kids watch the included video to learn how to fold them into bookmarks. Seven different woodland animal designs.
7. For a fun game that helps reinforce letter recognition, print + play Alphabet bingo from Crazy Little Projects.
8. This is a great activity for school aged kids: Origami jumping frogs from It’s Always Autumn. Click through for step by step folding instructions, then let kids make as many frogs as they like. They actually jump, so they’re pretty fun to play with once you’ve folded a bunch.
9. I’ve seen tons of painted rocks tutorials, but I love these Snowman painted rocks from Frugal Fun 4 Boys because you can paint a bunch and then mix and match them to create different snowpeople.
10. This Mini Foosball table for kids from UCreate is genius! Kids can help make the table out of a shoebox, then spend time playing with it.
11. Fingerprint Art is one of our FAVORITE rainy day activities. Click through for details on the book that teaches kids how to turn their fingerprints into hundreds of different animals, people, and designs. I love this kid activity because it doesn’t require any parental help!
12. These pretty Heart Suncatchers from Fireflies and Mudpies are easy for kids to make, and could be made in any shape or colors for different holidays.
13. Learn about Salt painting from The Best Ideas For Kids – it’s easy to do with supplies you probably already have on hand and great for younger kids!
14. Reinforce number sense with 10 different Counting printables from The Best Ideas for Kids.
15. Kids will have a blast with these Print + color Unicorn masks from It’s Always Autumn. Print out the free template and let kids design and color their unicorn. Then help them cut it out and add elastic so they can wear the masks for make believe play.
16. Paper spinners from Make and Takes are easy to make with cardboard and string, and mesmerizing to play with!
17. How cute are these Clothespin Paper puppets from Moms and Crafters? Kids will have fun coloring them, adding hair, and playing with the completed puppets.
18. This is one of the cutest ideas I’ve seen online: use a toilet paper tube to make a Fire Breathing dragon from One Little Project.
19. This Marshmallow Toothpick building challenge from Munchkins and Moms is a great one: it doesn’t require much help from mom and it gets kids’ brains working! Plus it’s fun and will keep little hands busy for quite a while.
20. If your kids want to paint but you don’t want to clean up, try this No Mess Painting from Powerful Mothering. It’s the perfect indoor activity for kids!
21. If you’re looking for an easy, engaging game to play with your kids, check out The Dice Game from It’s Always Autumn. The free printable instruction sheet makes it easy to learn how to play, and the game is a great way to teach addition. Best for kids 5+ although younger kids can play with help.
22. Make a classic activity a little more fun with Paper airplanes + target from Good Housekeeping. Kids can design their own “target board” which will keep them playing with the airplanes they fold longer.
23. Balloon ping pong from Keeping it Simple. So easy but completely genius. People are brilliant, right?
24. Print out the Lego letters from Little Bins for Little Hands and combine the fun of legos with the fun of learning. Perfect indoor activity for rainy days.
25. We love this Target practice idea from Toddler Approved! Even the littlest kids can have fun tossing balls at the targets.
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