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:
- Finger painting with chocolate pudding
- Take a bubble bath
- Bake something
- Have a tea party or indoor picnic
- Play dress up
- Take a family portrait
- Paint/draw portraits of each other
- Go outside and splash in puddles
- Dig for worms
- Build a fort
- Make playdough
- Build a bee house
- Snuggle up and read books together
- Write a letter to someone
- Make popcorn
- Watch a movie
- Ice and water play
- Look at family photos
- Play freeze dance
- Have an indoor scavenger hunt
- Play hide-and-seek
- Make paper airplanes
- Make jewelry
- Build an obstacle course
- Make a fruit salad
“I hope one day things will change. When we get water in our homes, life will be easier. I am hoping that when my husband and I build our own home, we will be able to connect to the water system. We were planning to start building this year – we even bought the land already – but because of the lockdown, my husband has no work and we have to use all of my salary for day-to-day living expenses.”