Wet Weather Wonders - outdoor fun in the rain for you and the kids.

 

Wet Weather Wonders!  Awesome things to do with your children when it’s raining.

'Going outside in the rain' the idea at the heart of this activity may seem a little crazy at first but my friend Annette - a trailblazing mum in Adelaide had a point. Rain can be fun!

Making a wonderful outdoor rainy day activity the littlies will love will take a wee bit of planning ahead but there is so much fun to be had! I know you'll be wishing for a rainy day once you've got this organised.

1.     First make sure you’ve got all the wet weather clothes you need to have an outdoor rain adventure - gum boots, raincoats or rain ponchos, rain hats and umbrellas. Bring a pile of clean towels and some plastic bags or a large basket to leave at your front door to catch all the drips of all the wet gear afterwards.

2.     Next gather everything you need to make hot chocolate with marshmallows when you return home - a saucepan, cocoa, sugar, milk, cups, whisks, marshmallows etc.

3.     Now for the fun part. Ask the kids to help you make a list of items you want to FIND on your outdoor rainy day adventure. Things like trying to find a puddle, or looking out for a spiders web with jewell-like raindrops, or find a raindrop dripping down a leaf, or a snail on the move, or a bird flying in the rain, a flower with rain drops in the petals, some mud, or a number of umbrellas you could count, and stuff like this. Ask the kids come up with funny ideas of their own to add to the list.   

4.     And for even more fun with the kids make a list of things you would like to DO on your outdoor rainly day adventure. Maybe you’d like to all jump across a puddle, jump into a puddle and make a splash, make a mud pie, wash your muddy hands on the wet grass, catch a raindrop on your tongue, take a plastic cup or bowl and watch it fill up with rainwater then drink the rainwater. Have a running race in the rain. Take a skipping rope and skip in the rain. Take your camera to capture all the fun things you’ll do in the rain.

5.     Once you’ve done all the planning and made your lists the next thing to do is put on your wet weather clothes and then with your FIND and DO lists in a plastic bag (or maybe not!) set out on your outdoor rainly day adventure ticking off all the things on your lists. See how much you can accomplish.

6.     When you finally return home after your outdoor rainy day adventure you’re all set to collect the wet clothes and shoes at the door.  If you’re really cold and wet you may want to run a nice warm bath. And you could make this adventure in the afternoon so it’s timed for an early bath. Or just dry off and jump into your nice dry clothes.

7.     Then make cups of hot chocolate to enjoy as you giggle about your wonderful wet adventure or while you all watch a slide show of the photos you took.

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