13 Best Fun Indoor Games for Kids

Playing games is not only fun but a stress booster. So it’s very important to engage your kids in some activities. Also, during this quarantine everyone is at their home. This is the best time to play with your kids. Make full use of it by playing some interesting games with your kids at home.

1. Place bottles in a line at some distance.

2. If 2 persons are playing it then make 2 rows like this.

3. Each person has to run in a zig-zag way from between the bottles without touching it.

4. The person who reaches first to the endpoint will be the winner.

5. Play it for as many hours as you like.

You have to do pushups. So when you go up, the kid has to go from below you and when you go down, the kid has to jump over you.

This is a very fun activity for kids and a very good exercise for you as well. So, whenever you feel like doing a physical activity then this is best to do with kids.

Pictionary is a classic game of drawing and guessing the pictures.

1. Make some chits and write down the different word on each chit

2. Drop them in a bowl

3. Ask your child to pick one chit and draw the object on the board. You have to guess it. Alternatively, draw and guess.

Cards are always a fun game. It is good for child development as they can learn about colours, numbers and different characters in a deck of cards.

1. Play simple games with kids like making cards from number 1 to 10 or 1 to 13.

2. For example, distribute 10 cards to each player and they have to make them in a series of 1 to 10 by picking and throwing from the rest of the cards. Those who will make first will be the winner

3. Play Other games like go fish etc.

You can also opt for Uno which is also a fun alternative.

1. The kid needs to set the pieces of the puzzle together to form a picture if it is a picture puzzle.

2. Words puzzles are excellent for older kids in order to improve their vocabulary.

1. The kid will hold the cup on one side of the table

2. You have to pass the ball through the table and the kid will catch it in the cup.

With some space inside the house, you can play this for hours.

1. Ask your child to count from 1 to 20 and you all need to hide somewhere

2. Once the seeker is done with counting, he will have to go to find others

3. The first person to be caught has to count for the next time while others have to hide again.

This is a very interesting and simple game. It can be played anytime anywhere. You just need a ball.

1. As many members can play this game.

2. They just need to throw a ball and another person has to catch it. Then in this way, each player will throw the ball to a different player.

Ludo is a strategy board game played by two or four players.

1. Each person gets to roll the dice and move the Ludo pieces as many spaces as the number of the dice.

2. The person who first reaches home with all four Ludo pieces will win the game

3. It is a very easy and fun game to play with your kids.

It is an ancient Indian game to be played with two or more players.

1. Each person gets to roll the dice and move as many spaces as the number of the dice.

2. If you reach a ladder, climb up and if you reach a snake, need to drop down to the tail.

Carrom is perfect for some family time.

1. One by one, each player has to hit the carrom pieces into the side pockets with the striker

2. Different coloured coins have different values

3. The one with the highest value carrom pieces will win the game

4. Play in groups to make it more interesting

1. Play your children favourite songs and they will dance

2. When you’ll stop the song they need to freeze in that position.

3. Continue it till you are enjoying.

1. Mix up all the balls of different colours together

2. Ask your kid to sort items of different colours in a different bowl.

It’s better to play with balls, as kids can choke marbles which are hazardous.

Try out these fun games at home with your kids and let us know in the comment section which one you like the most?

Be safe, stay healthy.