Will it ever stop raining!
Being stuck inside for 2 months with a small child is not my idea of fun! I have time off over Christmas to spend with the family hoping to spend it at the beach, visiting Sea World and Movie World, instead everytime we try to step foot out of the house we got drenched! I hasn’t stopped raining for 2 months and I just can’t see it letting up!
I’m really findind it hard with a one year old as she doesn’t enjoy shopping, going to the movies or sitting quietly to read a book! I feel sorry for Sienna as she has been restricted to the living room or the deck so for her it is very much GROUND HOG DAY! I think she will be looking forward to going back to kindy so she can play with all of her friends.
I really don’t know how mother’s do it with more than one child stuck inside with all the rain.
If anyone has any bright ideas for rainy day activities to do with a one year old (outside of the home) I would love to hear them.
Oh, I should have mentioned, we did decide to go to Movie World one day. It was hilarious. We had on ponchos, had umbrellas, strapped Sienna into her pram which has it’s own rain coat and off we went. We managed to stay pretty dry even though it was torrential rain. On each of the kiddy rides we had to hold up an umbrella to stop from getting drowned. Sienna was amazed at what was going on but thankfully didn’t get upset about getting wet. Just before we decided to make a run for it to the carpark a huge storm hit. Thankfully the main street in Movie World has a cover over it so we were able to protect ourselves from the rain.
I was amazed at how many people ventured out in the terrible weather. I guess they felt the same way that we did….we just wanted to get out of the house!!!
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I completely understand your dilema. I have two children a 1.5 year old and 3 month old baby. When things get a little hectic in our house I usually put the kids in the pram and off we go for a walk to the park. We live in a unit so it is even worse at the moment as it has been rainy pretty much everyday since the beginning of December. My advice is to visit friends and grandparents at their houses. I take a bundle of toys for my 1.5year old Eliza to play with. It’s great because I get a break while she plays with the other kids or her grandparents dote over her and I get some sanity relief with adult company.
Good luck Christie!
Hide and seek is a great idea to keep them occupied for ages.
My favourite indoor game with our 1 year James is aeroplane wrestling! I lay on the ground with him and fly him above my head and then crash him to the ground and tickle him. He cacks himself each time. he keeps asking for more, but it does get pretty tiring.
Great ideas. I really should think outside the box a little more! Greg the aeroplane wrestling sound awesome. I think that’s one for hubby! I just heard another good one. Toddler bowling. You stack up their blocks then get them to bowl a ball into them and let them crash all over the floor.
Chuck them in a washing basket with a rope tied to it and run them up and down the backyard over the wet grass. It’s so much fun!