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10 Awesome Indoor Kids Activities That Families

Can Enjoy This Holiday Season

Holiday is coming, short school vacation is getting near, if you want to keep your kids busy and

ha e a a eso e a atio e e at ho e. Here’s a list of i door kids ga es that you can try.

1. Board Games

Chutes and ladders, monopoly, chess and scrabble – nothing beats these classic board games

and surely kids will enjoy their time playing with mom and dad. Board games can teach your

kids on following rules, fairness and consequences of every turns.

2. Pencil-and-paper games

From tic-tac-toe to battleship, pencil and paper games can get your kids busy and enjoy their

indoor time this holiday season. All you need are pencils and paper to start the game.

3. Building Blocks

You do ’t need to buy pricy building block toys, your kids can enjoy this game by simply using

sticks, cards, boxes and even scrap woods. Kids can compete with one another and fight for a

reward or prize. Building blocks and solving puzzles can help kids improve their analytical skills

and imagination at the same time.

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4. Puzzles

Solving puzzles allow kids to become creative and practice problem-solving skills at the same

ti e. You do ’t eed to u puzzle e er ti e ou pla the ga e, all ou eed to do is a photo

or any print out, cut it and connect the pieces of pictures.

5. Magic Moms

Mo ’s a pra ti e eas to lear agi tri ks e e at ho e. Here are so e of the resour es that we found in the internet that you can try:

http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/entertainment/crafts-hobbies/easy-magic-tricks

http://magic.about.com/od/libraryofsimpletricks/ig/Easy-Tricks-for-Kids/

6. Card games

Kids can enjoy their free time with card games such as go fish, memory and concentration,

crazy eights, old maid, slap jack etc. Learn these kid friend cardgames here

7. Paper Dance – Freeze Em All

Look for kid friendly tunes that can make your kids and his friends dance, turn the volume up

and let them get into groove until the music stop, they have to freeze and wait for the music to

play again. Parties add more color to this game by making people dance in a circle of chair or

newspaper.

8. Box of Surprises

Gra set of o es, put so ethi g i side it a d ake kids guess hat’s i side it allo i g the put their ha d i side the o o peeki g . Kids a pra ti e their sensory skills on this game

and enjoy the game at the same time.

9. Treasure hunting

Kids love finding objects, these games can be played both indoor and outdoor, hide objects and

have your kids find them in exchange of a reward.

10. Blow, Chase and Pop Bubbles

You do ’t eed to spe d a di e o this ga e, all ou eed is dish ashi g soap a d ater. Dip the straw and blow the gently and enjoy as bubbles pop out from the straw. Either you

compete who produce the largest bubble or count the bubbles that your kids can pop.

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