Wet Feb half term activities

Kids do love being outdoors in the rain. When my grandson was small we used to get wrapped up and wellies on and find puddles to splash in we both loved every minute and it's memories to treasure. Then back for hot chocolate with squirty cream and loads of different bits to decorate it. Baking cakes or decorating store bought fairy cakes. We play a game with a strip of paper. You both draw a head but don't let the other see it. Then fold the head over so you can't see pass it to the other person then do the body fold it over again pass it to the other person then do the legs then open it up and see what weird picture you come up with. Or pick a letter and see how many things you can eat drink or wear begining with that letter. Titles for each lists underneath. All done separately to see who gets longest lists.

Baking, hand painting, origami, knitting, crochet, hunt the thimble, hangman, board games, walking in the rain!

When my granddaughter was about 20 months we put cushions on the floor to make seats of a train eg in a line, one behind the other with a gap between. Then we sat dolls, teddy bears on the cushions as well as one for each of ourselves and off we went on our train to the sea-side. When we got there after lots of “ Choo, Choo’s I had a striped beach towel which we spread out were the cushions had been. We “pretend” splashed in the sea, made sandcastles etc. Then had picnic lunch - real food and juice. Packed away the towel, put the cushions back down and set off for home. Then we had a quite time, story book and a nap.
To my utmost amazement my granddaughter gleefully informed her Dad, when he picked her up, “We’ve been to the seaside.” Such is a child’s imagination. Her father really thought we’d been on a trip and I had to quietly let on to him. I used to love those days looking after the little ones. They can teach us so much - simple imaginative games with no cost whatsoever.
Happy holidays

Before my youngest Gd started school, she loved to play birthday parties. We'd make a 'birthday card' from a sheet of printer paper with a drawing on the front and a greeting inside. She'd get one of her toys to wrap in plain paper as a present, then another toy wrapped in layers of newspaper for 'pass the parcel'. We'd lay out a few chairs to play musical chairs (or musical bumps if I had the energy to get up and down from the floor), just the 2 of us with me turning the music up and down on the cd player. Then it was pass the parcel with music on cd and then we'd dance and play with any balloons that were regularly lying around. Great fun and totally exhausting so she'd then sit quietly watching a dvd while I had a very welcome cuppa.

So many great ideas here but no sign of the OP returning?

Easter bonnets?

I’ve got grandchildren from 4 to 11. Plan to put wellies, wet weather gear on and go out and enjoy the rain. The eldest loves the feeling rain on her face, always has. Have plenty of things to do inside, usually the g children will have my & dw day planned

NotAGran55

So many great ideas here but no sign of the OP returning?

She's probably too busy doing all the enjoyable things with her DGC which were suggested on here!

It's not half-term here although they keep announcing on the TV that it is half-term this week in England and Wales.

A couple of items to add to the imaginative play list
Masking tape or insulation tape to mark out road or rail lines on the floor or carpet.
Thin head scarves I bought a cheap set of plain coloured ones years ago (and my grandson still plays with them) for dressing up, covering or wrapping up toys or juggling with. This is how circus people train jugglers as the scarf moves slowly and can be easily caught.
A ball or balloons have endless possibilities.
As someone else suggested sorting out drawers/ button boxes or any old collection of junk is always fascinating to children failing that old photographs.
Water and a paintbrush to paint on walls outside if the weather permits.
Look on Pinterest for an endless supply of ideas.