So even though summer is almost here, spring still has its hold on Wellington and the rainy days still happen (unfortunately). But (fortunately!) we have come up with some creative and exciting things to do when you can’t get outside to enjoy the sunshine. So…
Drive away the doldrums with our rainy day activities!
1. Create a new language: who doesn’t love a secret code language that only you and your friends can decipher?
2. Create your own comic book: You can even star as your own superhero, or maybe you’re stuck in an alternative universe, or perhaps you’re a top secret spy? You get to choose the adventure – and make it as fantastical as you like!
3. Make an instrument out of cans and put on a concert: you can make a drum, or a guitar, or I bet you can even make a wind instrument like a flute out of cans and other bits and pieces of recycled goods. This book or this book are good for ideas and inspiration!
4. Visit Te Papa: our national museum is amazing, and should definitely be explored AT LEAST twice – you never know what nook or cranny you might have missed the first time!
5. Bake a cake for the family: and of course you get to eat some too afterwards! These recipes look brilliant! Yum! Or how about a recipe from this book?
6. Make some recycled art: Junk Art is such a brilliant way of creating something new and amazing from something you might otherwise have thrown out. Why not check out this book for some inspiration?
7. Build a fort and watch movies inside it: A really easy way of doing this is pushing the couches together and then building up your fort with cushions, sheets and blankets. And why not check out some of our Children’s DVDs from your local branch – they’re only 80c each for a week!!!
8. Learn a magic or card trick to show off to your family: you can put on a show and amaze your friends and family – and there is no need to tell them the tricks behind the magic if you want to keep them guessing! Try this book, or this one for some cool ideas. Or, while I’m at it, how about….magic tricks… with underpants!?
9. Make a papier-mâché mask: All you need is some balloons, glue, torn up pieces of paper and a bit of bright paint… A good project for a rainy week! But why just stop at making a mask? This This book has heaps of awesome ideas! (Actually, so this this one!!)
10. Have a games afternoon/night: There are so many good board games, why not ask your friends to bring one along each? And don’t forget the awesome games that you don’t need anything but a pen and paper for… Charades, Hang-Man, Noughts and crosses!