So it is Raining outside, what are you going to do?
Be Creative!
When the rain comes one of the things I know my kids will want to do is be creative and if I don’t direct them then I will end up with a sofa fort in the living room or find a little one coloring on a wall. Don’t get me wrong, there is a time for both those things but it shouldn’t be because it is raining out if that wasn’t the plan. So paint! There are great ideas on pinterest of course and painting isn’t just for kids, it is for parents too. We spend hours painting as a family and it never fails to delight and feel our spirits. A rainy weekend is a great excuse to stay inside and get creative!
Get Out And Learn Something!
If you absolutely can’t stay in the house on the beautiful rainy weekend then by all means get out! We love spending weekend adventures learning things so I would head to a museum, specially natural history ones or science ones. Anything hands on if you have kids. Of course Aquariums are great too! One of our last trips on a specially rainy weekend was a natural history museum that was so much fun. I was surprised at how peaceful it was. It seems most people these days go shopping on these rainy days rather than getting out to learn something. I don’t suggest shopping this rainy weekend.
Stay In and Play Games!
One of our favorite things to do on rainy days is to stay home and play games. We play all kinds of games from monopoly to video games. The kids specially love playing minecraft as a family on our own family server. We are a bunch of geeks. If you though have a quiet rainy weekend you might want to check out these fantastic game sites like this jigsaw puzzle site. I can spend hours on sites like this. Did you know there is amazing science showing the power of games in our real lives? You can achieve a state of bliss called “flow” when playing games! In the scientific world it is known games are more effective to relax you than the things most of us normally do in order to relax. Gaming with puzzles like the one I linked to is more effective than watching movies and reading books to unwind! Sudoku, Solitaire, Tetris, are equally as helpful in truly relaxing while keeping the mind extremely focused and busy, (thus, unable to focus on your stress)
Wishing you A
Happy Fun
Weekend!
