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Fun Inside Game for Preschoolers

When the weather has your preschoolers stuck indoors, plan a variety of games to keep them busy. Most preschoolers have a short attention span, so planning games that are simple and quick is ideal. Encourage your preschoolers to play along and try their best by awarding prizes, such as stickers and small toys to game winners. All you need are minimal supplies and a creative imagination to keep your preschoolers busy indoors.

Memory Games
- Build your preschoolers' memory while playing entertaining games. Place 10 random items, such as an apple, a toy, a key, a water bottle and other simple items, on a tray. Put the tray in the middle of the room and tell the preschoolers to look at all the items. Hold a towel or blanket over the tray while you remove one item. Remove the towel or blanket and have the preschoolers guess which item is missing. The first player to guess wins a small prize. Another idea is to take the tray completely out of the room and have the preschoolers try to remember the items on the tray. Award a small prize to each child with a correct answer.
Sports Games
- Play an indoor game of baseball using aluminum foil, newspaper and paper towels. Roll up newspaper into a baseball bat shape and cover with foil. Do the same for a baseball. Use paper towels as bases and have the preschoolers play an indoor game of baseball. The preschoolers can also play a game of indoor volleyball using long string of yarn for the net and a balloon for the volleyball. Divide the children into two teams. The first team to score 10 runs in baseball wins the game and the first to score 15 points in volleyball wins the game.
Listening Games
- Ask the preschoolers to sit in a circle. Whisper a sentence in one player's ear. Say something like "I like big, juicy red apples." That preschooler must whisper the sentence into the ear of the player beside him. Each player must whisper the sentence into the ear of the player next to him. The last player must say the phrase aloud to see how close it is to the correct sentence. If they can make it all the way around with the correct sentence, award them all a small prize. Another listening game is a sound game. Have the children close their eyes while you make sounds like rattling coins together, snapping your fingers or tapping a spoon on a pan. Ask the preschoolers to guess the sound.
Bowling Games
- Make bowling games using a few supplies from around your home or classroom. Use plastic soda bottle and a soft foam ball. Children can paint the soda bottles for added decoration. Another idea is to use empty paper towel or toilet paper rolls and a piece of round fruit. Have the preschoolers use markers, stickers and crayons to decorate the "bowling pins." They can use an orange, apple or cantaloupe as a bowling ball.

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