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Fun Indoor Activities with Young Kids for Bad Weather Days

Whether it’s snow, sleet, rain, or a younger sibling’s nap time, there are times when weather or other circumstances call for indoor play at home. Here are 11 ideas for fun activities for young children at home, we’d love to hear your ideas in the comments. We will also be posting a list in the next week of indoor activities at other places, so watch for that blog article soon!

  1. Make a blanket fort with old sheets, blankets and pillows with stuffed animals

  2. Build the biggest block tower or building block town you can

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  • Decorate some empty cartons to be what their imaginations want – go to town with crayons, magic markers, scraps of wrapping paper, etc. They could be a pretend town for example.

  • Have a race with toy cars and trucks

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  • Play dress up – pull out any costume like outfits and props you have ranging such as Halloween costumes, old crinolines

  • Hold a pretend indoor Olympics with events like who can do the most jumping jacks, jump as high as you can, set up an obstacle course in the family room
  • Cook or bake something delicious together!

  • To read the rest of the article, please visit my parenting blog at http://gooseling.com/2013/12/17/indoor-activities-young-kids-bad-weather. Lisa Danielpour is Co-Founder and COO of Gooseling, dedicated to teaching children social & life skills through video game apps. Cavity Dragons is the first game designed to encourage kids to brush their teeth, the Jr version for 2 to 5 year olds and the Pro version of 6 to 9 year olds.
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