Indoor activities for rainy days

Rainy days become hard on children as they are stuck in the house getting bored and restless. Let′s face it ladies, if the children at home are unhappy, you cannot remain peaceful.  So Team ItemMom has come up with these few things that you can do to help your child settle down and enjoy the rains.

Play dough

Simple yet brilliant method to keep your child engaged. You can use cupcake maker, rolling pins, pastry cutters or anything else that makes a mark in the dough.  This will keep your child occupied and he/she can explore their imagination and create models and patterns.

Watch a movie together

Make popcorn, get chips and some juice to drink and make it a family date. You can let the child choose the movie so that her interest in this activity is ultimate.

Bake/Cook

Bring out the little chef in your child. Easy biscuits, homemade pizzas, gingerbread men, simple sandwiches, cake decorations can be made by kids with obvious supervision. This will keep the child involved and teach him/her as well that cooking can be stress free and fun.

Painting

Time to bring out the old boring pots and diyas; have your child paint them with bright colors; use child friendly colors and let their creative juices flow

Board Games/Jigsaw Puzzles

Keep board games and puzzle games handy for rainy days. Board games like scrabble, Clue, Snakes & ladders, monopoly can be quite interesting for kids.

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