On rainy days, it is very common for families to let the hours pass just watching TV, doing computer games, scrabble, chess, domino, and other indoor games. These usual activities are good but can be supplemented with another quality and enjoyable past time can even be more beneficial, particularly for kids. By nature, children are very energetic that they love to do all kinds of movements inside your homes without showing signs of tiredness. You can therefore introduce other forms of indoor activities that would let them enjoy especially during a rainy day.

It is a nicer way to teach your kids of indoor movements that would be somehow beneficial. You may think of tasks that would lead to discover hidden talents or developing some acquired skills. This can be done by letting them perform some art works. It involves activities like cutting, sticking, shaping, molding, sketching, coloring, and painting. It is easy to motivate them in doing these works as they are actually their line of interest.

You can lead them to their waiting room toys and encourage them to pick one as their model for their chosen art work. You can let them make variety works. They can cut pictures and letters from old magazines and newspapers, and make handmade greeting cards, or colourful collage. You can let them get some fun family pictures and stick them together as wall decor. Children like to be appreciated and putting their works in display as wall decors would make them very happy. Kids wall decals made by them could come in different ways and from various materials. Artistic designs coming from beads, buttons, and bottle lids can make a very nice wall decoration.

Talking about kids wall decals, you can guide them into doing one quality work. It is painting a wall mural. You can motivate them into doing such a task by showing them some existing wall painting and guide them interpreting the art. It will encourage them to make their own. Provide them with necessary painting materials. Let them start by sketching one toy from their waiting room toys and coloring it afterwards.

Their initial output might not be good but give them positive and encouraging comment. Later you can let them paint objects of their own interest and imagination aside from the toys they initially copied.

Since a wall mural involves direct painting on the wall, you can just let your kids use water-based coloring materials. This will facilitate easy erasures if needed. Changes in pictures and design can easily be done. Kids may just start doing small-size murals as they are easier to make.

Since the children\’s outputs are expected not to be initially presentable you just have to let them do their murals in their own room. There in their own room, they can freely do any painting design they wish to have. In this particular activity, you might be amazed to see how your child expresses himself/herself through colors and design. Painting a wall mural by kids is an excellent indoor activity during rainy days. For all you know, you are developing a great painter in the future.

Melody N. Andes enjoys writing for Sensoryedge.com which sells waiting room toys and kids furniture as well as a host of additional products.

Melody N. Andes enjoys writing for http://Sensoryedge.com which sells waiting room toys and kids furniture as well as a host of additional products.
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Author Bio: Melody N. Andes enjoys writing for Sensoryedge.com which sells waiting room toys and kids furniture as well as a host of additional products.

Category: Arts and Crafts
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