Rainy Day Box

[joshie]

hiya every1

i'm going 2 make a rainy day box for autumn/winter (better add spring & summer at this rate!:upsidedow ) any suggestions need wide variety for ages 2-8 (childminding) can u help??
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thanks

joshie x

[joshie]

:weepy:

no ideas guys?

[Miss Muffet]

I'm having a good old think for you Joshie!! Inspiration is lacking at the moment though! All I can think of at the moment is the usual colouring books and pencils, modelling clay, stamps and paint. I'll keep thinking for you.

[Miss Muffet]

Right, here are some links to resources available on Silkysteps.....

African Masks Print them off so they're ready and waiting to be decorated;
Vibration experiment Great fun;
Balloon Rocket Again, just have the necessary bits in the box;
Acorn Whistle You can go acorn hunting first;
Pasta Painting Great messy fun;
Bunny Fishing Have fun making it first.

I hope these are of some help, if I think of more, I'll post em!

[joshie]

thank u miss muffet - these are a gr8 help!

[suewhit]

how about a sewing activity? sock puppets are good you can always glue things on if they are unable to sew.
a box of icing and some jelly icing pens decorate some biscuits
glass pens decorate cheap glasses
tissue paper fish race they decorate a fish shape with pens then the start line is one end of the room the finnish at the other side the children waft the fish with a newspaper /book great fun
an alternative is a wet weather box
raincoats
wellies
umbrellas
buckets
funnels
pipes
plastic bottles with marks to measure the rain
powder paint and brushes to mix in puddles if allowed to get a bit messy