10 Rainy Day Activities!

Being stuck inside is such a drag, especially with a toddler who's bursting with energy! So here's a list of some activities we do to keep occupied and have fun!

1. Wake up in the morning and go for a car ride in our PJS so that we can listen to and watch the rain. Adalyn especially loves when there's a flash of lightning, she cheers "cool light!" and I think it's thrilling even as an adult!

2. Put on a favourite cd (in our case Adalyn's is "One Direction") and have a dance-fest in the living room.

3.Take a nap. Falling asleep listening to the rain is actually one of the most peaceful naps you can have IMO.

4. Bath painting! I got the idea from this blog; http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2012/08/contained-body-painting-in-bath.html Seriously, genius. The whole mess is contained and it's easy clean-up! Couldn't resist the urge to post pics!

Supplies needed:
-a bathtub (of course)
 -non toxic, washable paint (I used crayola 3D sidewalk paint and it washed off the tub without any issues)
-paint brushes
-container for the paint
-a big sheet of blank paper or board (OR if you can find bath paint you can paint directly on the walls!)

5. Make Jello and cut out shapes using cookie cutters. These were devoured too quickly to take any pictures haha.

6. Grab the pots and pans out of the cupboards and have a drumming session.

7. Have some fun and let them take pictures with the digital camera. (Not recommend if you have an extremely expensive DSLR lol) She decided half my leg and our messy entrance was going to be her first photo shoot!

8. Paint toe nails!

9. Get out the colouring books and markers and colour at the table. I LOVE colouring lol!  Sitting down and colouring with your kids can be a really great bonding and relaxing experience.

10. Make necklaces out of string and fruit loops. I just so happen to be an avid crocheter and have about a million rolls of yarn handy for this. If you don't, the Dollar Tree sells rolls for $1.00! PS I cannot guarantee these won't be eaten by little mouths almost immediately after being assembled and put on (as the photographic evidence suggests)

And now this exhausted and very pregnant momma needs a coffee or her bed.


Cheers :)