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Indoor activities

For the rainy day, the winter night and the screen-tired afternoon.

Crafts, builds, baking, quiet things. Same idea as the outdoor games, indoor edition. Every one rewards Outz when a parent confirms it is finished.

Card-game tournament

Card-game tournament

Three card games, three rounds. Sportsmanship counts.

Quiet · 6-14 yrs · 60 min · 5 Outz
Cardboard marble run

Cardboard marble run

Tape ramps to a wall. Each ramp drops to the next. The marble has to land in a cup at the bottom.

Build · 6-14 yrs · 60 min · 9 Outz
Indoor obstacle course

Indoor obstacle course

Chairs, pillows, painter's tape. A stopwatch. A leaderboard.

Movement · 5-12 yrs · 30 min · 7 Outz
Lego rebuild from memory

Lego rebuild from memory

One sibling builds something for 5 minutes. The other has 5 minutes to look. Then 10 to rebuild.

Build · 6-14 yrs · 30 min · 6 Outz
Newspaper kite

Newspaper kite

Two thin sticks, a sheet of newspaper, string and tape. Test the kite the next windy day.

Craft · 6-12 yrs · 45 min · 9 Outz
One-room drawing

One-room drawing

Sit in one place. Draw the room you're in, exactly. Concentration practice.

Quiet · 7-14 yrs · 45 min · 6 Outz
Origami crane

Origami crane

A square sheet of paper, twelve folds, one crane. Make it three times until it is good.

Craft · 7-14 yrs · 25 min · 6 Outz
Pancake by feel

Pancake by feel

No measuring. Mix until it looks like pancake batter. Adult on the pan.

Cooking · 7-14 yrs · 30 min · 7 Outz
Paper-airplane lab

Paper-airplane lab

Make four different planes. Race for distance and accuracy. Iterate.

Craft · 6-14 yrs · 30 min · 5 Outz
Pillow-fort engineer

Pillow-fort engineer

Couch cushions, two chairs, a sheet, big-clip clips. The architecture is the lesson.

Build · 4-12 yrs · 60 min · 7 Outz
Rainy-day treasure hunt

Rainy-day treasure hunt

Hide eight clues around the house. Each clue rhymes. The last clue points to a small prize.

Movement · 5-12 yrs · 30 min · 7 Outz
Salt-dough village

Salt-dough village

Two cups flour, one cup salt, one cup water. Sculpt a village. Bake. Paint.

Craft · 5-12 yrs · 90 min · 8 Outz
Shadow-puppet theatre

Shadow-puppet theatre

Cut puppets from cardboard. Tape them to sticks. Hang a sheet. Shine a torch. Perform.

Craft · 6-12 yrs · 60 min · 8 Outz