This spring embrace rainy days at home by creating a fun things-to-do list for the kids.

Last week it was pouring rain and my kids couldn’t have been any happier.  We’ve found the best rainy days are slow ones where we enjoy spending time together with options but no specific plans.  We go with the flow and it’s lovely.

Our strategy is to create a list of fun activities.  We brainstorm ideas on the chalkboard in our dining room and leave the list up during those rainy weeks in the early spring, checking off activities as we go.  You could just as easily write a list on a piece of paper and post it anywhere in your house, allowing the littles to enjoy a self-guided tour through the day. They may ask for help to set up activities but will spend long stretches playing freely.

25 Things To Do on a Rainy Day:

1. Finger painting with chocolate pudding
2. Take a bubble bath
3. Bake something
4. Have a tea party or indoor picnic
5. Play dress up
6. Take a family portrait
7. Paint/draw portraits of each other
8. Go outside and splash in puddles
9. Dig for worms
10. Build a fort
11. Make playdough
12. Build a bee house
13. Snuggle up and read books together
14. Write a letter to someone
15. Make popcorn
16. Watch a movie
17. Ice and water play
18. Look at family photos
19. Play freeze dance
20. Have an indoor scavenger hunt
21. Play hide-and-seek
22. Make paper airplanes
23. Make jewelry
24. Build an obstacle course
25. Make a fruit salad

Having options but no plans is the best way to spend a rainy day at home with kids.