5 Rainy Day Activities for Kids

by Amy · Published June 25, 2018 · Updated June 24, 2018

Summer is finally here and the kids are out of school. While there are activities outside, and events to go to, it’s inevitable that kids will eventually become bored or look for something to do on rainy days.

While these are rainy day activities, they would also work for snow days or any day for that matter! Here are 5 activities to keep the kids entertained at little to no cost. Be sure to also check out 50+ Free or Nearly Free Summer Activities for Kids for more ideas!

1. The Kids Awesome Activity Book by Mike Lowery

Encourage creativity and fun with this activity book by Mike Lowery. It includes mazes, paper dolls, cut out masks, stickers, and fun drawing and writing prompts. This book features over 100 prompts and my 7-year-old absolutely loves it! It’s great for rainy days or when traveling in the car or airplane!

2. Have A Pajama And Movie Day

When the weather is simply too hot to be outside or rainy, have a fun movie day! Let the kids each pick out their favorite movie and bring sleeping bags into the living room or make a fort with sheets and blankets. You can also whip up a few snacks such as Birthday Cake Popcorn or Marshmallow Popcorn.

3. Play Dough Fun

No playdough? No problem! You can make your own with just a few household ingredients such as flour, salt, and baking soda. You can even make it in fun scents such as chocolate, lemon or even calming lavender playdough. Using playdough tools or old cookie cutters the kids can have hours of fun!

4. Bake Something

Including kids in cooking or baking is fun, and encourages them to learn about nutrition information, understand and following basic directions, and more. Even kids as young as 2 year s old can help with such things as stirring ingredients. You can find some easy and fun recipes in our Recipe Index