The winter months in Omaha can be LONG! There are snow days, sick days, and days when it’s just too cold to go outside! That’s a recipe for a stressed out mom and stir-crazy kids!
Here are some of our favorite things to do inside, no matter the reason you can’t leave the house. We it helps!
Things to Do Inside With Kids
- Build a fort. Pull out all the pillows and blankets or use cardboard boxes!
- Make stained glass window art. Things you will need: Large piece of paper or cardboard, colored cellophane (as many different colors as you like), pencil, scotch tape, scissors.
- Create a spider web using masking tape. Take masking tape and make a web in a door frame. Crumple up newspaper and take turns throwing the balls into the web. Whoever gets the most to stick wins!
- Paint with magic milk. You will need a bowl, milk, food coloring, Q-tips, and dish soap.
- Fill up the bathtub and let the kids take an epic bubble bath.
- Make fluffy slime. You will need contact lens solution, shaving cream, water, glue, food coloring, and baking soda.
- Play board games. Some of our favorites are Clue, Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, Spot It, and Uno.
- Get out all your puzzles and work them!
- Do yoga. We love Cosmic Kids Yoga on Youtube!
- Listen to a podcast. Two of our favorites are Wow in the World and Stories Podcast.
- Rearrange the furniture or switch kids’ bedrooms.
- Have an indoor campout! Get out sleeping bags, push back furniture, and spend the night together. You could even set up a tent in the living room or basement.
- Make s’mores. If you have a fireplace you can roast marshmallows there, or make them in the microwave.
- Let the kids make dinner!
- Make Play-Doh. All you need is flour, salt, water, and cream of tartar.
- Get out all your LEGOs, blocks, trains, and cars and build an epic city.
- Make stick or sock puppets.
- Pull out all the dress-up clothes and put on a show!
- Listen to audiobooks from the library. You can download the Libby or Hoopla apps for free.
- Do a science experiment. An easy one is mixing vinegar, baking soda, and food coloring.
- Have a video game tournament. Mario Kart anyone?
- Make a sensory bin. Fill a bin with rice, beans, or water beads and let the kids dig and play.
- Move the cars out of the garage and let the kids ride their bikes or scooters around.
- Have a movie night. Pop popcorn on the stove, pull out blankets and pillows, and snuggle in!
- Have a dance party. Let everyone pick a song and create a playlist.
