My kids were little once, so I know what a challenge it is to keep the kids entertained during the winter months when it is too cold to go outside. Here are a few suggestions:
1. “Guess Who” Game: Attach a picture of something or someone recognizable on the back of each child, without showing him or her. The rest of the group can see the picture and gives that person clues until he or she guesses who or what they are. It is better to take turns rather that everyone screaming out at once.
2. “Memory” Game: Place several items on a tray. Have the children look at the items for a few minutes. Cover the tray and then have them guess what was on the tray. The one that guesses the most wins.
3. “Whisper” Game: Everyone sits in a circle. You start the game by whispering a short phrase in the first person’s ear. That person then whispers the message into the next person’s ear. It continues all the way around the circle. The last person then says out loud what the message was. It is funny because by the time it reaches the end, the phrase usually is not what was originally started.
4. “Mix-Up” Game: Divide the group into two teams. One team leaves the room, and while they are out the other team mixes things up. For example: One person turns his t-shirt inside out, a lamp shade is turned upside down, a picture is hung upside down, a chair is turned in the opposite direction, etc… When the other team returns to the room. They have to guess what is out of place. If they get everything correct, they get a point, if not one point is taken away.