18 Things To Do At Home With Kids On Rainy Day

With the current state of the world, we’re all spending a lot of time at home. While you and the kids can go outside and get fresh air and play, spring is also a rainy time in some areas. When it’s raining, the kids have less to entertain themselves with, which can make it challenging to work from home or get normal everyday activities started. If you’re strapped for what to do with kids who are beginning to go stir crazy, here are 18 things to do inside with them on a rainy day. Plan Your Next Trip. Even though there are travel restrictions right now, you can still plan a future vacation. Pick your favorite place to visit and plan out a trip with the kids. Go on Your Dream Vacation. Take a virtual tour of your dream vacation from the comfort of your couch. Puzzles. Work together to build a puzzle. You can even make some new game room decor and frame it once you’re done. Build a blanket fort. Spend the day in the cozy warmth of your blanket fort reading and watching videos. Build a town with leftover cardboard boxes. Grab some paint and leftover boxes and create your dream city. Make sock puppets and put on a show. Grab some old mismatched socks and recreate some of your favorite shows. Get creative and color in a coloring book or paint a picture. From adult coloring books to your kid’s favorite characters coloring books, they’ll love creating fun pictures. You can also grab some canvases or plain paper and make your own art. Create a scavenger hunt. All you have to do is come up with a good hiding place and create clues to lead the kids there. It will be fun that will entertain them all day. Make a funny home movie. Grab the family camera and put on your own movie. Write the script, create the set, and create memories that will last a lifetime. Bake or cook. Teach your little one your favorite recipe or bake something you and your mom would bake together. Reread your favorite book. Grab your favorite book off the shelf and reread it for the hundredth time or listen to the audiobook for the first or hundredth time instead. Make slime. There are plenty of DIY slime recipes on the internet with things you probably already have at home such as laundry detergent, corn starch, and food coloring. Host a tea party for everyone at home and stuffed animals. Grab your tea set, your favorite stuffed animals, and your family for a fun afternoon tea party. Play hide and seek. Hide and seek is an easy game that can last for hours if you hide in the right spaces. Play board games. Play all of those board games that you never have time for like Monopoly or Sorry. Have a kid-friendly spa day. Find some gentle facemasks, get a bath bomb going, play relaxing spa music, and have a calm afternoon despite all of the uncertainty happening right now. Learn to play/sing your favorite song. The chords for most music is available online. Once you’ve learned it, host a concert for the whole family. Take virtual tours of popular destinations. A lot of popular destinations are doing virtual tours such as the Cincinnati Zoo, The Louvre, and Yosemite National Park. Keeping your kids busy all day can be a challenge especially when there is bad weather preventing them from playing outside. Even though it’s especially hard to keep the kids busy when it’s rainy, there are plenty of things to do to have a fun day inside. From puzzles to karaoke, there are plenty of indoor activities for your kids to do. Having the kids entertained can take one stress off your shoulders during this uncertain time. Visit Emerald Hospitality Associates, Inc’s website to learn more about our family-friendly portfolio of hotels and restaurants.