Rainy Days

I was thinking that a good list of rainy day activities could be a lifesaver! Here's what I have come up with. Please leave any ideas that you have in the comments!

1.Visit a museum or aquarium
2. Make an indoor obstacle course
3. Make puppets and put on a puppet show
4. Bake cookies
5. Have a "film festival"
6. Set up an indoor picnic
7. Have pajama day - Breakfast in bed, books and movies in bed
8. Indoor camping - roast hot dogs and make smores in the fireplace
9. Play board games
10. Make a music or exercise video
11. Help the kids redecorate their rooms
12. Have an indoor treasure hunt
13. Make a card or picture for a relative or friend
14. Have a "photo shoot"
15. Do puzzles
16. Make a family newsletter
17. Finger paint
18. Draw in shaving cream
19. Pull out the craft box and let the kids invent
20. Draw pictures
21. Have tea party
22. Plan a theme party and invite a few friends over
23. Go to the library
24. Visit a neighbor, and elderly friend, the nursing home
25. Go ice skating
26. Practice the piano
27. Make paper dolls
28. Make a felt board and tell a story
29. Make bean or pasta mosaics
30. Make a diorama about a book that you like
31. Make sock puppets.
32. Make a scrapbook page
33. Play in the rain/puddles
34. Sit in the rocker on the porch and watch the rain or read books
35. Make a life size outline of your child and let them decorate it
36. Go to a movie
37. Play cards
38. Play 20 questions
39. Do science experiments
40. Make a volcano
41. Make a slide show on the computer
42. Make baseball cards for your favorite storybook characters
43. Make a gingerbread house
44. Color in coloring books
45. Make a bookmark
46. Make a popcorn garland
47. Make a paper chain to countdown to a special event
48. Read a chapter book - Record yourself reading it
49. Go to the local bounce house
50. Bake bread from scratch
51. Ride the merry-go-round at the mall
52. Go bowling
53. Paint your own pottery
54. Go to the local children's theater