Top 25 Entertaining Indoor Activities for Preschoolers

Rules:

The teacher asks, and the child answers, using both hands to simulate actions.

How to play:

Where is the cup, where is the cup
(Here it is, here it is)
Where is the water, where is the water
(Here it is, here it is)
Where is the road...
(Here is the road...)
Where is the lemon...
(Here is the lemon...)
Cut the lemon, squeeze... squeeze...
Where are the rocks, where are the rocks
(Here they are, here they are)
Hit the rocks... throw them into the cup
Pour lemon juice into the cup
Invite the teacher and friends to drink lemonade.
1,2,3.... cheers...

How to play:

Sit in a circle and have the children read the nursery rhyme: Beautiful Hands

One beautiful hand
Two beautiful hands
Three beautiful hands
A hand weaves fabric
A hand picks vegetables
A hand casts a fishing line
A hand chops wood
A hand builds mountains
A hand digs a canal
A hand shaves fur
A hand slaughters a pig
A hand catches a monkey
A hand captures an elephant
A hand twists a whip
A hand fights a tiger

Count with the children and have them clap their hands loudly (start with small claps for the first part).

How to play:

The teacher and children read together

Spider, spider spins its thread, let's climb together

Outside, it's raining heavily, oh no, where is our home?

And when the rain stops, the sun rises

Spider, spider spins its thread, let's climb down together.

How to play:

The teacher and children read together:

'Snail, slow and steady
You become the princess
You dance, let me see
I'll sew a red, black dress for you

Sing one line, roll one arm in a circle.'

How to play:

1 finger is the buzzing mosquito
2 fingers, a cute hopping bunny
3 fingers, a meowing cat
4 fingers, a sideway crawling crab
5 fingers, a monkey climbing a tree

Preparation:

Teach children to memorize the song before organizing the game. The song goes like this:

Sing and sway

Drumming and flag-waving

Opening a racing competition

Clean feet

Red and rosy heels

No dirt at all

Allowed to join the drumming

Or other nursery rhymes:

Sing and sway

The drain is inside

The bee is outside

Potatoes dip in honey

The toad jumps out

The chicken utters ụ

Mother cooks sweet soup

Hands spread, feet gather

How to play:
Players sit in a row, legs stretched out, holding hands, tapping hands on thighs while reciting the nursery rhymes. Each word in the rhyme is lightly tapped on a leg, starting from the first word of the rhyme, 'nu' will be tapped on leg 1, 'na' will be tapped on leg 2 of the first person, then to the legs of the second and third person...in order until 'trống' (drum). Whoever's leg encounters the word 'trống' will fold that leg. Those who have both legs folded first will be the first, those who have the next two legs folded will be the second... and the last person remaining will be the loser. The game starts again from the beginning.

How to play:
The game master raises one finger and sings: “One finger flick-flick here (2 times). One finger flick-flick-flick is enough to make us happy” – Raise two fingers and sing, counting like this, 1 finger becomes 2 fingers. One finger, we sing 2 times flick-flick, two fingers, we sing 4 times flick-flick... until the end of the hand – if the player miscounts, they will be penalized.

How to play:

The teacher will sing

'Hey you, if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap hands twice)

Hey you, if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap hands twice)

Hey you, if you're happy and you want to show it, then stomp your feet (stomp feet twice)

Instead of that, do 'stand on two feet' (stand on two feet)

Instead of 'smile' (ha ha)

Instead of 'rub your hair' (chíu chíu).

Finally, do 'all three' or 'all four' (clap twice, stomp twice, chíu chíu, haha).

How to play:

Children will pass an object to each other and sing a song together. When the song ends, the child holding the object must perform the requests of the others.

Game Rules:

Guide the children to perform movements in rhythm with the following poem:

“Sow seeds Fragrance

Germinate Sweet aroma

One tree One fruit

Two trees Two fruits

One bud Wind blows

Two buds Trees shed leaves

One flower Leaves fall

Two flowers Many leaves….”

How to Play: The teacher instructs the children to hold hands in a circle while performing the movements and reciting each line of the poem.

Sow seeds: Have the children slowly squat down, waving their hands close to the ground to simulate sowing seeds.

Germinate: Gradually have the children stand up straight.

