It’s 36 degrees in Austin, TX! And -11 in Minnesota… ahhh! That’s insane, and definitely way to cold to go outside. Although my baby is still baking in my belly (see a 7 month bare belly pic here!), I can only imagine if I couldn’t take the bambinos outdoors due to crazy cold weather! I present to you 101 fun things to do with toddlers indoors! Many of these are fun for bigger kids too!
Indoor Crafts and Activities
1. Ice painting
3. Make hand and foot print art
6. Read Mister Seahorse
10. Dot paintings
11. Crazy circle art
13. Make an indoor race track with tape
16. Play doctor (with fun free printables)
17. Practice forward and backward rolls on the rug
18. Camp out in the living room
20. Make pinwheels
22. Make a tiara
23. Make a doorway puppet theatre
24. Send grandma and grandpa a letter
29. Make maracas
31. Tissue paper box dino feet
40. Color the inside of a cardboard box
45. Printable alphabet letter games
46. Make I spy bags
47. A-Z paper crafts
48. Practice hand stands on the wall
50. Color this adorable circus sheet
53. Make a back scratch t-shirt for dad
56. Visit a fire station
60. Take a bubble bath
61. Indoor fishing
63. Building with plastic spice bottles
67. Use broken crayons to make shaped crayons
68. Read a book by yourself
69. Draw with dry erase markers on the window
70. Potato stamps
72. Make a dragon puppet (for Chinese New Years)
73. Host a Chinese New Years play date
74. Stretch with your toddler
76. Make snow paint
Indoor fun with food
78. Tanagram grilled cheese sandwich
79. Discover pomegranate seeds
82. M&M monster dip
83. Make your own ice cream in a zip lock bag
85. Bake your neighbor cookies
87. Teddy bear toast snack
90. Food faces with fruit
92. ABC breadsticks
93. Play the food game (close your eyes, sibling hands you a spoon with something on it, guess what it is)
94. Host a make your own pizza party with friends
97. Super simple sensory boxes for babies
98. Taste test all kinds of apples
99. No cook chocolate play dough
101. Make breakfast for dinner
Do you have any go to indoor toddler activities? I’d love to hear?
[…] Hi, y’all! I’m (super pregnant) Jamie from C.R.A.F.T., a silly little acronym for Creating Really Awesome Free Things! With this crazy winter weather happening around the country, I chose to share some winter craft ideas to keep you cozy inside or embrace the snow and ice outdoors! On that note, here are 101 things to do with toddlers indoors! […]