rainy day activities

god, you're keen...

It was only drizzling on and off here, but Maya and I baked a microwave choccy cake in my new Tupperware silicone kugelhopft type thingie. Not strictly on my weight watchers, but I did have a *small* piece just to make sure it wasn't poisonous

And Liz - five under five

FIVE under five!! WOW! Go Lizzle!!

I must admit that sometimes it is just as easy to look after more kids, I look after my neighbours 2 year old and my other neighbours 9 month old weekly. Works out really well cause the kids all ahve someone to play with! (Although Quinn does this delightful showing-off thing that involves trashing his room!)

Hmmm, rainy day ideas? Can't think of much that hasn't been mentioned but baking works really well here. And boxes ARE fantastic, pull out the crayon to decorate. Huts with blankets keep Quinn entertained for ages! Wooden blocks have been great for his imagination, they can truly be anything you want.

And, it all that fails... telly!

more ideas!!!!

Tape City....

(Make sure that masking tape or selotape is ok on the carpet first...)
Tape out roads, hospitals, fire station, police station, airport....... you get the picture.. kids can race cars around on the floor vroom vroom!!!!

Chair Maze - under the chairs, over, around three times...make it up as you go along....

Sheet day - tents, all hold a corner and put a teddy in the middle and throw it into the air....

Sponges - Good to throw indoors, sort by colour, count, have shaped ones, throw into containers like ring toss mentioned earlier!!

Mailbox - Shoebox with lid. Cut a slot in the top and kids can mail away. I made letters for Ethan from people in his life (Gran, Grandad, Dad, Mum.....)

Balnket Riding... - works best on smooth floor. Place child on blanket or towel, pull them gently around!!! Weeeeeeeee

Magic Mud - Cornflour, water and food colouring. Mix a little bit of water at a time. Can put this in sealable bags that kids can squish... The cornflour is runny, but when you pick it up it goes hard... Its really cool if you haven't tried it!!!! Maybe a bit messy, do in a garage or carport if you have one!!!

turn on a video..!!!!

Blowing bubbbles works best after it has rained, something to do with moisture in the air.

Oh gees, we have been bad then.. tv has been on and off for most of the day today, Playhouse disney is great! i heard that tomorrow is going to be worse (weather wise).

Maya's really into Reader Rabbit atm, I put the DVD on the computer and it's interactive, so she is actually learning at the same time (except it means I can't use the computer, and she does get mad with MSN boxes popping up all the time )

Op's all i can say is got the wiggle's.  We do play with puzzles and read book's to.  We are not to jsut sit and watch tne wiggles we have to dance and talk to mummy as well si there is still lot's of interaction I actually really want a some wiggle's cd's so we can have less tv and still lot's of dacing(and yes I dance round the house too its great fun)

I like little einsteins heaps, but Jake's not so keen, keeps yelling at the tv "Wee ils, Wee ils, Wee ils, mama" like yelling will make them magically appear.

I kinda regret introducing the tele now, though, cos I can't watch the news in the morning without someone bringing me the sky remote (yes, he even knows the difference between the remotes) and saying "wee ils"

Edited by fattartsrock