Fun rainy day craft projects for kids 26 Articles

by A.J. Morrison

While it is said that children learn through play (and it is true) they also learn through crafting. Both fine and gross motor skills are advanced through art and craft projects. Even as a child matures and has mastered ...read more

by Shannon McMahon

So you wake up in the morning to yet another rainy day. "What am I going to do with the kids today?" you wonder. Through the years I have thought this countless times. With my seven children, we have some kid tested craf...read more

by Lokemun Magar - Food

Try the following crafts to wash the boredom out of the rain which can last for days at a stretch and kids get cooped up and fed up, even in a five-floor castle! Most of them are suggestions from my eight year old boy ...read more

by Pat Merewether

One rainy day is fairly easy to get through, but a few in a row require creative craft ideas. Kids have all that energy and no place to spend it! Here are a few ideas to help keep kids occupied and moving around as well. ...read more

by JJ Whitehead

The Rainy Day Project There are hundreds of crafts one can do with the kids during days, like today, that are just hum-drum and filled with gray skies and rain. You just have to put your mind to it to look around the h...read more

by Maggie Whitcomb

The sky looks as burnt as your morning toast and the thunder is complaining as loudly as your children. "We're bored!" is the constant mantra I hear on these rainy days. So whip out your lab coat (an apron will do ju...read more

by Laura Leigh Fields

Magnet Madness My refrigerator door is covered in homemade magnets. They are great for displaying assignments and notes where I can see them and it is a favorite creative past time at my house. It is simple to do, inexp...read more

by Emily Wickersham

Its a little embarrassing to admit, but I got kicked out of the brownies when I was six years old. I kept skipping meetings until my troop leader got fed up and threw me out. In my defense, the brownies spent most of the...read more

by Kim Sanders

Most people do their most profound thinking in libraries, hallowed halls laden with art, even, well, in the bathroom with a good-sized book. In my youth, I've delved into the complexities of the universe staring out the ...read more

by Leigh Elliott

Crash! What was that, you wonder? (but you're a little afraid to go and check...) The kids have only been awake for an hour, and they're already bored. Today, you're facing one of a parent's most annoying adversaries - the...read more

by Dream Catcher

"What can I do, Mom?" Those words can drive you nuts when you are busy on a rainy day. I can guarantee that if you aren't prepared with a project or two, they will be repeated more than once. This is one of my favor...read more

by Heather

There are several great crafts you can create with kids during a rainy day. For starters you can never go wrong with construction paper, glue and children's safety scissors. First things first. Cut out many shapes for you...read more

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by Ann Somerville

On a cold, wet, rainy day there's nothing better to keep the children busy all day than making sock puppets and then letting them put on a show, they will play with the puppets for days after. With this in mind I often ...read more

by That One Guy.

To, a child, escaping the unexciting boundaries of the indoors and venturing out into the more appealing exterior is an irreplaceable recreational activity, but what happens when the weather doesn't exactly permit a fun-...read more

by Lavonda De Jongh

Rainy Day Rainbows Working as a teacher's assistant in a church preschool I learned a lot of improvisation. Not involved in daily planning of the four year old schedules I was given a once a week science day and as...read more

by Susan Hibberd

Scarecrow Instructions You will need: one 2' long bamboo cane or stick one 6' long bamboo cane or stick a large roll of bubble wrap some strong elastic bands heavy duty string or twine an old pillow case old t-...read more

by Julie Hultberg

Rainy day, or sunny day, crafts are fun! Children take a great sense of pride in being able to say "I made it myself!". Rainy day crafts to me, mean spur of the moment, "what am I going to do with them?" crafts. So here...read more

by Amber Autumn

Save your old crayons! Here it is a craft that is not only educational but loads of fun. A crushed up crayon mosaic. My 12 year old and my 5 year old loved this. First we printed out some articles on the art of mosaic, ...read more

by Sharon Smith

In order to be ready for a rainy day, you must always have project idea's and the necessary materials ready. Television is too easy, and we have as caregivers have this great opportunity to teach through play. I enjoy ...read more

by Eileen Hughes

Here are a few ideas to keep the kids indoors, and out of mischief from playing in the rain. Children need to be creative; it not only amuses them but also opens their minds to experimenting and keeps little fingers busy....read more