One tree: Instruct the children to raise their left hand high

Two trees: Instruct them to raise their right hand high

One bud: Have the children lower the left hand and press the left palm down

Two buds: Lower the right hand and press the right palm down

One flower: Have the children stretch the left hand out and spread the fingers wide

Two flowers: Have them stretch the right hand out and spread the fingers wide

Fragrance: Have the children gently bring both hands to their nose and take a deep breath, simulating smelling the flowers

One fruit: Guide the children to place the left hand horizontally and stretch the left palm out

Two fruits: Guide them to place the right hand horizontally and stretch the right palm out

Wind blows: Children stand straight, forming a V shape with both hands raised high, tilting their bodies to the left

Trees shed leaves: Tilt their bodies to the right

Leaves fall: Have the children sit down

Many leaves: Have the children shake their wrists and shout together: A!..A..A..

How to Play:

Teacher: Bring hands together and shout “Bunny”

Children: Repeat as instructed, saying “Bunny”

Teacher: Cross one hand over the other and shout “Eat grass”

Children: Imitate and say “Eat grass”

Teacher: Raise hands to mouth and shout “Drink water”

Children: Imitate and say “Drink water”

Teacher: Raise hands to ears and shout “Go into the burrow”, fold hands and shout “Rabbit sleeps”

Children must follow the teacher's instructions, and if done incorrectly, they will be punished. The teacher should gradually increase the speed of instructions (can be varied by saying and doing different actions)

How to Play:
The teacher and students sit down and stretch their legs or can sit on chairs.
There are 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed (clap hands on thighs).
One monkey falls down, hits its head, and it swells up (raise one finger, tilt it down to the ground, and hold hands to tilt it to the forehead to make the head swell).
The monkey mom calls the doctor, and the doctor gives careful instructions (make a phone call motion).
Don't let the little monkey jump on the bed anymore. (Raise hands to signal not allowed)
(Ask the children how many monkeys are left)
Continue playing like this with the remaining 4 monkeys until the end.

How to Play: The teacher and children read together

'Five rock crabs climb up the wooden tree

Eating those bugs is really yummy yummy

Suddenly, one crab falls splashing into the water

Now there are.... four left

Four rock crabs climb up the wooden tree

Eating those bugs is really yummy yummy

Suddenly, one crab falls splashing into the water

Now there are.... three left....'

How to Play:

The teacher and children read together

'No water to drink, oh thirsty, thirsty, thirsty
No food to eat, oh hungry, hungry, hungry
No water to brush teeth, oh grubby, grubby, grubby
No water to wash face, oh ugly, ugly, ugly
No shampoo, oh itchy, itchy, itchy
No water to bathe, oh smelly, smelly, smelly
Now there's water......yayyy....'

How to Play:
Teacher: Where are your hands, where are your hands
Children: Here they are, here they are

Then sing together

Taxi, taxi

Around the world

How much, how much

Just 5 dong

Too expensive, too expensive, only 2 dong

OK OK, please get on the car

Out of gas, out of gas

Please get off the car

Oh my, oh my, this guy is so unlucky.

How to Play: Children sit comfortably on the floor, listen, observe the movements, and follow along with the teacher

Hands together can speak

In their own way

When meeting close friends

The hands help me say: 'Hello!' (Raise hands and shake.)
'Come here!' (Extend hands toward oneself)
'I agree' (Thumb and index finger form a circle.)
'Stop here, okay!' (Extend hands signaling stop; Clasp hands and point index finger downward.)
'Look here!' (Pointing finger towards eyes)
'Listen!' (Use both hands to pull ears forward)
'Let's have fun together!' (Both children turn towards each other and smile)

How to Play:

Sing and perform actions along with the song.

'Extend your hands
Hold onto this ear
Shake this head, shake this head
Oh, why isn't the baby dancing, oh, why isn't the baby dancing
Extend your hands
Hold onto this hip
Shake this body, shake this body
Oh, why isn't the baby dancing, oh, why isn't the baby dancing
Extend your hands
Hold onto this leg
Shake this thigh, shake this thigh
Oh, why isn't the baby dancing, oh, why isn't the baby dancing
Là la lá là, là la lá là'

How to Play:

One person stands with palms open, others point a finger towards that person's hand, and the person quickly reads:

'Chi chi chành chành

The sharp object spews fire

The horse dies dramatically

Three kings, five emperors

Grasshoppers seek Ù à ù ập.'

When reaching the word “ập,” that person clenches the hand, and others try to quickly withdraw their hands. Those who fail to withdraw in time and get caught have to extend and read a rhyming verse for others to play.

How to Play:

Slam your hands down to the ground, raise your hands high, brush, brush, brush to keep your clothes clean. Hurry up, this hand is getting tired. Lift your hand high to greet the morning sun.

