[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 (1–10)
Paper Tearing Game
A lot of kids love tearing paper to shreds, don’t they? Normally, Mom or Dad might scold them, but with this paper-tearing game, they can rip to their heart’s content without any worries! There are game rules, though: like peeling an apple, you aim to turn the torn paper into one long, continuous strip.
That means you’ll need a clever tearing technique.
Set a time limit, and the person who creates the longest single strip within that time wins! Even if your strip breaks along the way, it’s fine to start over as long as you’re within the time limit.
Try different approaches and have fun figuring out how to make the longest strip!
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.
Simple games using tools (11–20)
Newspaper War
Do you have old newspapers piling up at home? This is a game called “Newspaper Fight,” the newspaper version of a snowball fight.
A real snowball fight needs snow, it’s cold, and getting hit can hurt quite a bit, right? This game solves all those problems at once.
It’s great because you can play safely indoors even on rainy days!
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!
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!
