Autumn Playtime Games
saveDon't let inclement weather get your kids down...Choose from this gallery of fun games that can be played indoors!
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![Put on a Happy Snood]( "Put on a Happy Snood")
Put on a Happy Snood
In this version of the card game spoons, you grab a handmade turkey snood instead of a spoon and hold it in front of your face.
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![Find the Turkeys]( "Find the Turkeys")
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![Ping-Pong Basketball]( "Ping-Pong Basketball")
Ping-Pong Basketball
For this basketball-shooting challenge, you can bounce the ball in close for easy 1-pointers, or dribble just once and shoot for a 3-pointer.
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![Paper Ball Soccer]( "Paper Ball Soccer")
Paper Ball Soccer
Let your fingers do the kicking -- and passing and trapping -- in this tabletop version of the world's favorite game.
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![Flip Golf]( "Flip Golf")
Flip Golf
In this golf game, which features hazards such as sand traps, a pond, and trees, creating the hole can be as much fun as playing it.
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![Halloween Games with Pumpkins]( "Gourd Games")
Gourd Games
Get up and get moving with these great-for-all-ages games, which prove that pumpkins aren't just for carving into jack-o'-lanterns and baking into pies.
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![Pizza Pursuit]( "Pizza Pursuit")
Pizza Pursuit
This game's goal is to assemble a whole pie out of paper pizza slices — and to learn about fractions in the process.
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![Wall Football]( "Wall Football")
Wall Football
Bring the thrill of the gridiron to your living room wall with this pigskin version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.
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![Beach Ball Math]( "Beach Ball Math")
Beach Ball Math
Get kids moving -- and practicing basic math processes -- with this versatile ball-toss game.
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![Fox and Hounds]( "Fox and Hounds")
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![Human Slide Show]( "Human Slide Show")
Human Slide Show
To entertain your holiday guests, create showstopping presentations with this quick-change version of charades.
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![Card Trick]( "Card Trick")
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![A Little Black Magic]( "A Little Black Magic")
A Little Black Magic
In this magician's version of I Spy, you read your audience's minds to discover the chosen object.
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![Penguin Games]( "Penguin Games")
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![Double Vision: Hole in the Hand]( "Double Vision: Hole in the Hand")
Double Vision: Hole in the Hand
The perks of possessing a pair of peepers. Try this fun experiment to help your child discover firsthand how our eyes make such a great pair.
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![Pick a Coin, Any Coin]( "Pick a Coin, Any Coin")
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![Bring a Drawing to Life]( "Bring a Drawing to Life")
Bring a Drawing to Life
Fool your eyes -- and learn what makes movies move -- using this super-simple animation technique.
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![Spot the Phantom Dots]( "Spot the Phantom Dots")
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![Chopstick Pass-Along]( "Chopstick Pass-Along")
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![Indoor Foot Volleyball]( "Indoor Foot Volleyball")
Indoor Foot Volleyball
Your kids don't need a gymnasium to get some exercise on a cold winter's day -- this version of volleyball can be played indoors without risk to lamp or limb.
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![Mix & Match Tiles]( "Mix & Match Tiles")
Mix & Match Tiles
This creative game idea invites younger kids to play around with shapes and colors, and helps to build the skills of pattern recognition and basic geometry.
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![Tag-Team Drawings]( "Tag-Team Drawings")
Tag-Team Drawings
This quick-paced game encourages group creativity, and the resulting drawings are often hilarious.
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![Dancing Balloon]( "Dancing Balloon")
Dancing Balloon
This low-tech version of those battery-powered, wiggling toy balls requires nothing more than a balloon and a marble.
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![Fun with Letters]( "Fun with Letters")
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![Wrap Race]( "Wrap Race")
Wrap Race
For this lively snowman competition, you don't have to venture outside, but you will need a willing partner, at least two additional players -- and a roll of toilet tissue.
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![Jelly Bean Trail]( "Jelly Bean Trail")
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![Two Silly Games]( "Two Silly Games")
Panty Hose Polo
Never underestimate the power of silliness to double up your kids in laughter. And in this game, in which players madly swing oranges suspended in panty hose, laughing yourself silly is no stretch.
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![Constellation Collaboration]( "Constellation Collaboration")
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![Box Scores]( "Box Scores")
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![What are You Thankful For?]( "What are You Thankful For?")
(What Are You) Thankful Four?
This clever Thanksgiving activity makes giving thanks as easy as 1, 2, 3 … 4.
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![Body English]( "Body English")
Body English
This fun physical challenge tests your spelling skills and your flexibility, and makes a great activity for kids on your next get-together.
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![Present Scramble]( "Present Scramble")
Present Scramble
This game requires a bit of prep but is well worth the effort. Put a small prize in a small box, tape it well, and gift wrap it.
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![Walking on Air]( "Walking on Air")
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![Make a Ping-Pong Ball Jump]( "Make a Ping-Pong Ball Jump")
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![Mixed-up Mittens]( "Mixed-up Mittens")
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![Cross The Sea]( "Cross The Sea")
Cross The Sea
Pay homage to the Pilgrims' 1620 voyage with your own (albeit drier, shorter, and less treacherous!) crossing -- of the living room.
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You might also like…
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Put on a Happy Snood
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Find the Turkeys
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Ping-Pong Basketball
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Paper Ball Soccer
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Flip Golf
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Gourd Games
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Pizza Pursuit
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Wall Football
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Beach Ball Math
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Fox and Hounds
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Human Slide Show
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Card Trick
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A Little Black Magic
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Penguin Games
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Double Vision: Hole in the Hand
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Pick a Coin, Any Coin
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Bring a Drawing to Life
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Spot the Phantom Dots
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Chopstick Pass-Along
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Indoor Foot Volleyball
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Mix & Match Tiles
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Tag-Team Drawings
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Dancing Balloon
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Fun with Letters
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Wrap Race
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Jelly Bean Trail
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Panty Hose Polo
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Constellation Collaboration
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Box Scores
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(What Are You) Thankful Four?
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Body English
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Present Scramble
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Walking on Air
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Make a Ping-Pong Ball Jump
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Mixed-up Mittens
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Cross The Sea
