It has been raining non-stop on my side of the world. My daughter has been stir crazy being stuck in the house and has had no outdoor recess at school lately so when she gets home this afternoon, I'm going to need to entertain her.
I have a few frugal rainy day entertainment ideas up my sleeve, and I'll share some with you.
Card Games-There are so many different card games, and each one has a set of rules, so here are some card game ideas for children and some card games you can play as a family.
Button Sorting (fun for the young ones)-sort by size, color, shape-anything.
My daughter even loves making button "faces" on her hand and stringing buttons. How she came up with this, I'll never know, but the first time she did it, I couldn't stop laughing. Now, it makes me smile.
Who knew buttons could be so fun?
Art Activities-make collages using whatever you have on hand, take out the watercolor paints, markers and crayons and have fun. Children love to see adults coloring with crayons, and it's secretly fun for the adults too.
Foil Art- Grab the foil from the kitchen, fold it up and make some foil art or foil origami and decorate.
Baking-Bake something together, a cake, some muffins, or a pizza.
You can use this recipe for a quick and simple pizza crust, or if you want to let the kids have fun with it....
Scavenger Hunt-Be creative. Hide something and then place little notes all over the house with clues leading to the prize.
Board Games-Everyone should have a stock of board games ready for days like this. You don't need to have a rainy day to have a family game night.
Charades-Why not? Kids love this because they get to see the adults act silly, and everyone loves guessing games.
You could always pop in a movie, but it's so much nicer to be able to visit and have meaningful interaction with one another. Quality time feels like a rarity these days with how busy everyone is and the abundance of technology.
I think it's a good night for my family and I to just sit around the dinner table and visit, play a couple of card games or Monopoly and enjoy each other's company.
Hopefully, some of these ideas will inspire you and your family to spend time together on this rainy day, even if it's not raining where you are.
What is your child's favorite rainy day activity? Do you have more suggestions for rainy day activities for the kids? Please share them by commenting below.
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