LEGO Scavenger Hunt -- Fun Indoor Activity for Kids

This time of year (summer where I live) I’m often looking for fun activities that can be done indoors because it’s hot outside.

This LEGO scavenger hunt is a fun idea you can do with a single kid or a group if you have enough clues to divvy them up.

Frugal Fun 4 Boys and Girls shares this idea that is like a treasure hunt for the mini figs. Each clue shows where a mini figure is hiding and kids can collect the figures as they go. You can do this with old figures or buy a set of figures for this purpose.

You could also just put little constructions or pieces in the areas for kids to find and then have them make something with all the materials they scavenged.

This idea comes with a set of 16 printable cards that are already filled out with clues. It’s meant to be done at home so the places to find are things like the mailbox, bookshelf, washing machine, sock drawer, refrigerator and clock, to name a few. She suggests using eight to 10 clues at a time so if you don’t have all these things in your home (dog leash, for example) you can just skip those.

There aren’t any blank cards in the set but you could of course write your own clues if you want to do this activity in the classroom or throw in some clues that might be more unique to places in your house. You could even add some clues that will be found outside if it’s not too hot.

Check out more on this idea and grab the free printable LEGO scavenger hunt challenge cards at Frugal Fun 4 Boys and Girls.

What’s your favorite indoor activity when it’s just too hot to play outside? I’d love to hear your ideas!

[Photo: Frugal Fun 4 Boys and Girsl]

As if Diwali weren’t colorful and fun enough, The Festival of Lights: A Lift-the-flap Diwali Celebration by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm, makes it even more fun to read about with flaps and things to lift and pull to see more information or details in the illustrations.

The book is a story about a family getting ready for Diwali and what happens on the different days of the five-day celebration. There’s cleaning, shopping, crafting, food preparation and getting the home altar ready for the big day.

It covers decorating the outside of the house with rangoli, diyas and lanterns, buying sweets to share with family and friends, the sights and scents of the mandir (home temple), getting dressed up in new fancy clothes, the story of Diwali and celebrations with relatives.

Flaps (there are more than 140 in all) give you vocabulary words for different foods and definitions, as well as fun things like what’s inside the shopping basket or where the cat is hanging out. They also help illuminate the story of Diwali, which is the triumph of good over evil as Lord Ram defeated the demon Ravana to save his wife, Sita.

This pretty and colorful book helps kids understand what Diwali is and how it is celebrated, regardless of whether they practice it at home. This would be a nice book to keep in a classroom (it’s rated for kids ages 3-7) or to have at home to teach kids about Diwali even if it’s not something you celebrate. Where I live there are a lot of people from India so we are probably exposed to Diwali more than some other regions of America, but it’s a nice holiday to know about wherever you live.

Combine with the book Diwali and check out some fun lantern crafts and printables for kids to round out your experience.

About the book: 24 pages, hardcover, published 2025 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail prices $22.99.

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