33 Indoor Activities For Kids On Rainy Days

Indoor Activities For Kids like the ones listed below are perfect for those rainy days of spring and summer!

Kids get bored just sitting inside all day long, so having some great crafts on hand to keep them entertained is a must.

This list includes tons of simple and fun ideas for a variety of ages. If you have littler ones, you may want to check out our list of 21 Indoor Activities to Occupy Your Busy Toddler.

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Rainy Day Indoor Activities For Kids

If you don’t have your craft supplies updated, I highly recommend grabbing a tote and filling it up with some must have craft supplies.

I especially like having stuff on hand for these indoor activities for kids. Things like construction paper, felt, craft foam, googly eyes, hot glue and glue gun, markers, glitter, pom poms, pipe cleaners, and washi tape are all things I have on hand at all times!

As you can see, we love crafting with the kids. There are tons of great indoor activities in this list for kids to do.

We also enjoy other hands on learning activities like these science activities and experiments.

1. Coffee Filter Rainbow
2. DIY Frozen Snowflake Sensory Bottle
3. Make Galaxy Oobleck
4. Fairy Wand Craft
5. Frog Paper Bag Puppet
6. Unicorn Paper Bag Puppet Craft
7. Wonder Woman Paper Bag Puppet Craft
8. DIY Ocean Animals Pop Up Book for Kids
9. Handprint Chicken Paper Plate Craft 
10. How To Make A Seashell Bird Feeder 
11. How To Make Soda Bottle Blossoms 
12. Bouncing Playdough Recipe 
13. Fun DIY Kaleidoscope Kids Craft
14. Button Towers
15. Unicorn Sensory Bin with Pink Oobleck
16. 5 Board Games for Stir Crazy Kids
17. Printable Fairy Tale Themed Activity Packet 
18. Liquid Chalk Marker Window Drawing Activity
19. Dollar Tree Alien Craft from You Brew My Tea
20. Unicorn Fine Motor Craft from Fun Handprint Art
21. Duct Tape Pen Holder from Family Fun Journal
22. Duct Tape Pen Pouches from Typically Simple
23. Velcro Dot Craft Sticks from Powerful Mothering
24. Itsy Bitsy Spider Handprint Craft from 3 Boys and a Dog
25. Make A Sunflower Craft Using Noodles from Crafty Morning
26. Apple Pie Spice Playdough from Midwest Modern Momma
27. Stitched Handprint Art from This Girl’s Life
28. DIY Hand Painted Rock Garden Markers from A Cultivated Nest
29. Decoupage Soccer Frame from Gym Craft Laundry
30. Rainy Day Finding Dory Craft from Gym Craft Laundry
31. Colored Pasta & Clay Craft from Artsy Momma
32. How To Make Dinosaur Feet from Spaceships & Laser Beams
33. 3D Paper Star Craft from Daily DIY Life

Whether you have just a few minutes for a simple craft, or a few hours to create multiple fun ideas, this list has something for everyone.

Your children will love that you have spent extra time with them, and you’ll love how easily these craft ideas come together as a fun way to spend an afternoon with your family!

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