Rules: When the wind blows, the leaves fly; when the wind stops, the leaves stop. If anyone does it right, they will be praised by the teacher. If done wrong, they have to do a little dance.

How to Play: The teacher plays the role of the wind, and the children act as falling leaves. When the wind blows strongly, all the leaves on the ground quickly follow the wind. When the wind blows gently, they float slowly, and when the wind stops, the leaves stop completely.

The teacher organizes the game, and also joins in playing with the children.

Remind the children not to push or shove.

Preparation:

A set of pictures, lotto about clothes, puzzles for different weather conditions (hot, cold, rainy weather). – 3 drawings of images in hot, cold, rainy weather, each icon may include an image of appropriate clothing for the weather. – Draw 3 circles or 3 rows. Each circle (or each row) corresponds to a weather icon. Each row or circle is divided into 3 – 4 smaller squares. – The number of children playing is more than the total number of squares in all 3 circles, from 2 – 3 children.

How to Play:

The teacher rolls the dice or signals: All children 'go shopping for clothes, supplies.' The teacher asks the children to choose clothes as they like. Then, the teacher says; 'Used for when?', the children must quickly go to the correct row with the weather icon corresponding to the clothes, supplies they have chosen (each child goes to a square). The child who runs slowly, no longer has a place to stand, will have to stand in front of the class to introduce the type of clothing (supplies) that they have chosen for use in which weather.

Rules:

Guide children to perform movements in rhythm with the following poem:

“Sow the seed

Fragrance spreads

Sprout emerges

Fragrant and fresh

One tree - One fruit

Two trees - Two fruits

One bud - Wind blows

Two buds - Tree sheds leaves

One flower - Leaf falls

Two flowers - Many leaves…”

How to Play:

The teacher guides the children to hold hands in a circle, performing the movements while reciting each line of the poem.

Sow the seed: Have children gradually sit down, waving their hands close to the ground to simulate sowing seeds.
Sprout emerges: Have children gradually stand up straight.
One tree: Instruct children to raise their left hand high.
Two trees: Instruct them to raise their right hand high.
One bud: Have children lower their left hand and place the left palm down.
Two buds: Lower the right hand and place the right palm down.
One flower: Have children raise their left hand and spread the fingers wide.
Two flowers: Have children raise their right hand and spread the fingers wide.
Fragrance spreads: Have children gently bring both hands to their nose and take a deep breath, simulating smelling the flowers.
One fruit: Instruct children to hold their left hand horizontally, palm facing up.
Two fruits: Instruct children to hold their right hand horizontally, palm facing up.
Wind blows: Children stretch both hands straight up in a V shape, leaning their bodies to the left.
Tree sheds leaves: Lean their bodies to the right.
Leaf falls: Have children squat down.
Many leaves: Have children shake their wrists and collectively shout: A!..A..A.”

How to Play:

The teacher raises one finger and sings while counting: “One finger wiggles, wiggles here (2 times). One finger wiggles, wiggles, and that's enough to make us happy” – When raising two fingers, sing and count as if one finger becomes two. For each finger, we sing wiggles twice; for two fingers, we sing wiggles four times, and so on until all fingers are counted. If a player miscounts, they will be penalized.

How to Play:
Children sit in a circle in small groups (about 3-5 children per group). The teacher (or a child in the group) lightly taps the child sitting next to them and says the name of a child in the class. The child must recall that name and then lightly tap the next child, saying a different name (not the one the previous child mentioned). The child who remembers the names of many classmates in the class will be the winner.

Preparation: Various toys and items that children can use with either their left or right hand, such as toothbrushes, hairbrushes, drawing pens, rice spoons, bowls, or items that require the use of both hands, like skipping ropes and shoes with laces. The number of toys and items should match the number of children in each play group. Place the toys about 3-4 meters away from the starting line and draw a circle to designate the area for each group to collect the items.

How to Play: The teacher divides the children into 2 groups. Upon a signal, two children from each group start simultaneously. The children must use their left (or right) hand to choose toys or items, then place them within their designated circle. After that, they run back to their group. Once they return, the child must touch the right hand of the next player to signal their turn, and that child runs down to the end of the line. The group that completes the task quickly, follows the rules correctly, and reaches the finish line first wins. The group that finishes late or plays incorrectly loses. The losing group must raise their right (or left) hand and do a circle dance while saying: “This is the right hand (or left hand).”