Rainy Day Ideas For Keeping Kids Busy

Rainy Day Ideas For Keeping Kids Busy

Rainy days can make anyone restless — especially children.

When the rain is pouring outside, playing inside can make you and your kids bored, stressed, and ultimately grumpy.

Add a little bit of sunshine on a rainy day by being prepared to eliminate boredom.

Let them get creative and enjoy a fun filled day at home (plus avoid making you go nuts) with these ideas.

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Masking Tape

Get creative with tape.

There are unlimited possibilities. According to DIY Projects For Teens, you can make anything from a hammock to flooring with tape.

JPSOR 12-Pack Masking Tape

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• Each roll is 25mm wide and 55m long, 1 inch*60.1 yard.
• With unique adhesive. The tape can be quickly removed after use, easy to peel, tear, and leave almost no marks.
• Suitable for surfaces that are difficult to damage such as floors, wood, plastics, carpets, etc.
• You can also write on it, quickly mark anything with clear text, and can be used anywhere in your home, school or office.
• No need to order frequently, the 12 pack premium package can save you a lot of repurchase costs.

Feeke Colored Masking Tape

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• It can be torn by hand yet sticky enough to adhere to any clean surface and easy to re-position.
• The tape can be used on paper, objects and walls.
• Easy-to-stick, Easy-to-tear.Adhesive holds securely.
• With vibrant assorted colors including blue, purple, orange, green, yellow, red.

Scotch Brand 3-Pack Masking Tape

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• Applies easily to clean surfaces, removes without leaving residue
• Conforms to curved and contoured surfaces
• Perfect for Home and Office Usages
• Conforms to curved and contoured surfaces

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Paper Cups

Paper cups are a simple and fun way to get your kid’s energy out while they are indoor waiting for the rain to stop.

They can build a tower with paper cups. They can stack them then toss objects into them.

Your child can also create an obstacle course for their cars or even jump over a tower of paper cups.

Comfy Package 12-Oz White Paper Cup

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• 12 oz. white paper hot cups
• Rolled rim for rigidity and strength and fits all standard 90mm lids (3 1/2 inches).
• Suitable for beverage temperatures up to 205 degrees F.
• Polyethylene lining for resistance to leaking and moisture penetration.
• Made with thick paper wall makes it great for everyday use.

AckBrands 200-Pack Disposable Hot Paper Coffee Cup

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• Pack of 200 pieces of paper cups.
• Available in four colors: Mocha Brown, Deep Blue, Cranberry Red, and White.
• 10% thicker than ordinary cups.

Yes!fresh 8-Ounce 50-Count Paper Cup

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• Produced with the highest grade and eco-friendly materials
• 100% biodegradable & compostable
• 50 count in one package, with at least 3 colors: Either orange, yellow, red, brown, blue or green.

Balloons

There are a lot of activities you can do with balloons. They can make a rainy day feel much less gloomy.

You can learn how to make balloon animals, or play keep away, or throw a rainy day party with balloons.

When playing with balloons, just make sure that you are supervising your small child as they can be a choking hazard.

Learn & Climb DIY Balloon Animal Kit

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• This premium colored twisting balloons can be turned into a limitless amount of colorful creations and works of balloon art.
• Includes 100 professional balloons, an easy dvd tutorial, double action pump and an easy to follow instruction manual.
• Has been designed, manufactured and tested for your children’s enjoyment.
• Create animals, flowers, butterflies, hats, T-Rex, birds, a helicopter and many more.
• Makes it easier for kids to inflate the balloons with an air balloon pump.

RUBFAC 120 12-Inch Assorted Colored Balloons

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• 120 pieces of 12-inch high-end party balloons in 12 rainbow colors (10pcs per color).
• Balloon colors are red, orange, pink, white, yellow, purple, light purple, dark blue, light blue, dark green, fruit green and crimson.
• Versatile and assorted color balloons that can be used to decorate birthday parties, rainbow parties, unicorn parties, showers, bridal showers, party balloons.
• Made of high quality latex and environmentally friendly.

