Kids bored? Not anymore! Whether it’s too hot or cold to go outside, you’re looking for rainy day activities or stuck indoors, these indoor activities will keep the kids entertained for hours! Here are over 100 Indoor Activities for Kids that Require Low-Prep to No-Prep.
Bonus: Many of these indoor activities require ZERO to minimal prep.

100+ Indoor Activities for Kids that Require Low-Prep to No-Prep

• Color in a coloring book or print a coloring page.
• Put on a fashion show using costumes, dress up clothes, etc.
• Go on a virtual field trip.
• Play card games.
• Invite friends to a virtual playdate.
• Do Kids Yoga.
• Play Freeze Dance.
• Throw a birthday party for a stuffed animal. Make a birthday card and a Play-Doh cake.
• Turn off the lights, turn up the music and have a Glow Party using glow sticks.
• Make a dessert using ingredients you already have at home.
• Have a DIY spa day with manicures, pedicures and facials.
• Go for a “swim” in the bathtub in a bathing suit.
• Take a bubble bath with lots of bubbles.
• Let the kids use their imagination with a large cardboard box.
• Have an indoor picnic.
• Switch up meals (breakfast for dinner, ice cream for breakfast, pizza for breakfast, etc.)
• Dim the lights and have a movie marathon with snacks.
• Build a fort using pillows and blankets.
• Make crafts using supplies you already have at home.
• Create an indoor obstacle course using a variety of motions (jumping, crawling, balancing, etc).
• Write letters to relatives.
• Hide an object in a room and have the kids find it. Put on a timer for older kids.
• Celebrate a Quirky Holiday.
• Do a giant jigsaw puzzle.
• Cuddle up with a few books.
• Watch an educational show.
• Have a talent show.
• Go on a scavenger hunt finding a list of items around the house.
• Dress up in Mommy/Daddy’s clothes and have a photoshoot.
• Play board games.
• Play Simon Says.
• Decorate cardboard boxes.
• Make Play-Doh.
• Turn up the music and have a dance party.
• Play with water. Fill your sink with dish soap and plenty of toys.
• Make slime.
• Make your own puppets. Use brown paper bags and decorate.
• Put on a puppet show.
• Have a video game tournament.
• Bowl indoors. Use plastic bottles or cups and a balled up sock.
• Make your own necklaces/bracelets using uncooked pasta or cheerios.
• Have a tattoo party and apply temporary tattoos.
• Have an indoor camp-in and make s’mores.
• Write and illustrate a comic book.
• Go on an ABC Hunt around the house. Look for items that start with letters in the alphabet.
• Try science experiments using baking soda and vinegar.
• Color with bathtub crayons on the shower wall.
• Make paper airplanes.
• Dress up in fancy clothes and have a tea party.
• Play in a DIY ball pit. Use an inflatable pool filled with balls.
• Act out your child’s favorite book.
• Let the kids sort toys by color or size order in their room.
• Jump rope in a large space.
• Hula hoop in a large space.
• Let the kids create their own pizzas.
• Play indoor hopscotch. Use painters tape and a sock filled with beans.
• Paint kindness rocks.
• Play I-Spy.
• Learn to braid hair.
• Play indoor basketball using a laundry basket and balled up sock.
• Play charades.
• Finger paint.
• Play with a sensory bin.
• Play with washable window crayons.
• Bake and decorate cookies.
• Paint your own canvas.
• Make masks from paper plates.
• Play Hot Potato.
• Do face painting.
• Build things with mini marshmallows and toothpicks or pretzel sticks.
• Use flashlights to make shadow puppets.
• Make salt dough ornaments or jewelry.
• Put on a comedy show. Tell jokes to each other.
• Make birthday cards for friends.
• Read to your pet.
• Play school with your stuffed animals.
• Make origami.
• Play Bingo.
• Play indoor volleyball using a balloon.
• Play musical chairs.
• Play musical cushions, just like musical chairs but using cushions spread out on your floor.
• Play The Floor is Lava.
• Play Name that Tune.
• Have a sing-a-long.
• Use a mirror and draw self-portraits.
• Collect all your kid’s toy cars and have a mini car wash in the sink.
• Create a DIY Twister game using masking tape and colored paper.
• Cook a special family dinner together. Don’t forget the dessert.
• Play a concentration game by setting up a group of toys then take one away and ask your child to figure out what’s missing.
• Cut up magazines and newspapers and create a collage.
• Play Limbo using a broom stick.
• Have an indoor snowball fight using balled up socks.
• Dress up in old Halloween costumes or create new ones. 
• Create snowflakes with scissors and a sheet of paper.
• Get large pieces of paper and trace one another’s bodies on the floor and decorate.
• Play games with balloons.
• Fill your bathtub with water and toy boats or make paper boats.
• Play Pin the Tail on the Donkey.
• Make up silly handshakes.
• Take turns reading to each other. Everyone reads a sentence or a page.
• Gather objects from around the house (pots, spoons, paper towel tube, etc.) to make your own musical instruments. Play your favorite songs.
• Look up popular YouTube dance videos and follow along with the choreography.
• Create your own dance choreography.
• Try different hairstyles on each other.
• Make a family gratitude journal.