[Children’s Club] Easy and fun indoor games. Exciting party games
Looking for active games you can enjoy in a quiet indoor setting? Even on cold or rainy days, playtime can turn into a fun, smile-filled experience when you’re with a kids’ group or friends.
Here are indoor games with simple rules that you can start right away—moving your body while engaging your mind.
From music-based games to activities with quiz elements, these ideas are all about shared excitement and anticipation.
You can freely adapt them to different group sizes and ages.
Give them a try and create some treasured memories!
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Simple games using tools (11–20)
Present Balance Game
Do you know the game “Jenga”? It’s a game where you pull out blocks or bricks one by one from a tall stack.
If the tower falls, you lose.
How about making and playing the reverse version, the “Present Balance Game”? Here’s how to make it: Fix a toilet paper roll to a paper plate, then fix another paper plate on top of it, and repeat this three or four times to build a tower of paper plates.
Put the presents in small boxes and place the boxes carefully on the paper plates to balance them.
If the tower falls, you lose.
It would also be a fun way to do a gift exchange using this game.
Paper Cup Relay
It’s a game where you pull out the bottom paper cup so it drops without toppling the stacked cups, then pass it on to the next person.
You have to judge how to move it to avoid knocking the cups over, which really tests each person’s control of strength and speed.
The relay format—passing it to the next person—is also key, because the pressure of someone waiting makes control even harder.
Precisely because it’s a simple action of pulling the cup out to the left or right, it’s a game that people of all ages can enjoy together.
Air Cannon Slack Out
Why not enjoy the popular “Strikeout” game from variety shows right in your classroom? By making an air cannon out of a plastic bottle, even elementary school kids can play safely! You can also easily create the strikeout targets by cutting a plastic board.
It might be fun for everyone to make the game together as part of the party preparations.
Above all, crafting it as a class will not only make everyone feel more attached to the game, but also strengthen your bonds!
Plastic Bottle Bowling
This is an easy bowling game you can make with just empty plastic bottles and a ball! Real bowling balls are too heavy and can feel dangerous for kids.
But as you can see in this video, you can have plenty of fun with a soft ball you use every day! Another fun part is decorating the plastic bottles any way you like to create your own original pins!
Curling
Let’s enjoy an indoor “curling game.” Have the kids stick their favorite characters onto a tray with rollers and slide it toward a scoring area—simple as that! Judging the right amount of force is tricky, so it might veer off in unexpected directions.
You could also divide the board into easier and harder scoring corners to match the children’s ages.
Since it takes a little time to get the hang of it, setting aside some practice time is key.
Hope you rack up lots of points!
Drop the Handkerchief
Lining up alongside musical chairs and Red Light, Green Light as another hugely popular game is “Drop the Handkerchief.” The thrill of wondering whether the handkerchief will be dropped behind you, and the suspense of having to catch the person who dropped it, make this game irresistibly fun.
It also seems like a great way to get children into the habit of carrying a handkerchief!
Theme Bingo
All you need is paper and a pen to enjoy “Prompt Bingo” anytime! While traditional bingo usually uses numbers, this version skips numbers and instead has you write words that fit a given theme into a 3×3 grid of nine squares.
For example, themes with lots of variety like “vegetables” or “fruits” are recommended.
When a word you wrote is called, mark it with a circle; if you line up three in a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, you get bingo! Compared to regular bingo, this game helps children develop their thinking skills, so why not include it in your party or fun gathering?