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A rainy day shouldn’t stop the fun in any household. Here are 30 indoor activities with a toddler when getting outside is hard!
It’s raining. The weather is miserable. You need to wait for the cable man. It’s time to find some indoor activities with a toddler before you all lose your mind.
Let’s be honest. The thought of being cooped up indoors with no place to escape to is hard. Coming up with a bunch of ideas to fill an entire day can be a monumental task.
Toddlers are hard, man.
If I don’t have some kind of plan, the wheels can fall off the train before noon. And no one wants that.
I’ve been there. With winter coming up, it’s really important that I get together a list of indoor activities with a toddler before a big snow storm hits and we’re stuck.
A rainy day shouldn’t stop the fun in any household. Here are 30 indoor activities with a toddler when getting outside is hard!
30 Indoor Activities With A Toddler
- Dance Party
- Read A New Book
- Watch A New Movie
- Make An Obstacle Course
- Make Music With Pots, Pans, and Spoons
- Simon Says
- Build Towers With Blocks
- Flip Through Photo Albums
- Write A Story Together
- Coloring/Drawing
- Create Art With Magazines
- Dress Up
- Bubble Bath
- Blow Bubbles In The Bath
- Write A Letter To Grandparents
- Make Silly Faces Using A Mirror
- Make A Blanket Tent/Pillow Fort
- Play With Puzzles
- Make Paper Bag Puppets
- Play Hide & Seek
- Fill The Tub With Water And Go Fishing
- Bake Cookies
- Animal Walks (Walk Like A Bear, Walk Like A Duck…)
- Ring Toss
- Color Sorting Blocks
- Build An Indoor Jungle Gym With Pillows
- Play Cards – Sort by shape, color, and use for counting.
- Create Art With Cereal
- Give Your Toys A Bath
- Build A Raceway For Cars
When you’re stuck inside, it’s important for everyone (yes, even you Mom) to keep things fun. Cabin fever is real and you can avoid that feeling of being cooped up with some entertaining and new indoor activities with your family.
What activities with your toddler do you do when you are stuck indoors?
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I love these ideas as I’m always looking for new ones! Especially the music with pots and pans! He would love that!
Thank you!
So cute and fun! Can’t wait for my nephew to get a little older so we can enjoy these activities! Great post!
Thanks!
These are great suggestions! It was raining when we woke up today, so I thought we were going to be inside all day! It cleared up, thankfully, but now I’ll have some ideas so we don’t go crazy 🙂
Awesome! I hope you enjoy your day 🙂
You potentially saved me this winter! I’ll be having my second girl in January and will be home in the dead of Chicago winter with my baby and 2-year-old. I’ve been wondering how we will survive, but now I have tons of great ideas : )
You will certainly have your hands full!
Awesome list. I just bookmarked it to easily find 🙂
Thanks!
These are great! My son has mostly gotten bored with his toys and decided he only wants to play with mommy. These should come in handy!
I hope you have a blast!
These are great ideas. I’m always looking for things to do with my little man.
Thanks!
Pinning this one – gonna be a long winter!
LOL! It’ll go quickly (I hope!)
The key is definitely to let your imagination flow on these days lol. Thanks for sharing, I was actually looking for a list like this since it’s starting to get cold and rain here.
Awesome!
These are great ideas! I am always looking for things to do with my little guy when it gets cold and snowy. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for your comment 🙂
These are great girl!! Pinning and printing!
Thank you!
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Planning on cookie making this weekend. Thank you for the other ideas!!
You’re going to have a blast!
These are such great tips! I always have a dance party at home with my kids since they both love to dance.
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It’s one of my favorites!
I love these ideas! I will definitely be trying these out!
Thanks! Have fun!
Bubble Bath is probably my favorite on this list. It also calms them down!
So true!
Great list. Will definitely be checking back on this one for ideas.
Thanks!
These are great ideas. I can’t decide which one I like best.
Thanks!
We are always on the hunt for fun ways to fill our time, especially with the snow lately. Thanks for sharing!
Have fun!
Love this! Sometimes it can be hard to figure out what to do next to keep toddlers entertained!
Thanks!
I needed this! My toddler and I have been sick for almost 3 weeks now and since the weather is miserable we have had some serious cabin fever. Printing this out and going to knock off a few of these ideas today. Thanks for sharing!
I hope you guys feel better!
I’m totally stealing these ideas!! I’m running out of options 🙁 LOL
I hope this list helps you!
We LOVE dance parties at our house! My little guy loves to break dance. Hahah.
How fun!
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Love these ideas! It’s raining cats & dogs here & I have a very busy 2 year old! We’re going to start with giving her toys a bath!
That’s so much fun!