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🌧️Rainy Day Must-Haves for Kids🌧️
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items When the skies are grey and outdoor fun is off the table, it’s time to turn your home into the ultimate rainy day retreat! This list is packed with kid-approved essentials to make staying inside just as exciting as a day at the park. From hands-on cr...
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🖍️ Creative Activities
🎲 Games & Toys
📚 Books & Storytime Picks
🍿 Cozy Movie Night
☔ Rainy Day Gear
🖍️ Creative Activities
Spark imagination with crafts, art supplies, and quiet-time activities kids can enjoy solo or with help.
Perfect activity for a rainy day inside. I love this product for toddlers that stick everything in their mouth because this product is non-toxic.
Piggy Paint - Scented 3 Polish Box Set - Kids Non-toxic Nail Polish
I LOVE this kids product. It is reusable for endless times since you just “paint” with water. It is such a fun mind blowing idea for young kids, not entirely mess-free painting, but the mess is only water!
Kohls - Melissa & Doug Water WOW! Animals Water Reveal Pad
Sticker books are my favorite activity for nannying when the weather isn't ideal. Kids love stickers, and for this in particular they love seeing the stickers come together to create a fun image.
Target - Paint By Sticker Zoo Animals -
Coco Wyo coloring books are IN! I love how simple, yet sophisticated, and adorable the coloring pages are! Cozy Vibes for a cozy day inside!
Target - Cozy Vibes by Coco Wyo (Paperback)
This craft is super fun for kids of all ages! Even if the parent does it for them, the outcome from the activity is something to get a kid excited about. You can never go wrong *with an Elmers craft kit.
Target - Elmer's Squishies DIY Toy Activity Kit with Mystery Character: Creativity Kit for Kids, Includes Molds & Instructions
🎲 Games & Toys
Keep their minds busy and bodies active with these favorite toys and games that are fun and screen-free.
These jelly blox are a favorite for not only myself, but the families I nanny for. Kids love build legos/building blocks but many kids love sensory toys so these blocks are a 2-in-1.
Walmart - Jelly Blox Creative Kit Building Blocks Kids Can Squeeze, Stretch, Squish,Tactile, Sensory Play
This game is SO much fun. Good for slightly older kids that have lots of energy they need to get out! I love playing this silly game with my friends at college too!
Target - Throw Throw Burrito by Exploding Kittens - A Dodgeball Card Game
Guess Who is such a classic and a good strategy and communication game for kids to play. This game is simple yet you need to problem solve in order to win.
Target - Guess Who 2.0 Game
📚 Books & Storytime Picks
Curl up with a good book—perfect for quiet time or reading together under a blanket.
This is my absolute favorite book as a child, and even now! It is a classic with silly yet meaningful poems with drawings that are very intricate.
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & Drawings
This children's book is an absolute staple in every household that I nanny for. It's a fun story with enticing drawings and interactive fun that keeps the little ones involved.
Target - Llama Llama Hide & Seek - by Anna Dewdney
Little Critter books are something I remember so well when I was growing up. The fun characters and fitting story line for a rainy day really helps embrace the weather outside.
Target - Just a Rainy Day (Little Critter) - by Mercer Mayer (Paperback)
June B. Jones is another staple from my childhood that I couldn't get enough of! I couldn't recommend this series as a beginning chapter book for anything else. The young main character going on simple but imaginative adventures make a fun read.
Target - Junie B. Jones First Boxed Set Ever! (Paperback) by Barbara Park
🍿 Cozy Movie Night
Set the scene for an indoor movie marathon with all the cozy essentials.
These customizable popcorn bowls are the best! The personalization stops kids from fighting over popcorn.
My Bambino - Personalized Popcorn Bowl
This projector is super affordable and I highly recommend it! The quality is super good and it really adds to the movie night experience.
Amazon Mini Bluetooth 1080P Full HD Projector
My favorite pajamas for kids are these bamboo ones from Bellabu Bear. They are so soft, stretchy, and have so many adorable options they are hard to pass up!
Bellabu Bear - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Bamboo Kids Pajamas
☔ Rainy Day Gear
If you do need to step out, make sure your rainy-day gear is as cute as it is practical!
I love these rain jackets for little's because the quality is to DIE for! Kids get so messy outside in the rain but these jackets are made from such good material that make it easy to clean and hang dry.
Outdoor School Shop - Printed Raindrop Raincoat-Vesi
These rain boots are not only adorable but they are also super practical! Easy to slip on wiggling feet and handy loops to guide them on.
Old Navy - Tall Unicorn-Graphic Rain Boots for Toddler Girls
I love this brand for a kids umbrella because of how many different options they have for kids! They are also a kid-focused design since they are easy open/close to stop little fingers from getting pinched.
Stephen Joseph - Umbrellas