12 Screen-Free Ideas for a Rainy Afternoon
Easy, low-cost ways to have fun indoors, alone or with family and friends, when the weather won't cooperate.
By the GNOUP team · · 1 min read
Rainy days can be a gift: a perfect excuse to slow down and try something different. Here are a dozen ideas that need little more than what's already at home.
Creative
- Blind drawing challenge. Draw a friend without looking at the paper. Guaranteed laughs.
- Write a two-sentence story and swap with someone to continue it.
- Build a blanket fort and declare it a reading zone.
- Make a mini time capsule with a letter to yourself to open next year.
Active (indoors)
- Living-room obstacle course with cushions and chairs.
- Dance-off to a favourite playlist, one song per person.
- Balloon keepy-uppy. Don't let it touch the floor!
Calm
- Do a jigsaw or a crossword together.
- Try a new recipe from a cookbook you haven't opened in a while.
- Sort one drawer. It's oddly satisfying.
Games
- Classic card games like snap, rummy or go fish.
- Charades or a homemade quiz about family memories.
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