What’s worse than watching the clock tick by ever so slowly on a Friday afternoon? Having 15 pre-schoolers stuck inside going crazy while it ticks by! This is what happened to me last Friday afternoon and I struggled to come up with ideas. We ended up playing hide and seek, sleeping dogs (or as the kids call it – dead dogs!) kangaroo skippyroo and freeze. We managed to survive the afternoon and actually have a pretty good time, but it got me thinking about things to do on rainy days…
· Put the clear tunnel off the verandah and let the kids lie in it and watch the rain (our kids love this, but its best for light rain!)
· Grab gumboots and an umbrella and go for a rainwalk around the yard
· Make cubbies using odds and ends
· Bring some of the large foam shapes and gym mats inside and create an obstacle course indoors
I did some browsing of some of my favourite blogs and found this great article on let the children play - http://progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com/2011/08/chalking-in-rain.html
Can’t wait to try this one…
Would love to hear some different rainy day ideas – how do you “embrace” the wet weather, rather than letting it ruin the program?
Love it Nic. We have had quite a few rainy lunchtimes recently and my kids have an ongoing project happening. They're building a puppet theatre with a cardboard box and the contents of the craft tub. I have kids asking if they can stay inside on sunny days to finish it off :)
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