Indoor Summer Activities

Being stuck inside due to the weather can get boring, but it doesn’t have to be!

Here are some activities for you to do with your child on days when it is too hot or rainy to go outside. As always, these are fun ways for your child to practice OT skills.

The activities are grouped into a few categories – those which focus on gross motor skills, fine motor skills and creative activities.

– Make a collage or a scrapbook

– Baking or cooking

– Create a letter box and write each other letters

– Do a puzzle

– Play with stickers

– Prepare food and have an indoor picnic

– Have a dance party

– Play animal charades

– Have an army crawl race

– Play twister

– Yoga – search “yoga for kids” on YouTube for ideas

– Make up a dance

– Sing a song together

– Make up a story and act it out or-

– Write out a story, either made up or from a book and add illustrations

– Read a book and make up a different ending

– Write a list of things to be grateful for

– Play “would you rather?”