Indoor Activities

This marble game requires two players and involves dropping marbles from eye level.

Scatter the pennies, and then send the children on a scavenger hunt chase!

Scatter the pennies over an open room, blindfold the children, and see who wins the rainy-day scavenger hunt.

Make golf clubs out of newspaper and tape, and your preschooler can play golf indoors.

Each of these rhymes is meant for group jump rope. The jumper dramatizes the actions while jumping.

Here's a collection of some of the best jump-rope rhymes for children's playtime.

Your toddler will enjoy having colored ice cubes floating in the tub with him!

Speed jumping is a challenging form of jump rope. The rhymes, like the rope, just keep going faster and faster!

Can your toddler catch the bubbles in this water play activity? It makes bath time fun.

This tabletop version of shuffleboard requires measurement and motor skills. How close to the edge can you go?

Toddlers love bath-time activities and water play, even when they're not taking a bath.

Playing shot put with a balloon is not so easy, in this modern twist on a classic Olympic event.

Soap crayons get your toddler clean, and are fun to write with in the tub.

Paper plates are softer than traditional rings, making this activity safe to play indoors on a rainy day.

If your toddler hates getting water on her face when her hair is being washed, try this easy activity.

Try this game with a real potato, and make facial features from clay, felt scraps, or miniature marshmallows.

In this water activity, your toddler can try to win the cork blowing contest.

Let your child use the books in your household to learn all about running a library.