Take It Inside

By Bonnie Owens on May 27th, 2009

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My kids LOVE to play outside. I think they would live out there if I let them. And even though we are blessed to live in an area that has mostly beautiful weather, there are the occasional gloomy days that keep up inside. When you find yourself in this predicament try these ideas to keep your kids busy inside without propping them down in front of the television.

Create A Dress Up Box

To stock your child’s box, start with old Halloween Costumes. Then check your closet for any unused items. You can also hit up thrift stores and yard sales. If you are looking for accessories, check out Ebay. They have large lots of fake jewelry for great prices.

Go On A Dinosaur Hunt

Ever since they saw Jurassic Park, my kids love to hunt and run away from pretend dinosaurs. Of course it is always more fun if I am there to lead the hunt and protect them. Sometimes they like me to pretend to be the dinosaur and hide from them. No matter how we play we always end up rolling on the floor and laughing by the end.

Get Creative

Nothing thrills my kids more than an afternoon of arts and crafts. Just prep an area with some old newspaper or a painters tarp. I usually set out some construction paper, finger paints, safety scissors, glue and lots fun things like feathers and google eyes to glue to their masterpieces. Sometimes I will look up specifics crafts and walk them through it. Other times we just do free draw where they make whatever they want.