Rainy Day Fun!

Rainy Days are scary for me. I'm not gonna lie! With three boys and nannying after school for 3 more, being stuck indoors is NO FUN! But as it is with everything in life, one must learn to adapt to even the most severe of conditions! That is always my challenge. Yes, I could take the easy way out and head on up to the Monkey Joe's or to the mall, but I like to reserve those occassions for emergencies! lol! I've come to realize that by getting my boys involved and creatively planning, we can still get some things accomplished, have a little fun, and hold on to our sanity! Check it out- Yesterday, in my attempt to actually fold the overflowing pile of laundry that has been growing in my bedroom, I put my children to work. I gave each child their own colored dry erase marker (I stress, DRY ERASE!) and let them feel like they were "breakin a rule or two" by decorating mommy's bedroom window! It needed to be cleaned anyway, the boys had a blast coloring and wiping and Logan even practiced learning to sound out a few new letters in his attempt to be ready for kindergarten in the fall. When my laundry was completed, the boys were able to each get some windex on a towel and erase their creations, cleaning my window in the process! This was such a hit, that we actually moved the activity downstairs to the large sliding glass door in the living room while I mopped the floors! Granted, this is not going to be an every day activity, as then it will lose it's luster very quickly, but I learned that having a few "emergency activities" to pull from when I REALLY need them will help shed a bit of sunshine on an otherwise cloudy day! Happy Drawing!