{"id":13099,"date":"2017-06-07T09:43:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T13:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=13099"},"modified":"2017-06-07T10:15:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:15:45","slug":"screen-free-rainy-day-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/07\/screen-free-rainy-day-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainy Day Activities for Kids (that don’t involve a screen!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the rest of the country is experiencing the joys of summer (no school, warm temperatures, free time), here in Florida, we’re officially in the rainy season. And this year, Mother Nature didn’t take any time to bring it on. We received over 4 inches of rain yesterday and already almost an inch today (it’s not even 8 o’clock in the morning!) Our pool has overflowed, we have rivers running through our yard and getting anywhere with the horrible Florida drivers<\/a> is a nightmare!<\/p>\n

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So what’s a mommy to do with 4 kids when stuck inside for days on end?\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n

Here’s a few rainy day activities we’ve been using to pass the time and getting through\u00a0the rainy days (that don’t involve screen time!):\"\"<\/h2>\n

Dance in the Rain<\/h3>\n

Dancing in the rain is one of my favorite rainy day activities. I vividly remember dancing in the summer rain with my sister when we were little and it’s a tradition I’ve passed down to my own kids. Of course, you have to be sure it’s safe to be outside and we only dance in the rain when there is absolutely no sign of lightning or thunder and come inside immediately if we see or hear anything but prancing around in the rain, splashing in the puddles and feeling the cool drops is tons of fun for everyone (just have the towels handy!)<\/p>\n

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Garage Play<\/h3>\n

If you can’t go outside but have a garage, move the cars out and let the kids ride bikes, roller skate or do other active play in the garage. It keeps them dry but moving and my kids love the silliness of it.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday was box buses, today is rollerskating. Maybe we should forget about getting the cars in the garage and make it our permanent playroom inatead!<\/a><\/p>\n

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