9 FUN RAINY DAY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

Parenting advice

1. Make a home cinema

Set up a home cinema and settle down to watch some fun family movies together. Why not try out

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2. Bake

Most kids love to bake, with the promise of a sweet treat at the end! Here are 10 Easy Peasy Baking Recipes for Kids, to give you some inspiration.

3. Colouring

Print off some printables / colouring sheets, get out all the pens and crayons and set up a colouring station at the kitchen table. colorwithmimi.com has a good choice of printable activities for kids.

Here are the Best Sites for Free Colouring Pages for Toddlers.

4. Lego-Building Contest

Most houses have Lego, so why not spent a wet day having a Lego-building contest. Pick a theme e.g. vehicles, single coloured blocks etc. and let them loose constructing.

5. Make a playlist and have a disco

On iTunes, Spotify, Audiolizer or we7 you can create your own playlists of your favorite songs. Why not pick 5 songs each that you all like, to add to your playlist, then put it on shuffle and have a Mini Disco in the house. Move back the furniture, and get moving – why not try best and worst dancer competitions, and get everyone to try the Can Can and limbo dancing ?

6. Photo Albums & Photos

Kids (and adults) love looking at old photos and hearing stories, so find those old photo albums and have a look at the past. A real winner in our house is to give each child their own photo album, and let them choose their own photos for it – a great entertainer on a rainy day! They can get creative with their own albums, decorating the covers and pages.

7. Set up a racing track

Using some masking tape, create a racing track for cars to race around the living room by using the tape twice to make a parallel track.

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Photo via Jennifer Tuksal’s Fun For Kids Pinterest Board.

8. Make tie-dye clothes

If your child is tired of their boring white socks, why not have a tie dye day? You will need white clothing, bucket, water, various dyes, rubber bands, rubber gloves to protect your hands. How you fold and secure with rubber bands, helps determine the pattern that results.

Best to start with lightest colour, if using more than one, and follow dye instructions carefully. More tips here

9. Make HomeMade Pizza

With some simple ingredients, the kids can enjoy helping make homemade pizza and putting their own toppings on. Perfect for lunch/dinner on that rainy day.

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Sarah