Indoor Things to Do on Vacation with Young Kids
- Create an indoor obstacle course
- Plan an indoor scavenger hunt
- Design cards for your friends
- Make your own play dough
- Make play dough sculptures
- Make slime
- Make a necklace out of beads or pasta
- Write in a journal
- Choreograph a dance
- Plan and perform a play
- Play a card game
- Play a board game
- Have paper airplane races
- Make shadow puppets
- Line up dominos and watch them fall
- Play with shaving cream and food coloring
- Create a sculpture from recycled materials
- Build a fort with couch cushions
- Create a design with popsicle sticks and glue
- Bake a snack
- Make popsicles
- Cook a meal together
- Write a friendly notes or gifts in neighbor’s mailboxes
- Do a blind taste test of different foods or drinks
- Paint rocks or seashells
- Put a puzzle together
- Play 20 questions
- Create something from a large box
- Design your own board game and play it
- Build with blocks
- Create an art gallery featuring your artwork
- Read a book together
- Create a secret code
- Play with Legos
- Make a collage
- Create a giant paper airplane
- Play dress up
- Do a random act of kindness to a family member
- Turn on music and have a dance party
- Stack cups and knock them down
- Play family
- Tell or write a story
- Make sock puppets
- Write a poem
- Take photos
- Record a video
- Play farm
- Paint with sponges
- Build a structure with playing cards
- Use craft supplies to create animals
- Draw a picture of a person
- Cut out paper snowflakes
- Play school
- Put on a puppet show
- Play zoo
- Make something with pipe cleaners
- Make bookmarks