Rainy Day Rescue: 12 Indoor Activities for Kids

Rainy days do not have to mean restless kids. Keep this list handy.

1. Build a living room dinosaur park.
2. Have an indoor picnic.
3. Create a pillow-fort reading corner.
4. Play a spelling race game.
5. Put on an animal costume parade.
6. Hold a "museum day" with labeled toy exhibits.
7. Bake simple cookies together.
8. Draw a map of an imaginary island.
9. Start a building project as a family.
10. Do a scavenger hunt with picture clues.
11. Make a sock-puppet theater.
12. Listen to rain sounds and tell a story about animals sheltering from the storm.

Many of these ideas work beautifully with a ready-made playset. Explore our Discovery Eggs and Learning Games.