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Simple Games for Rainy Days

There are many simple games you can make up which will provide hours of fun. The best part is once you’ve shown the children how to play, they will be able to play them over and over themselves and with their friends.

What’s Under the Blanket

You need:

               A blanket

               Some household objects 

Ask the children to close their eyes, hid behind a couch or go into another room while you collect some household items and spread them out on the floor. Cover them with a blanket. Call the children over and let them take turns to feel and guess one object at a time. When they have guessed correctly pull the object out so that they can see it.

When all objects have been identified let someone else have a turn to hide some different objects. You may to play “ Where do they belong” after each game to put the objects back where they came from!

Feather fun

You need:     

                Some feathers (pinch them from your feather duster if you don’t have any!)

Blow the Feather  – see how long it takes to blow the feathers across the room. You could try and blow them into a container, under a table, etc.

Flying feathers – drop feathers over the balustrade at the top of some stairs and watch them float down. See which ones are faster.  

Tickling time – ask the children to stand still and see how long they can stand being tickled without wriggling and giggling.

Use your imagination to come up with your own ideas.

Cotton Ball Frenzy

You need:

                Cotton balls

                A small container for each child

Spread some cotton balls out on the floor and let the children take turns to close their eyes and find all the cotton wool balls.  Believe it or not, my six-year-old still loves to play this! They also have a good laugh when mum has a go. You can let them do it together and see how many each person can get.

If they are game, you may want to try it with a blind fold. This seems to add a certain thrill factor!