During the summer months, everyone enjoys being outdoors. Unfortunately, the weather may not always cooperate with your outdoor plans. On rainy days, you may hear those words, “I’m bored.” If you are looking for family-friendly rainy-day activities, check out the following for inspiration.
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- Paint rocks (Then, on a warm sunny day, hide the rocks around town).
- Make homemade cards.
- Bake cookies.
- Scavenger hunt or treasure hunt
- Draw or paint
- Go bowling. Or play pop bottle bowling with younger children at home.
- Do science experiments.
- Create an indoor sandbox or sand table.
- Play board games.
- Put together a Lego set.
- Create tie-dye t-shirts.
- Make play-dough.
- Do crafts.
- Dance party
- Make paper airplanes.
- Cook a meal together.
- Make a blanket fort.
- Tea party
- Make Slime
- Create paper bag puppets.
- Put on a puppet show.
- Color in color books
- Balloon tennis
- Tear up small pieces of paper, then make collages.
- Put a puzzle together
- Go to the library to find a new book to read.
- Paint cardboard boxes to make a town.
- Put a model together.
- Dress up and go out to eat.
- Play multiplayer video games.
- Make YouTube or TikTok videos.
- Visit a museum.
- Indoor hopscotch (use tape)
- Visit an aquarium
- Visit an art gallery
- Make pinecone bird feeders
- Do salt paintings
- Make yarn collages
- Create stained glass tissue paper art
- Host a playdate
- Create popsicle stick art
- Create a sensory bin
- Write a story together
- Make an indoor obstacle course
- Movie marathon
- Tape roads on the carpet or floor for car races.
- Paint clay pots to plant flowers
- Bake cookies to pass out to friends or family.
- Volunteer
- Play in the rain.
Enjoy your rainy days!
