https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:29:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1458233 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:40:45 +0000 Dagny 1458233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are also in SoCal (so happy we're getting rain!) with a 10 mo. He is obsessed with forts! I'll build a pathetic fort and he goes NUTS! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1458223 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:39:16 +0000 Ginabean3 1458223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: the girl really likes her baths!!!! except her fave thing now is to stand up in it and jump around....so slippery and dangerous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1458174 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:28:52 +0000 Weagle 1458174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mid-day, super long bath! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457828 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:36:59 +0000 Ginabean3 1457828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Elderberrygin: love this idea too! thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457826 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:36:42 +0000 Ginabean3 1457826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: definitely! I'm down any time! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457824 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:36:17 +0000 Ginabean3 1457824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: good idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457805 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:28:37 +0000 Mrs. M 1457805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's supposed to rain here today and tomorrow and I plan to take LO to the Children's Museum. It has an awesome infant/toddler room that she has loved even before walking. </p> <p>I've tried basic crafts with her and she isn't that interested yet. Maybe this will motivate me to make edible paint and play dough this weekend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457797 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:27:01 +0000 HabesBabe 1457797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ginabean3: we should do an OC rainy day playdate the next time it rains (like... next year? ha!). we've been watching more TV than usual and reading books like crazy. I also have a tunnel (like they have at Gymboree) for her to crawl through, and I basically let her make a mess and we clean it up together (taking out all of the toys in her toy box, books off the shelf, etc.). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457755 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:16:17 +0000 Elderberrygin 1457755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put all the couch cushions and pillows from the bed on the living room floor and make an obstacle course for LO to crawl around on rainy days. That usually keeps her occupied for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457721 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:05:33 +0000 hilsy85 1457721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also try making your own playdough, or egg free cookie dough. That way if she eats it, NBD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457559 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:27:30 +0000 Ginabean3 1457559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: going to google edible paint, thank you!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457555 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:27:14 +0000 Ginabean3 1457555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: if I could get her to Swiffer the floor that would be amazing.....but she can't walk unassisted yet.....maybe I can attach swiffers to her knees...... :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457550 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:25:45 +0000 pinkcupcake 1457550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was us last year! (We live in the Pacific Northwest) There are many days when we're stuck indoors b/c of the rain - LO usually "helps" me clean or do chores (she loves "folding" laundry and Swiffering the floor), we open a new toy that I've been saving, read books, or invite a friend over for a playdate. We're kinda homebodies we stay home a lot :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457538 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:23:25 +0000 Smurfette 1457538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ginabean3: I know at day care (R is almost 1) they put paint in a ziploc paint and let them paint that way. Could you make edible paint and put a trash bag on the floor and let her paint that way? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457527 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:22:11 +0000 Ginabean3 1457527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I'm not sure what crafts to do with her! Jumping in puddles/getting dirty after the rain stops is a great idea though! She loves getting messy, my little piglet. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457519 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:20:55 +0000 Smurfette 1457519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it stops raining, I would jump in the puddles!</p> <p>Crafts? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-how-to-entertain-a-1-year-old-on-a-rainy-day#post-1457515 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:19:46 +0000 Ginabean3 1457515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the second day of "Stormwatch 2014" here in SoCal. (LOL). We've been to the indoor mall playground, library, and Target. We've played at home, taken super long baths, and read. What else can I do with a one year old who doesn't walk yet? </p> <p>We don't watch TV. </p>