Rainy days sorted
When the weather keeps everyone inside, energy can turn into boredom quickly. This wheel holds 26 indoor ideas to keep children busy and having fun: active ones like balloon volleyball and musical statues, creative ones like comic strips and origami, and calm ones like reading in a cosy corner.
Most need only household items: blankets, paper, empty bottles, a few balloons.
Balance active and calm
After a busy activity, a calmer one helps everyone settle. You can use weights to shape the list, such as 2.Read in a cosy corner later in the day, or keep two saved wheels: one for burning off energy and one for calming down.
- Active: dance party, indoor bowling, hide and seek.
- Creative: paint with watercolours, make a music video.
- Calm: jigsaw puzzle, origami animals, a shared story.
Let the kids take charge
Children love pressing SPIN. Let them take turns, and add a few slices with their own ideas. Switch on Elimination mode during a long wet week so every activity gets a go before any repeats.
For teachers and carers
The wheel opens in the full Picker Wheel tool, so it also works for wet playtimes at school or in childcare. Edit the list to suit your space and the number of children, save it, and embed it on a class page or share the link with colleagues. Always supervise activities like slime-making and science experiments.
A small tip: before you spin, gather a box of basic supplies such as paper, tape, crayons, scissors and a few empty containers. Then almost any result can start right away, without a hunt around the house. When the sun comes back, switch to the Family Activities or Weekend Activities wheel for outdoor ideas.
Most of these ideas take 20 to 40 minutes, so two or three spins can fill a whole wet afternoon with variety.