Rainy day games for kids
It is raining and everyone is climbing the walls. Work down this list.
Build and make
- Den building Chairs, sheets, pegs.
- Marble run Cardboard tubes taped to a wall or a door.
- Paper aeroplanes A distance contest down the hall.
- Indoor bowling Plastic bottles and a soft ball.
- Sock basketball Rolled socks, a laundry basket.
- Domino run Line them up; knock them down.
Hunt and move
- Treasure hunt One child hides, one seeks.
- The floor is lava Cross the room on cushions.
- Hot and cold Hide an object and guide with "warmer, colder".
- Obstacle course Under the table, over the cushion.
- Balloon tennis Paper plates for bats.
- Hallway skittles Anything that falls over.
Sit down
- Snap, Go Fish, Old Maid One pack of cards.
- Hangman and boxes Paper and a pencil.
- Jigsaw race Two small puzzles, two teams.
- Board games The ones at the back of the cupboard.
- I spy From the window.
- Marble Rumble Everyone round one tablet for a tournament. Free, and there is nothing to install. We make Marble Rumble, so of course it is on this list. Everything else here is someone else’s game, and we have no connection to any of them.
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Common questions
What can kids play inside on a rainy day?
Den building, treasure hunts, the floor is lava, card games, paper games, indoor bowling and shared tablet games such as Marble Rumble.
What can one child play alone on a rainy day?
A marble run, a domino run, paper aeroplanes, jigsaws, or Marble Rumble against computer players.
Ready to flick?
Marble Rumble is free, runs in the browser and needs no account or download.