Things to do when it's raining

Top tips on indoor fun

If they’re little…

• Dig out the puzzles, games and books and give them a go, some good old-fashioned entertainment can be fun!
• Make a cake together – they’ll enjoy being allowed to stir the ingredients, but expect some mess!
• Check out your local library or learning centre, where there will be books and computers for your child to use, plus they often have reading groups for toddlers and parents.
• Create a scrapbook together using photos from your family album. Give it a theme - it could be about anything they want, like school or the summer holidays.
• Have a look inside your cupboards and play dress up with your old clothes. Sort through your clothes together and recycle the ones that you never wear and the stuff your little one’s grown out of.

If they’re older…

• Try museums and galleries. They usually have new exhibitions and events running during the summer.
• Watch their favourite movie with them, rent a new DVD or take them to the cinema for a treat.
• Spend time at home doing what your children enjoy like playing a computer game with them, or go online and look up your family tree together.
• Be creative – make things together like greeting cards or use beads to make some jewellery.
• Take them to a leisure centre – there are plenty of indoor sports and activities they can participate in.
• Go swimming – lets face it, you’re going to get wet anyway – so why not have some fun while doing it!