My children 6 and 3 are very bored. It is raining outside.?

Question

Any ideas on some fun activities that they can do inside together. They don't want to colour in, at the moment we are about to paint easter eggs, but that won't last long.

Answer 1

I'm bored too. Then again I have plenty a should be doing, it's just that its boring...



Things for kids to do:



1. Make sock monkeys. I'm sure you can find instructions online - it's not hard. It does require sewing though.



2. Play board games.



3. Read/be read to.



4. Put on a play.



5. Make paper snow-flakes.



6. Build a little boat out of things you have around the house and try to make it float in the bathtub.



7. Make finger-puppets. Put on a puppet show.



8. Build a fort by rearranging furniture and putting sheets over it.



9. Jump on the bed and whack each other with pillows. It's surprisingly fun.



10. Computer games. Or they can do what my friends and I used to do when we were little and sit in front of the computer and watch screen-savers. It might not be as much fun if you don't have a bunch of Disney screen-savers, though.



11. Watch a movie.



12. Slide down the stairs on a sleeping bag. Or better yet a mattress, but that's a bit more work. Or you could try a sled, but I've never done that one so I can't vouch for it's safety.



13. Play don't-touch-the-floor (where you jump around on the furniture and, well, don't touch the floor).



14. Bake something.



15. Play in the rain. If it's warm out, put on bathingsuits and pretend it's a sprinkler.



16. Hide and seek.



17. The potato game. One person asks the other person questions and tries to make them laugh, and they can only answer "potato" and if they laught they lose and it's the other person's turn.



And whatever crazy things your kids might end up doing, remember that it can always be worse... I once helped my little sister and her friend climb down the laundry chute. Actually, it was more than once. I think she was 11 or 12 and I was 14 or 15. So when you read the things about jumping on the bed and such, it could definitely be worse.

Answer 2

Two minute attention span for every year old, so it appears you'll need multiple activities. We live in a rainy climate and these are some of the things we do with our children:

- take the blankets off the beds and make tents inside the house

- made ants on a logs: celery with peanut butter with raisens

- let the kids help make cookies or a cake

- story time: everyone makes ups, reads or tells a story

- hide and seek

- board games

- pots and pans band

- I spy with my eye something that is ????

- good childrens movie



I'm sure you can add to the list.



Have fun

Answer 3

Try a scavenger hunt in the house. Try creating a story together and then acting it out. How about making a puzzle. Make cards for Aunts, Uncles, friends, family.

Answer 4

couple issues to do: a million) Make a schedule for the entire weekend and permit the little ones comprehend the schedule (i.e. 8-9am: coloring, 9-12PM: bypass procuring, etc). make advantageous "loose-time" is scheduled into that and that they might desire to understand that "loose time" skill DON"T worry daddy or you in the time of that factor (they might desire to earnings the thank you to entertain themselves in the time of that factor). in the event that they are asserting they are bored, tutor them the schedule and tell them what it says (if the 5 twelve months old reads, make him examine it). 2) Time outs: many times basically artwork in calming youngsters down who're over-excited at the instant are not enjoying advantageous. "Cuz i replaced into" isn't a suitable answer to get out of holiday. they might desire to be waiting to describe why they have been on holiday and stay there until they might clarify. between the extra advantageous disciplines is getting rid of a few thing they actually like in the event that they behave badly (i.e. no dessert in the event that they consume with palms, renowned toy would be positioned away for the day, etc). they might earn it decrease back while they play advantageous. 3) do no longer difficulty approximately potty training the three twelve months old in one weekend. in the experience that your husband is gun-ho approximately it, then permit him handle it. 4) If the little ones do no longer bear in techniques policies, suited them on a board and characteristic them repeat them everytime they wreck them (possibly as an element of "get out ot timeout" technique). sturdy luck.....

Answer 5

well you could always play board games or what not....there are also somethings you could make up. you could make up a new version of tag or have a contest with something in the house....just use your imagination that you had when you were a child

Answer 6

Kind of late tell them to go to bed

Answer 7

How about you read stories to them.