Indoor Fun with the Kids
Yucky
Weather Fun Bag
For this activity, prepare a few different activities in brown lunch bags. Each
one will hold a different craft, book or scavenger hunt. Hide these away and
bring out when the weather is too cold or rainy to head outdoors. For example,
one bag might have instructions on how to make play dough. You can include all the
ingredients in little baggies so your child can do it themselves! Another bag
might have “Yucky Weather Fun Bag…with Dad” and requires Dad’s help. It could
be a scavenger hunt, where the child needs to find a mystery item somewhere in
the house or a chapter book to read with Dad. Or it could be a mini set of
checkers to play with mom or dad. A bag might also include a book of mad-libs
or other educational puzzles and will receive a prize upon completion!
Sugar Cookie
Decorating
We
could make these beforehand, and kids could decorate each holiday cookie in
their own, unique way. This inspires creativity and can make a tasty snack for
a nasty day outside.
Barbie Salon
Day or Wash Your Racecar Day
Fill
up a tub (or a large bowl) with warm water and give Barbie a day at the spa.
After washing her hair, your daughter could also wash Barbie’s clothes. Next,
blow-dry the clothes and Barbie’s hair for a stylish new ‘do. Boys can do a
Cash Your Racecar Day and clean each of their racecars or fire trucks in a
bathtub orlarge bowl. He can show them off in a car show when he’s finished.
Card Making
Marathon
While
the days of card writing are slowlyfading, it can be a fun chance to encourage
an appreciation for this “ancient art.” Write a letter to Grandma, Grandpa,
your neighbor or even a soldier overseas!
