Children become restless pretty easily when warm and sunny weather turns in to wet and snowy. They have to have something to entertain them or keep them busy while inside. Staying inside with nothing to do can quickly put even the cheeriest of children in a foul mood. However, if you have fun activities planned and ready to go for these days, they may even get excited when they get stuck inside.
Dice - These five small, square, and numbered cubes can turn rainy days into many fun activities inside. Don't loose track of how these cubes can also be used outside on the picnic table or choosing who does what to play a game, clean up in the evenings, or pack up to go home.
Purchase workbooks from teacher supply stores that are grade appropriate or talk to your child's teacher about academic work that could prepare them for school next year. Then do a little bit of academic work each week during the summer.
For frequent family activities, you need to look for opportunities, around your community. You can look for annual events outdoor hobbies or visit to community parks. Also keep note of school or church activities. These may range from concerts to plays and musical programs to exhibitions. Take your family out to any one of these and help them enjoy the outing.
Once you have a group of people together and they all enjoy the same themes then the real fun begins. Imagine at least 20 like-minded people meeting in a place to enjoy themselves? They would be laughing and having the best time. Finding those Elderly People who have the same passion/interest is all it takes - then you sit back and watch the fun times begin.
Have some planned activities while kids are waiting for the party to start. It is best to start the party when all the kids have arrived. Some kids will be earlier than others. You have to prepare activities for the early comers. You can print out coloring or activity pages that you can put on the kids' tables. Put several trays of crayons and markers on the tables which the kids can use for the activity pages.
Be sure to take a walk around the track or better yet, have a race. Should there be a lake or pond at the park, bring some stale bread and feed the ducks or even the birds. There are plenty of cheap and fun things for parents and children to do at the park.