Screen-free indoor activities for kids at home

Evenings, rainy days and long holidays can easily turn into screen time. The trick is to have a few engaging activities ready, and to change them often enough that they still feel new.

Ideas for toddlers (1–3 years)

• Shape sorters and stacking toys, like the 35-piece wooden shape matching game.
• Chunky wooden puzzles with a few pieces.
• Picture books read together, with lots of pointing and naming.
• A little active play: a rocker, a low slide or a push ride-on.

Ideas for pre-schoolers (3–5 years)

• Magnetic boards, such as the magnetic colour counting maze, which practise colours and counting.
• Matching and memory games, and simple board games for small hands.
• Progressive jigsaw puzzles that grow harder as your child improves.

Ideas for older children (6 and up)

• Logic and strategy puzzles like Mind Challenge.
• Magnetic building puzzles, like the Play Panda Magnetic Puzzle Combo.
• Word and strategy board games for family game night. See our guide to board games on rent.
• Big puzzles with 100 pieces or more, such as map and solar-system puzzles.

Keep it fresh with rotation

Children lose interest in toys they see every day. Keep only a few activities out at a time and swap them every week or two. Renting makes rotation easy: you get new toys regularly without adding to the clutter. Read our toy rotation ideas for a small home.

Workshops and camps

For holidays, Pustak Pitara also runs kids workshops, summer camps and DIY activities. See workshops, camps and DIY for current programmes.

Find indoor toys for your child’s age in our toy library, with free delivery across Amravati and cash on delivery.