Games cho Kids on a Rainy Day: Miễn phí Online và Paper Idea

The best games cho kids on a rainy day là short, simple và have a clear finish, so "one more trò chơi" doesn't turn into whole afternoon. Tic-tac-toe, memory matching, word search, hangman và four in a row all fit, và every one of them works both on a screen và on paper. Start với free Tic-Tac-Toe game, which kids có thể play against computer hoặc với a brother, sister hoặc parent on same device, then switch đến pencil và paper khi it's time cho a break từ screens.

Điều gì makes good games cho kids on a rainy day

When everyone's stuck indoors, look cho games that:

• Are quick. A round should take a few minutes, so turns là fair và stopping là easy.
• Have a clear end. A finished board hoặc a found word là a natural place đến stop.
• Can be played together. Two người chơi on one device, hoặc one child playing và another helping.
• Work without a screen too. The same trò chơi on paper keeps fun going after screen time là over.
• Need nothing đến install. All games below run in a web browser với no download và no account.

Screen games, sorted by age

Ages là only a rough guide. Every child là different, và many of these games have an easier và a harder setting.

Younger children (about 4 đến 7)

Memory Game: Turn over two các lá bài at a time đến find matching coloured shapes. With 12 các lá bài it's short và easy; move up đến 16 hoặc 24 as they get better. Naming colours và shapes out loud makes it a little learning trò chơi too.

Tic-Tac-Toe: Three in a row wins. Set computer đến Easy, which often plays at random, so young người chơi get plenty of wins. Or choose Two người chơi here và take turns on same screen.

Snake on Slow: Steering a snake đến eat apples là simple đến understand. On Slow với Wrap around ( snake comes out other side instead of crashing into walls), it's gentle enough cho little hands.

Older children (about 7 đến 12)

Word Search: Pick a topic (animals, food, countries, sports, home, jobs hoặc nature) và find hidden words. The Morning edition hides 8 words going across và down in a 10 × 10 grid. Our post on word search for kids and classrooms has ideas cho turning it into a spelling activity.

Hangman: Guess word one letter at a time, với six lives. The topic là shown as a clue, và words là everyday words of four đến eleven letters, so it's good spelling practice. See how to play Hangman.

Four in a Row: Drop discs và try đến line up four. It's simple đến learn but rewards planning ahead. Play a sibling với Two người chơi here.

Sliding Puzzle on 3 × 3: Slide eight numbered tiles back into order. It teaches patience và step-by-step thinking.

Checkers: A great first strategy board trò chơi, against computer on Easy hoặc với a family member.

Make it a family tournament

A rainy afternoon là perfect cho a mini tournament:

1. Pick three games, such as Tic-Tac-Toe, Four in a Row và Memory Game.
2. Everyone plays everyone in Two người chơi mode ( Memory Game works as "take turns, fewest moves wins").
3. Keep score on paper. A win là 2 points, a draw 1.
4. The winner chooses next activity, hoặc dinner.

Tic-Tac-Toe và Four in a Row keep their own running score on screen, với a Reset score button cho a fresh start.

Paper versions cho screen-miễn phí time

Every trò chơi in this list has a pencil-và-paper version, which là handy khi screen time là up:

Game	Cách đến play it on paper
Tic-tac-toe	Draw a 3 × 3 grid. Take turns writing X và O.
Hangman	One người chơi picks a word và draws a dash cho each letter. Wrong guesses add parts đến a drawing.
Word search	A grown-up (hoặc an older child) writes words into a grid of squared paper, then fills gaps với random letters.
Four in a row	Draw a 7-column, 6-row grid. Take turns colouring lowest empty square in a column.
Memory	Make pairs of các lá bài từ paper với matching drawings, then lay them face down.
Sliding puzzle	Cut a square of lá bài into 9 numbered tiles, take one away, và slide rest around on a table.

Making trò chơi là half fun. Kids who design their own word search hoặc memory các lá bài là practising spelling và drawing without noticing.

Mẹo cho parents

• Agree on số of rounds first. "Three games of tic-tac-toe, then we play on paper" là easier đến stick đến than a time limit.
• Turn on two-người chơi modes. Playing together beats watching someone else play.
• Let them teach bạn. Ask a child đến explain tic-tac-toe trick that never loses; our tic-tac-toe strategy has it nếu they need a hint.
• No accounts, no chat. The games run in browser, scores stay on của bạn device, và there's no way đến talk đến strangers.

For more ideas, browse full games collection, và see our list of two-player games on one device.

Start với tic-tac-toe

It takes one minute đến learn và a lifetime đến stop playing. Mở free Tic-Tac-Toe game, choose Two người chơi here, và let rainy-day tournament begin.