9 Great Toys for Indoor Adventure

If the weather is keeping you inside, these toys can help save the day

by Brett Singer

Farm Friends Bowling Price: $26.95 What toddler doesn't love knocking things over? Bowling is a great indoor sport, and this set is strikingly adorable. Buy now »	Brain Noodles Dinosaur Kit Price: $14.95 Brain Noodles are like pipe cleaners on steroids. This set has multiple colors and instructions to make your grandchild's favorite dinos, but the noodles can be used to make much more. Buy now »	Take Apart 4 x 4 Truck Price: $29.95 You know what's great about this toy? Your grandchild can build it, then take it apart, then build it, then take it apart. It's like the circle of life, but for trucks. Buy now »
Shrinky Dinks Monster Lab Price: $21.95 Thank goodness they still make Shrinky Dinks. It's a classic toy, and kids still love to color their creations and see how they change in the oven. Buy now »	Sea Life Stencil Set Price: $9.95 Okay, we love their drawings, but not every kid is an artist. (Neither is every adult!) Enter the Sea Life Stencil Set. Just grab paper, pencil, and stencil, and go. Buy now »	Mosaic Art Dolphin Price: $16.95 This art project is colorful, attractive, and sophisticated. It also requires some time to complete, just as mosaics did in antiquity. Buy now »
Printmaking Collograph Kit Price: $24.95 A collograph is "a simple printing technique that uses found materials arranged in a collage." This art project requires some time to get started, but on foul-weather days, time is on your side. Buy now »	Storytelling Paper Price: $3.99 Next time the kids demand, "Tell us a story!" you can reply, "Let's make our own!" This pad has lines and plenty of open space so you can put words and pictures together. Buy now »	Bottle Catamaran Price: $20.95 This kit helps older kids make something cool, and then play with it. They even pick up a lesson about recycling, since the model requires empty bottles. Buy now »