Ideas and Activities for Kids Whatever the Weather!

Welcome to Rainy Day Mum, simple and easy ideas to do with your kids to learn, create, cook, play, read and have fun!

mum cooking with 2 kids wearing an apron, the kids are mixing and pouring ingredients into the bowl

Cooking with Kids

Simple Recipes

group of kids crafting at the table indoors

Kids Crafts

Cut, stick, sculpt and glue

young boy reading on his bed

Kids Books

Best books for kids

child putting seeds in a seed tray

Gardening with Kids

Growing, crafting and more

boy doing a chemistry experiment with a pipette and conical flask transferring to a beaker

Science

Experiments & Activities

2 girls collecting bugs from a tree bark in a forest

Nature

Nature Study & Activities

kids laying on the floor playing with shapes in maths

Maths

Games, Printables & Activities

3 kids in the woods playing knights for a history activity

History

Recipes, Games & Activities

Summer Activities, Crafts and Recipes

collage showing the covers of some of the best books about summer for toddlers and preschoolers as selected by Rainy Day Mum's kids
Selection of the count and clip cards in the FREE printable pack from Rainy Day Mum for some summer themed counting practice for preschoolers. The text reads Free printable Summer Clip and Count Cards.
A sun shaped suncatcher made by a child on a window with the sun shining through. The text reads Summer Suncatcher Craft for Preschoolers
Toddler sitting on the beach in the summer playing with a bucket of sand. Text reads 20+ Simple Toddler and Preschool Summer Activities

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Nature Activities for Kids

Apple slices covered in peanut butter and bird seed hanging by string from a tree. Text overlay reads How to Make Apple Bird Feeders.
preview of the pages inside the free printable bird watching journal for kids
Step by step guide to making suet balls with kids, a fun and essential winter wildlife activity for nature study and kindness challenges.
Image of 2 girls in the woods looking at the insects that can be found on the bark of a tree holding jars and equipment text on the image reads All Year Nature Study Activities for Kids

Easy Recipes to Cook with Kids

pouring Mayan Xocolatl from a jug into a cup to taste as part of a history unit on Mayan Civilisation
mum and toddler in the kitchen with a bowl cooking together text reads Cooking with Toddlers
image of viking bread on a lined baking tray with a carton viking plus a printable recipe card to make the bread shown on the image. Text reads Viking Bread Recipe with FREE Recipe Card
rock cakes

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Popular Activities for Kids This Week!

mum, dad and preschooler laughing and singing together with text reading classic nursery rhymes with lyrics and videos
tadpoles in an observation tank eating the algae from some pond weed text reads Frog Life Cycle How to Raise Tadpoles
a child planting seeds in a seed tray outside on the ground. The text reads Quick and Easy Seeds to Grow with Kids
Rocket Science and Craft for Kids

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Samples of the spring iSpy Game on a wooden background. Text reads FREE Printable iSpy Spring Game.
Covers of 4 of the best fish books for toddlers and preschoolers. Including Pout Pout Fish and More. Text overlay reads The Best Fish Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers.
Kids adding worms to a homemade wormery from a plastic bottle. Text overlay reads How to Make a Wormery with Kids.
A spring game for toddlers and preschoolers with a DIY die and pictures to play. Text overlay reads FREE Printable Spring Game for toddlers and preschoolers.
Image of Cerys Parker, the creator of Rainy Day Mum and the print and play games

Meet the Mum ~ Cerys Parker

Cerys is a mum of 2, a teacher, marine biologist, and founder of Rainy Day Mum. She is the creator of these crafts, activities, and recipes for kids. Many are inspired by activities from her own childhood. Tried and tested at home or in the classroom these are fun, simple, and easy to do as you spend time with the kids whatever the weather.

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