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Block Play – Tetris

By http://rainydaymum.co.uk on Thursday, 9th of May 2013 at 07:55:00 AM

We love blocks – whether it’s our mega blocks or wooden blocks they see to get brought out almost daily and various things made with them. We recently brought some Kubix Geometric Cubes and J and I have been having lots of fun playing Tetris with the blocks.

Like the shapes in the old school computer game Tetris the Kubix Geometric shapes come in various colours and shapes which can be fitted together. I explained to J that we had to form a complete pattern with no gaps in and then we set about putting together the tetris grid picking

Indoor Snow Day Activities

By http://rainydaymum.co.uk on Saturday, 19th of January 2013 at 12:02:00 AM

Building Snowmen – Indoor Snow Day Activities

Even more Indoor Snow Day Activities for kids, with some snowmen building. With enough snow outside and a poorly T we’ve been playing with the snow indoors a lot this time building mini snowmen, so grab a box go out and collect some snow and get ready to have some indoor snow day activities fun with your kids this winter.

What you need to create a mini snowman building kit

Decorative Pebbles Children’s Socks Ribbons Craft Sticks

Mini Snowman Building for some Indoor Snow Day Activities Fun

With a box of snow

Teepee Building

By http://rainydaymum.co.uk on Friday, 31st of August 2012 at 07:00:00 AM

It gives me great pleasure to have Jen from Kitchen Counter Chronicles guest posting on Rainy Day Mum today. Please do pop over and visit her blog – I must admit that her recipe’s have my mouth watering every week and the fun that her and her two girls get up to inspires me constantly.

I am very excited to be here today at Rainy Day Mum. I cannot wait to share a fun outdoor play idea with all of you.

My girls and I have had big plans to build a teepee this summer.

101+ Rainy Day Ideas

By http://rainydaymum.co.uk on Friday, 20th of July 2012 at 07:00:00 AM

In the UK at the moment we are having a really rubbish summer weather wise – it’s averaging the wettest and coldest summer on record where we live – so the only thing to do is grin and bear it and to help. I’ve put together a list of 101 (well more than that) ideas to make a Rainy Day Fun from around the Internet and some Rainy Day Mum Favourites.

Play out in the Rain Make a rain catcher to measure how much it rains Make Mud Soup Hunt for worms and then make a home for them

A summer of early learning fun

By http://rainydaymum.co.uk on Sunday, 10th of June 2012 at 07:00:00 AM

I’m so excited by some of the things that we have planned over the summer – it’s official that this will be the last summer where J, T and myself are all together for the whole of the summer as in September J will start pre-school. We lucky to have found one that is perfect for us with outdoor play encouraged and a story based curriculum – something that I am over the moon about.

So this summer we are making it a summer of early learning fun. I don’t mean that we will be sitting down learning from books

Action

Day 6 – 30 days of Hands on Play

By http://rainydaymum.co.uk on Thursday, 26th of April 2012 at 09:00:00 PM

Day 6 of us following the 30 days of Hands on Play with The Imagination Tree and Hands on as we grow and today’s mission is a fun one

Today’s Challenge: Family Together Time

Remember that by clicking on the link you can see the full mission statement for the day and also at the bottom of the post you can sign up to receive the e-mails direct to your inbox so that you can join in starting from day 1.

Today’s challenge was Family Time. We have spent the day with Nana, Pops, Auntie A and cousin Z –

Baby

Day 3 – 30 days of Hands on Play

By http://rainydaymum.co.uk on Saturday, 21st of April 2012 at 10:00:00 AM

Day 3 of the 30 days of Hands on Play and today’s mission is

Today’s Challenge: Building with Blocks! You need to dig out any wooden blocks, Duplo or Lego pieces that you have and get ready to tip them all over the floor and follow some fun challenges and contests!!

Now we love blocks – we have played with them before. The first time we did the challenge J made animals, I also did a post on Baby Play with blocks. But it seems like J and T have stepped it up a gear where blocks are concerned.