KOSBON 93-Piece Balloon Kit

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• Each kit includes everything that you need: 1 Electric Balloon Bump, 50 pieces of colorful and different party balloons, 13 pieces of “Happy Birthday” Balloons, 2 pieces of Tying Tools, 20 Flower Clips, 3 pieces of Colored Ribbon, 10 meters Tape Strip, and 10 meter Dot Glues (100 dots).
• The air pump can fit any latex and decorative balloons. It can inflate a balloon in seconds. Just put on the balloons and they will be filled full with air in seconds.

White Cardboard

Your child can make his or her own board game to play with the family using just a piece of white cardboard.

They can create their own version of Checkers, Snakes and Ladders, or Tic-Tac-Toe. They can get even more creative and come up with their own new game.

S Superfine Printing 8.5 x 11-Inch 50-Sheets White Cardstock

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• Measures 8.5 x11 inches and made from heavyweight 100lb cover stock (270 gsm) perfect paper choice for impactful presentations. 
• This cardstock is ideal for scoring and folding or cutting down to custom sizes.
• Premium quality of paper that makes an ideal addition to any office setting. Its durability and high-quality makes a perfect choice for personal or craft use.
• Double-sided smooth finish surface and 96 brightness rating that’s perfect for designing eye-catching presentations and making your artsy designs pop. 
• Holds colors well and delivers rich, vibrant colors and sharp images with flawless results.
• 50 sheets of acid-free and lignin-free cardstocks that won’t make your documents, arts and print works turn yellow and brittle. 

School Smart 25-Piece Railroad Board

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• This 6-Ply White Railroad Board is the ideal choice for any creative project. Perfect for construction, art projects, mats, mounting, block printing, painting, markers, stenciling and posters.
• Brilliantly colored on both sides with a smooth uniform finish.
• Measures 22 x 28 inches.
• Sold as a pack of 25.
• Smooth, uniform finish for a professional look of outdoor signs or posters.
• Create bold signage that stands out.
• Great for stenciling and block printing.
• Made with sturdy and stiff construction, yet easy to cut and trace.

Pacon Foam Board

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• White foam board, lightweight but strong and rigid surface.
• 3/16″ sheets making it easy to cut.
• Measures 22 in. x 28 in.
• Warp and dent resistant.
• Great for crafts, framing, mounting displays, exhibits, and school projects.
• Acid free and accepts a wide range of media.

Puzzle

This rainy day item is perfect for kids of all ages. Instead of giving a ready-made puzzle, why not let their creative juices fly and create their own?

Younger kids can make simple puzzles with larger pieces while older ones can make a more challenging puzzle with several pieces.

JIGSAW2ORDER 10-Pack 12-Piece Blank Puzzle Craft Activity

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• Quality 5.5″ x 8″ white blank puzzle that can be broken up into 12 large puzzle pieces.
• Can be used for coloring or writing.
• Great craft activity for kids.
• Works with any type of crayon, pen or coloring pencil.
• Puzzle surface is made from high quality white card.
• Easy storage of completed puzzles. Each blank Puzzle comes with a resealable cellophane envelope.

CHAFIN 1000-Piece Space Jigsaw Puzzle

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• Contains 1000 pieces puzzle and a poster.
• Finished size is 27.56″ x 19.69″/70*50cm.
• Great game to help you supercharge your brain with some good mental games.
• Made of high quality material and is non-toxic.
• Intellectual game for adults and kids.
• Recommend for children age of 8 and up.

Juvale 36-Pack White Jigsaw Puzzle

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• Each puzzle measures 8.5 x 11 inches, letter-sized.
• This 48-piece letter-sized puzzles in 36-pack set is ideal for art projects.
• These puzzles will help stimulate kids’ imaginations. It’s also a fun activity for family and friends to do together for making them into decorations or toys.
• The puzzles can be painted with marker, glued with glitter, and colored with marker. Transform the plain puzzles into artwork, perfect for aspiring artists and professional artists.
• Puzzles help develop kids cognitive skill and practice hand-eye coordination by matching the pieces.

Slime

Have you tried making slime yet? A rainy day is the perfect day for making slime!

