Treasure Hunting: Fun Indoor Activities

Clue #1: It's not on a screen and you won't need a joystick. Need more clues? Follow our suggestions for a treasure trove of entertaining indoor activities that are sure to stretch your children’s limbs as well as their imaginations. Great for siblings or small groups, these award-winning products move the entertainment off the couch to the kitchen table and the playroom floor. They may even raise the roof.

BodyBingo
Ages: 3 - 8 yrs.
DC Creative, $23.99

Children listen and perform activities read by other players and cover the matching number squares on their bingo cards. Several other physical and musical activity games encourage children to listen carefully, follow directions, and use their bodies creatively.

Soap Dough Deluxe Activity Kit
Ages: 3 & Up
Life Of The Party, $24.99

This activity kit includes scented moldable soap, molds, extruder with five designs, rollers, cutters, a duck sponge and a play mat. Finished soaps can be used in the tub and color the water. Won't stain kids or tub.    The Ultimate Box of Get Up and Go Games!
Ages: 4 - 9 yrs.
International Playthings, Inc., $19.99

Eight different games keep youngsters entertained for hours all in one convenient box. Great for 2 players, teams or at parties.   The Treasure Hunt Book
Ages: 4 & Up
Klutz, $10.95

Here's the ultimate resource for planning a treasure hunt at home. Cards are imprinted with clues, as well as instructions telling the host where to hide each card so searchers can follow the sequence that leads to the final treasure. Some clue groups are simply pictures or colors, suitable for pre-readers' parties or rainy-day play; those involving charades and riddles would be appropriate for a pre-teen sleepover.    Tie Dye Kit
Ages: 4 & Up
Jacquard Products, $19.95

Kids will groove to the tie dye art while their parents will dig the fact that this kit’s squirt bottles make the pre-measured dye easy to mix, apply, clean-up and store. With ordinary tap water and the kit’s supplies, young artists can bring retro flair and fun to shirts, socks, pants, aprons, and a host of other possibilities.  Yogateers Yoga Kit
Ages: 4 & Up
YogaYears, LLC, $39.95

The Yogateers™ kit provides children of all ages with a great introduction to yoga. Includes a yoga mat, playing cards, spinner, carrying case, and instructions.  Cranium Hullabaloo
Ages: 4 & Up
Cranium Inc., $24.95

Kids listen closely and think fast as they bounce, twist, spin, high-five, and dance to the music, sounds, and friendly voice of Hullabaloo. Cranium Hullabaloo rewards quick thinking, cooperation, and creative problem-solving, so whether after school, at a birthday party, or even on a rainy day, Cranium Hullabaloo gives kids something to cheer about.   Make-Your-Own™ Cards
Ages: 4 & Up
Made By Hands, Inc., $17.95

Children can create unique and vibrantly-colored greeting cards, holiday wishes, thank-you notes and invitations on 20 cards and envelopes. Over 500 precut shapes and a glue stick are also included.    Illustory
Ages: 5 - 12 yrs.
Chimeric, $21.95

Children write and illustrate their own original story, then send the pages back to the company. After a few weeks, they’ll be thrilled to receive a professionally hardbound book with their name, book title and illustration laminated onto the cover, and their illustrated story inside.