As I write this we are having another dreary, rainy day in Chicago. Today’s Top 10 Tuesday is a list of fun things to do with your family on a rainy day:
1. Head to an indoor playground. Many McDonald’s, community centers, and malls have children’s play areas where children can play for free. There are also other indoor playgrounds that cost money including: Monkey Joes, Lil Monkey Bizness, and Pump It Up.
2. Have a movie day (and don’t forget the popcorn)!
3. Bake. Kids love to help in the kitchen. Even young kids can help! My toddler likes to do the pouring and stirring.
4. Create a rainy day box that only comes out on rainy days. Fill the box w/ craft supplies or special toys and take rainy days from boring to *fun*!
5. Head to a local museum or aquarium.
6. Bring the outdoor fun inside. If you have items outside that can be played safely inside bring them in. We have a slide that can easily be brought inside for the day.
7. Have an indoor picnic. Spread out a blanket and have lunch on the floor of your living room. Make sure to choose easy finger foods for the meal.
8. Build a fort. Using pillows and blankets help your children make a fort. Make it simple or go all out adding a flag, decor, and anything else they can think of to personalize it.
9. Play a game. Board games, card games, duck-duck-goose, and make believe games all make the day seem to go by faster.
10. Cuddle on the couch with some good books.
{And as a bonus…}
11. Run “drive thru” errands. This may not be too fun at the time but doing these things on a rainy day means that you can be outside having fun on the sunny days! Consider the following errands that can be done without leaving your car: dropping off mail at the post office, picking up prescriptions, returning books and movies, making a deposit at the bank, etc. (As a bonus, how about picking up lunch on your way home?)
What does your family do on rainy days? I’d love to hear your ideas! :)
it’s raining here… we are headed to the local library!
visiting from Top Ten Tuesday! great list