You will all know of the games of snowball and sledging, but most British winters are made up of rain not snow and whether you like or not you end up indoors and bored. Here are a few games you can play indoors. The kipper is a piece of tissue paper cut into the shape of a fish. Competitors each have a kipper and a rolled up newspaper.
Someone goes out of the room and an object such as a cork is hidden.
They then come back into the room and as they get closer to the hidden object they are told by the others that they are getting hotter. As they move away from the object they are told that they are getting colder. Blow football All you need for this popular game is a table, drinking straws and a pingpong ball. You will also want something like four books or matchboxes to create goal posts. It can be played by two people, or by two teams if there are more.