Fun Indoor Children's Activities while Cold Weather

Winter time can be a time of boredom and couch potato syndrome if you do not have activities to keep your house occupied and engaged. Just because the weather covering is frightful, does not mean the climate inside has to be also. Here are some activities that can be done, some with a minute more exertion than others, but all with the ability to turn a cold day covering into a warm day inside.

One thing that is so fun with younger children is to have an indoor beach party. You can either use a small blow up or plastic pool you may have around, or even the bath tub if you don't have a pool. If you pick to use the pool, you may want to cover your floor with a tarp or towels to soak up some of the splashing water. You can set up one room to look like a beach with the pool filled with warm water, towels, beach chairs, water toys, music, etc. If you had some, you could even use the Aqua Sand type material to play and build sand castles, etc. You could add in a small slide to the pool to make things even more fun. Everybody can wear their swimsuit and sunglasses. You may need to turn the heat up a bit if they are chilly when wet.

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Another operation is to have a minute size lunch. You can prepare the place to sit by using a child's table and chairs, small picnic type table or even the floor. You can fix anything from baby carrot sticks, corn dog nuggets, teeny weenies, small cubes of cheese, bite size sandwiches, etc. It is fun to eat with toothpicks, if your children are old sufficient for that, or just your hands or child's silverware. Use small plates and cups. It is of course fun when Dad and Mom eat with the kids, because it is fun for the kids to see especially Dad eating with such small utensils and small bites.

If the weather is so bad you cannot get out, or you have a slightly sick one at home, try setting up a McDonald's or fast-food-type play place in your home. You can use play tool you might have like a small slide, plastic balls filling a small pool or tub, tunnels, rocking horse, toys and balls. Set up a play place like in a bistro and let the kids play. You could use sheets and clothespins to make tunnels and tents as well. Your meal could consist of hamburgers and fries, chicken nuggets or anything they would regularly get at the restaurant.

One more indoor winter operation that can be done alone or in conjunction with the beach party is a hot dog stand. If you have a play kitchen, this works well, if not then just set up a small table for the stand. You can cook the hot dogs for the children and they can set up their stand along with ketchup, mustard, relish, cheese, onions, anything they want on their hot dogs. They can set it all up and then wait on the "customers" that come to their stand. Use sturdy paper plates or plastic plates that they can handle. They could also offer chips, veggies and drinks. It is fun to get them complex in the planning and setting up of the stand and then serving others. Don't forget the clean up!

Fun Indoor Children's Activities while Cold Weather