25 Rainy Day Activities for Kids

It doesn’t hurt to have a list of activities on hand for those days when the rain just doesn’t want to clear up. My kids have fun playing on their own but eventually become bored and turn to me for ideas. And while I like to go on Pinterest for some inspiration, sometimes it’s just easier to have a list handy of fun things to do with your kids indoors (or out). Here is a list of EASY and fun activities to keep kids entertained on those days when you’re stuck indoors:

1. Play board games
2. Make a fort
3. Have a dance party
4. Play dress-up
5. Do science experiments
6. Make play dough
7. Blow up balloons to play with
8. Set up a tent to read in
9. Bake bread
10. Make a book, individually or together
11. Create marshmallow and toothpick structures

    

12. Clean the house together
13. Do a scavenger or treasure hunt
14. Make an art gallery – paint pictures, hang them and talk about them
15. Watch a movie with popcorn
16. Make cards for relatives
17. Put a mattress on the floor to jump on
18. Make homemade bouncy balls

    

19. Do water play indoors – fill a sink or bucket with water and play with household objects
20. Make movies and take turns filming them (with a camera or phone)
21. Make puffy paint
22. Make masking tape roads

    

23. Have a fashion show
24. Go on a rainy walk with umbrellas
25. Splash in puddles