A collection of simple indoor recreational games

Plastic Bottle Bowling

On hot days, indoor play is the way to go☆ Plastic Bottle Bowling

Here’s a popular indoor activity: plastic bottle bowling.

Prepare 10 empty plastic bottles and add a small amount of water to each to stabilize them.

Wrap construction paper around the bottles to decorate them.

Once ready, line up the bottles and get a safe rubber ball.

Let the children roll the ball and enjoy plastic bottle bowling.

Count how many bottles fall to determine the winner.

Adjust the rolling distance based on the children’s age by making it longer or shorter.

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fishing

Super Easy Homemade Toy: Indoor Fun with Fishing 🎣 [How to Make & Introduction]

Let’s make a fishing game where you can catch all kinds of sea creatures—big fish, small fish, crabs, and jellyfish! We’ll create the fish using small empty containers and recyclables like plastic bags, yogurt cups, probiotic drink bottles, and toilet paper rolls.

Embed a magnet on the inside where the fish’s head or dorsal fin will be.

For the fishing rod, attach string (like cotton twine) to a pair of chopsticks and add a magnet to the end of the string.

You can wrap the chopsticks with masking tape to make them cute.

Make your kids’ favorite sea creatures and have fun playing!

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Whack-a-mole with paper cups

At-home play! A whack-a-mole game using paper cups!? Game!

Instead of whacking moles, this is a new kind of whack-a-mole game where you capture them by covering them with a hammer! Draw mole pictures on several paper cups, then make hammers by attaching handles to paper cups of the same size.

After that, just cover the moles that are placed out with your hammers, stacking them up as you go.

The person who captures the most moles wins! You don’t need a special base—just place the mole cups upside down on a table or the floor—so you can set it up anytime and enjoy it easily.

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Balance game

[Easy Craft] Make It with Straws and Clothespins! A Fun At-Home Activity for Everyone

This is a balance game where you hang fruit on a wobbly tree without letting it topple over! Bundle a few bendable straws together to make a tree, and clip a clothespin to the base to keep it in place.

Prepare either the top or bottom half of a capsule and glue a marble inside.

Attach the straw tree you made to the rim of the capsule, and the main body of the balance game is complete! Draw fruit on paper, add rubber bands, and hook them onto the straw branches so the tree doesn’t fall.

The depth of the capsule changes how wobbly it is, so adjust the difficulty and have fun experimenting.

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Indoor basketball hoop craft

[Easy Craft 063] Mini Basketball Goal – Play Basketball Indoors! Mini Basketball Goal

Let’s play with a handmade basketball set! Here are some ideas for crafting an indoor basketball hoop.

After watching Olympic basketball, many kids probably started admiring the players, right? This time, let’s try making an indoor basketball game you can build and play with.

You’ll need two hangers, yarn, cardboard, scissors, and more.

It’s great because the steps are simple.

This is also a recommended idea for when you want to get moving indoors!