This fun rainy day project will keep them busy for hours.

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You can either create from scratch or buy DIY slime kit. If you choose to make your own, make sure that you have the following:

• 2/3 cup Elmer’s White Glue
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 to 3 cups of Shaving Cream
• 1.5 Tablespoons Contact Lens Solution
• Food Coloring

Add all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl except the contact lens solution. Once the ingredients are combined, slowly add in the contact lens solution and you’ll have slime!.

Elmer’s Color Changing Slime Kit

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• Slime kit contains all you need for color-changing slime.
• Glue that changes color when exposed to UV light (included in the kit).
• Magical liquid is an all-in-one formula that eliminates the need for lens solution, baking soda, and additives.
• Inclusive kit includes 1 bottle blue-to-purple color changing glue (5 oz.), 1 bottle yellow-to-red color changing glue (5 oz.), 1 UV light, 2 bottles magical liquid (2.3 oz. each).

ChefSlime Jumbo 12-Pack Slime

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• Each set contains 12 super soft slimes (2 oz of slime per pack).
• Super soft non-stick and super stretchable slimes. It is ASTM and CPC Certified.
• Feels extremely soft to the touch, where you can squeeze and stretch the slime smoothly and comfortably, without it tearing or sticking to your hands or clothes.

Elmer’s Glue Deluxe Slime Starter Kit

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• Make out of this world slime and incredible art with 3 bottles of Glitter Glue.
• Elmer’s Glitter Glue is flexible when dry and has a washable, safe, and nontoxic formula for easier cleanup.
• Elmer’s Glitter Glue in sparkling pink, purple, and blue creates a twinkling slime base.
• Enjoy hours of intergalactic fun by trying the included kid friendly recipe to make glue slime.

DIY Kit

What’s the best way to spend hours on a rainy day at home? DIY kits!

They can create their own colorful creation with a Made By Me Unicorn pillow or a Window Art.

They can unleash their creativity and transform these DIY kits into toys and crafts.

Made By Me Make Your Own Unicorn Pillow

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• Make your own Soft and comfortable 15″ Unicorn pillow with a glitter blue horn,
• Decorate your unicorn with rainbow fleece strips create a colorful mane and glitter stickers to sparkle that bring your pillow creation to life.
• Comes with different fleece strip colors:  Pink, green, blue, purple, and yellow.

Dan&Darci Soap And Bath Bomb Making Kit

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• Innovative STEM.org Authenticated 3-in-1 Spa Science Lab kit for kids.
• 100% safe for kids.
• Includes a beautifully illustrated learning guide so that any child can follow along.
• Create 10 soaps:  Mix the wax, coloring, fragrance, and glitter, and pour into the 4 lovely molds to create beautiful soap to use and display.  Mix and match colors to your heart’s content and create multi-colored layered soaps.
• Create 10 bath bombs:  Mix the citric acid, baking soda, Epsom salt, baby oil, coloring, and fragrance and pour into the 5 molds to create fizzy bath bombs (don’t forget to bury the surprise charms inside!) to use in your tub.  Mix and match colors and create multi-colored layered bath bombs.
• Complete kit:  Includes Citric acid, baking soda, Epsom salt, crystallized sea salt, 4 liquid colorings, 2 fragrances, baby oil, 8 soap wax blocks, glitter. Tools: 3 teaspoons, 4 beakers, 10 pop sticks, pipette, 8 single-sided molds, ball mold, wooden spa spoon, salt scrub jar, surprise charms, gift bag, stickers, and learning guide. 

Made By Me Create Your Own Window Art

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• Make your windows pop with 20 whimsical window art creations! 
• Color 12 suncatcher shapes and create custom transfers with vibrant suncatcher paints!
• Mix colors, create fun patterns and paint personalized designs to express yourself!
• Includes everything that you need: Suncatchers, suction caps, glitter paint, window paint, and instruction booklet.

Rainy days don’t have to be gloomy or stressful for you or the kids. Being prepared for a rainy day doesn’t have to be expensive and you and your kids will be happy you did.

What are your kids favorite rainy day activities?