Rainy Day Activities and the Hokey Pokey

So we had our first week of cold rainy weather and I was such a dud of a parent. The first day of it I was sitting on the couch the entire time cuddled up with the mac and a blanket. It was just one of those days that drags on to be the whole week. So anyway we read a lot of books, watched home videos, etc... This was fun and lazy but that is not a way to get your child to be tired enough to nap. So I was searching the internet for easy rainy day activities. I came upon this subscription:

www.DoingStuffWithKids.com.

 This was a great idea. I get an indoor activity idea and an outdoor activity idea every couple of days. I save the activities and then I will use them when I need them. For the most part Grant and I have our routine and what we like to do but there are those days where he is stir crazy and starving for something new to do. I could have easily thought of the activities but its always easier when someone hands it to you in a neat little email.  So here are a couple things we did on the rainy days.

Sliding down a snowboard.

We were supposed to be rolling balls and cars down but this seemed more interesting to him.

We also harvested a carrot on a sunny day, from our garden. I have yet to harvest a ton but I'm waiting until I need a couple of the ingredients in something.

And the Hokey Pokey: