Rainy Season
It will soon be the rainy season here in southern Mexico. That means rain, every day, and lots of it. Here are a few of the rainy day activities for kids that we do and recommend to help kids (and parents) keep from going crazy indoors on a wet day. Enjoy!
- Play Uno
- Play Pictionary
- Play Hide and Seek
- Play Dress Up
- Reenact a story (or a movie or cartoon)
- Have a picnic UNDER the dining room table
- Make cookies
- Do a craft (like this ribbon barrette)
- Read books (click here for a list of some of our favorites)
- Listen to an adventure drama (Patch the Pirate, or Your Story Hour)
- Record your own story hour or radio show
- Make sock puppets
- Build towers and castles and forts with Jenga
blocks - Use sheets and blankets to build a tent
- Play Legos
- Make your own Lego film like Shatterpoint Entertainment did!
- Finger Paint
- Have a family talent show
- Make Play Dough
- Blow bubbles
- Paint with bubbles
- Paint with condensed milk
- Make paper flowers
- Make a Cheerio bird feeder
- Make dragonfly snacks
- Prepare and dress up for a fancy candlelight dinner
- Play in the rain
- Clean the baseboards (Don't laugh! Do it together. If it involves a small bucket of soapy water and a rag, your toddlers will love this!)
- Play with polymer beads
- Do a rainy day nature study
Do you have other rainy day activities for kids that your family enjoys? We're always looking for new ideas to shake things up a bit. Please leave us your suggestions in the comments.
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Great list to refer to when my kids say they are bored. We have snow on the ground here, but I can see using this list a bunch. Pinning!
Oh, yes, these are great for any day when you’re stuck indoors!
Love these activity ideas! Just in time for those rainy spring days!
Thanks Jennifer! So glad it was helpful! We have a lot of fun at our house with several of these.
Great ideas Katie. I’m sharing.
Thank you Phyllis!
I live in the PNW so I’m no stranger to rainy days. I love your suggestions! Anything that encourages a child to use their imagination and participate is A+ in my book.
In general for me, the only thing the rain changes is that I put my waterproof shell and waterproof shoes on. I love it! My nephew is always wanting to go for “rain walks” with me and my dog. It’s fun because there’s almost nobody else around and when he has his rain pants on, he shoots down the slides really fast at the park!
Rain walks sound so fun!