{"id":2725,"date":"2008-11-01T23:59:17","date_gmt":"2008-11-02T06:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2009-11-28T13:32:59","modified_gmt":"2009-11-28T20:32:59","slug":"when-inclement-weather-keeps-you-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=2725","title":{"rendered":"When Inclement Weather Keeps You Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inclement weather is either upon us, or it’s coming and why not be prepared with a few activities that your children are sure to love!<\/span><\/span>indoor roadway with painter’s tape and a sharpie<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>. Perfect compliment to matchbox cars.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Make an <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"026\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Construct an indoor obstacle course<\/strong> with pillows, hampers, and a broom<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Scavenger hunt<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c no need to get too detailed with this one. Hide some similar objects around the house and go hunting for them. Create simple clues-verbal or written.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> Movie Madness Party<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Allow Your kids to choose 2 or more movies and do it up movie style, complete with tickets and popcorn. <\/span>Make it a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153drive-in\u00e2\u20ac\u009d by decorating a cardboard box like a car!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> Board Game Bonanza<\/strong>! Gather several board games and hold a tournament series (best 2 out of 3) .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6. Little Artist<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>spread butcher paper on the kitchen floor, add some crayons and let them go to town<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>. Hang the masterpiece up to admire all day long!<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Dramatic play:<\/strong> kitchen, store, post office, restaurant, beauty shop\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6the possibilities are endless.<\/span><\/p>\n

8.<\/strong> Have the ultimate book reading session<\/strong>! No limit. Just. Pure. Books.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9. Make a snow\/rainy day fun box<\/strong> (fill it with crafty stuff for an impromptu collage).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10. <\/strong><\/span><\/span>Play hide and seek with stuffed animals.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

11. Make an indoor fort or hideaway in a secret space<\/span><\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"clubhouse\"<\/a><\/p>\n

12.<\/strong> If it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s raining, make a rain catcher<\/strong> and set it out! At the end of the day, record your findings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

13. Hold a dance party.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

14. Make a family video time capsule<\/strong> to watch on the next indoor play day<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

15. Act out a favorite children’s book together.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

16. Have a storytelling session<\/strong>. Let each child contribute to the storyline. Ask \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What comes next?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

17. Hold an indoor picnic<\/strong> for mealtime.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

18. Have a “Fashion Show”.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

19. Indoor \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fire Drills\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong> Set the timer to go off and run around the house 5 times. Just like the ones you do outside the car. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just about being silly together in a confined space!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

20. Write letters\/draw a picture for far away relatives\/pen pals.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inclement weather is either upon us, or it’s coming and why not be prepared with a few activities that your children are sure to love!indoor roadway with painter’s tape and a sharpie. Perfect compliment to matchbox cars. 1. Make an 2. Construct an indoor obstacle course with pillows, hampers, and a broom 3. Scavenger hunt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32,22,39,8,10,16,15,12],"tags":[285,284],"class_list":["post-2725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1-2-years","category-2-3-years","category-elementary","category-homemade-toys","category-idea","category-information","category-kindergarten","category-preschool","category-toddler","tag-boredom-busters","tag-indoor-play"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2725"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2727,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2725\/revisions\/2727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}