subject: Ideas To Entertain Your Kids During A Rain Day [print this page] Rainy days can get extremely boring especially for kids; the couch is never the best places to spend a day at. Below are a number of rainy day activities, picnics and games that promote and encourage physical fitness and reduce the occurrence of the "I'm bored" complaints.
Play treasure hunters
This is one of those rainy day activities that requires a little advance parental prep, but is always a big hit with kids (whether it's a rainy day or not, really!). Stash clues around the house (adjust difficulty based on the ages of your kids; use picture cues for little ones, tricky puns for older children), directing kids to hunt for a hidden prize.
Put on a show
Challenge a group of kids to stage a play or talent show. Give them a theme or opening lines to get them started. Bring outdoor games in for a surprising switch on rainy day activities.
Play basketball with a soft foam or sponge ball, or just wad up some newspaper; the hoop can be any basket or receptacle (either hung on the wall or resting on the floor). Have kids shoot from different parts of the room or in different ways.
Plan an outing
Hit an indoor pool (if you don't have a gym or community center membership, check hotels, they sometimes sell day passes), ice or roller rink, climbing wall, bowling alley, or inflatable play space to blow off steam.
Let's go to the videotape!
Have any fitness videos? Break them out and do them together. If you're bored with your selection, see what's offered on cable, Exercise TV is particularly good or you can hit the library or video store. Or challenge your kids to choreograph their own routines, then film them with your video camera! This can be fun watching later.
Put up a rainy-day construction site
Break out the couch cushions, old blankets, hula hoops, and cardboard boxes and have the kids build a fort or an obstacle course. A set of foam rods, nylon sheets, and clamps to hold them all together. Up, up, and away!
Blow up some balloons and play keep-away or "volleyball." Or use paper fans to play a version of table tennis: Use your fan to create gusts of air to blow your balloon across the table towards an opponent - get it past her to score a point. Remember, the scraps from popped balloons are a choking hazard, so take precautions if you have small children.
Get crafty
Painting a large mural or pounding clay works your child's muscles too. Spread out a big sheet of paper in the garage or basement if you can and try different ways to paint, from spattering to footprints to rolling old balls in paint and then on paper. Messy? Yes! But good for lots of laughs too.
Get your game on
Stock your toy shelf with indoor games and toys that encourage kids to move, from classics like Twister to new hits like the Nintendo.
by: Mathieu Courchesne
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