Now that we’re stuck inside for an extended period of period of time, perhaps another safari on indoor activities is necessary. After all, we highly recommend social distancing and that involves staying at home with your kids! Today, we’re going to count down from the top ten activities to do inside with them. After all, just because we can’t go outside doesn’t mean we can’t have fun! These activities range from physical activities to cooking to reading but every single one of them is guaranteed to be fun for you and your kids.
- Reading. The number one activity to do with your kids is read with them! When school is out of session, keep your kids minds growing and learning by reading to them. Not only is reading educational but when you can’t go outside, reading can take you on an adventure. This writer highly recommends classic children’s adventure stories like Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia, both of which create some of the best fantasy worlds for a child to explore.
- Dance Parties. There’s nothing that uplifts a child’s spirits more than putting on some fun music to party to. Rather than sit around, break out some upbeat music and encourage your kid to dance! Not only does it give them a work out but it can be a mood lifter too.
- Cookie Cutting. If there’s one thing that kids love, it’s playing with easily mold-able dough. Whether it be cookie dough, or Play-doh, kids can express themselves by making very fun shapes and shaping it to their heart’s content. With cookie dough, you can buy all sorts of cookie cutters to shape it into fun shapes like stars. Then just put the cookie dough in the oven and your kids can eat their own creations.
- Board Games. Board games are great ways to spend time with your kids. Not only do they take up a lot of time, (Monopoly and Life games can last for a good while) but they teach kids how to follow the rules and wait their turn.
- TV shows. Normally, the Safari Adventure blog doesn’t encourage kids to sit around and watch TV for long periods of time, but in this time of crisis, it’s very recommendable to have some down time for kids between activities. Pick a fun classic show like Sesame Street or Blues Clues (classic Steve episodes are recommended by the author himself) and watch your kids learn in addition to have fun.
- Coloring Books. Coloring Books are cheap, contain a lot of material and are also very fun for children. Whether they are coloring inside the lines or outside the lines, they are still using their imagination to pick the colors that suit their artistic vision. Encourage your kids to become artists with coloring books.
- Snack time. Treat your kids to a tasty and healthy snack. Apple slices and orange slices are always recommended because they are not only nutritious, they are sweet. They’re also easy to eat and yummy too.
- Pretend. Sometimes when you can’t go outside, pretending you are is the next best thing. Pretend you’re on a safari and searching for animals or perhaps, pretend you are the animals yourself. There’s nothing a kid loves more than using their imagination.
- Pillow Time. There’s nothing more fun to a kid then playing with pillows. Pillows are soft and comfy, but also can create forts for kids to hide in. They’re also very helpful for nap time, which brings us to…
- Nap time. Take a well earned rest after these fun, vigorous and imaginative activities. Not only do they give your kids a rest but they give you a rest as well!
Even while we take a break during these times, Clown Around still offers gift cards to be purchased on Facebook and Instagram. We hope to see you during our open plays once this crisis is over. Until then, we hope you’ll use these and other ways to still have fun at home!
Gann, Jen. “What If Coronavirus Means Your Kids Are Stuck at Home?” The Cut. Thecut.com, 2020. https://www.thecut.com/article/indoor-activities-for-kids.html
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