Indoor Map Making Activity for Kids

Look at a familiar room as if you were a mapmaker seeing it from above. Children decide how to represent furniture, add a simple key and mark a safe route to an imaginary treasure. Accuracy is optional; the interesting part is explaining how the drawing connects to real places.

Let’s make it happen

1. Sketch the room as a large rectangle.
2. Add simple shapes for a few major pieces of furniture.
3. Create a key with symbols for a door, chair and treasure.
4. Give the map to a partner and explain a safe route without climbing.

Grown-up note: Supervise play, check materials for age suitability and keep small parts away from younger children. Adapt the activity to your child’s abilities.