Rainy Day Activities - Boredom Busters for Cooped Up Kids With the cold weather and short days of winter upon us, it’s worthwhile developing a grab bag of interesting activities to keep the children in your centre happily occupied when rainy days strike. Undeniably the fresh air and physical nature of outdoor activities are extremely beneficial for children and an important part of their daily routine. When children are given the opportunity to play in sand, use climbing frames and run around they have the chance socialise, burn lots of energy and exercise their large muscles. On those days when it rains non-stop and you are stuck inside for the whole day a little forward planning and some creativity should help you keep the children busy and free of the dreaded indoor-itis! Given a certain amount of space, it is possible to bring many outdoor activities indoors and it is worthwhile developing a repertoire of physical activities you can encourage the children to do both indoors and outdoors. Physical activities you can do indoors If you have limited space indoors for physical activities and are worried about the children crashing into each other and/or the furniture use masking tape on the floor to mark out a grid so each child has a space to call their own. You could also mark out a large circle or square on the floor and encourage the children to stay within the lines. Once they understand the rules staying within the designated area will add to the fun of the game. Once you have cleared a space you are limited only by your imagination.
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