ACTIVITY BOOKS FOR RAINY DAY
Rainy days can come out of nowhere causing extra time indoors. While managing #allthethings planning indoor activities may be tricky to find time for, especially unexpectedly. Don’t worry, I’ve got ya covered! These activity books are great to keep on hand for in-a-pinch, easy-peasy indoor fun that is also stimulating to your children’s brain & incorporates a symphony of skill development.
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1. Science Scribble Book- all of our STEM scribble books are amazing & can be enjoyed by a wide range of ages, they help make STEM concepts not only accessible & understandable but also FUN.
2. 50 Science Things to Make & Do- These simple step-by-step activities combine hands-on fun and scientific investigation.
3. Build Your Own Trucks Sticker Book- Any & all of the “build your own” sticker books are household hits & support my boys with precision development.
4. Never Get Bored Maze Cards- 50 cards packed with fun mazes to solve. The cards are wipe-clean and come with a pen, so you can write and wipe clean as many times as you want. Explore all kinds of mazes with fun themes, everything from animals to robots. Ideal for long journeys and downtime.
5. Never Get Bored Cards- There are classic games like Boxes and Four in a Row, as well as less-well-known games like Snakes, Treasure Hunt, and Puzzle Sudoku.
6. Nature Activity Book- Coloring, stickers & loads of activities to enjoy (also available for younger ages, see below!)
7. Shine-a-Light Wonders of our World- We have a wide range of Shine-a-Light book topics & these books are perfect for any season but they definitely shine on rainy days!
1. Poppy and Sam's Magic Painting Book- just add water & watch the pictures come to life, add in Poppy & Sam & that’s a big-time toddler win!
2. First Sticker Book Nature- UBAM has a bazillion sticker book options so whatever your kiddos are into there’s probably a sticker book, or a few, that will entertain & excited them!
3. First Wipe-Clean Shapes and Patterns- Our favorite wipe-clean books designed for pre-K kiddos, wipe ‘em clean for endless use!
4. Little Children's Nature Activity Book- An imaginative nature-themed activity book for young children, packed with different things to do including stickers, coloring & more!
5. Little Children's Coloring Book & Little Children’s Drawing Book- Introduce little ones to drawing and coloring with these charming activity books. Children can learn how to draw squiggles and wiggles, spots and stripes, and color simple objects on every page.
6. Fingerprint Activity Books Dinosaurs- UBAM offers several options of fingerprint activity books with ready-to-go vibrant ink pads & step-by-step guides for children to create all kinds of animals & things.
7. Little Coloring Bugs- These Little Coloring books are AWESOME for emerging artists & come in a plethora of options.
1. 100 Paper Spaceships to Fold & Fly- My boys LOVE any & all of our paper airplane books, they come in handy over & over again for fun in a pinch & these books are LOADED with them!
2. Cut and Color Playbook Seasons- These craft playbooks are so neat, I would have loved them as a child, color & cut the images to build multi-layered art!
3. Unhurry Magic Painting- The just-add-water magic painting series presents a book that supports slowing down, a perfect match for rainy day moods.
4. The Math of a Milkshake-Discover the truth about pizza portions, learn about the symmetry of fruit and conduct probability experiments with jelly beans!
5. Tree of Life Book and Jigsaw Puzzle- Puzzles are the MVP of rainy days & this one features the whole tree of life from microscopic bacteria to whole rainforest ecosystems, packed with information about how life works, what makes a living thing, and all sorts of the Earth’s amazing plants and animals. We have tons of other puzzle options too, see ore here!
6. Memory Games Pad- Put your memory to the test with these fun puzzles and games.
7. Easy Origami- Everything you need to fold and display 11 different types of easy origami animals is included! Simply pull out a sheet and follow the simple, step-by-step instructions to fold each animal.
1. Write and Design Your Own Magazines- I would have gone bonkers for a book like this as a kid! Step-by-step instructions and tips on everything from making comics or writing advice columns to printing magazines and finding readers.
2. Design Activity Book- Okay I also would have gone bonkers for this too ahah. An entertaining activity book packed with fun design projects - from lettering and book covers to costumes and gadgets. Full of helpful tips and space to imagine, draw and create.
3. Unhurry Magic Painting- The just-add-water magic painting series presents a book that supports slowing down, a perfect match for rainy day moods.
4. Inventions Scribble Book- What better way to spend a rainy day than to invent something?! Invent ways to reuse a plastic bag, design your own robot, discover accidental inventions and lots more in this exciting write-in activity book, filled with inventions to brainstorm, puzzles to solve and objects to design.
5. The Unworry Doodle Book- Let your worries float away as you doodle, draw, scribble and sketch your way through this relaxing book.
6. General Knowledge Crosswords- Test your brainpower with this engaging crossword book. The puzzles start out simple and get increasingly more difficult as you go along. Perfect for practicing spelling and vocabulary in a fun way.
7. Owl Embroidery Kit- This clever kit contains everything you need to embroider, frame, and hang an owl design.
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