rainy day activities Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/rainy-day-activities/ Tue, 29 May 2018 05:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.7 56460141 Giant Sticky Collage https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/05/26/giant-sticky-collage/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/05/26/giant-sticky-collage/#comments Sun, 27 May 2018 05:30:48 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=73651 Come August we will have been in our new house for a year, and though we’ve definitely ‘settled in’, our house is still a little stark.  We still have a few key pieces to purchase, but the biggest part of part of it? There’s really nothing on the walls.  I figure it will eventually come… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/05/26/giant-sticky-collage/feed/ 2 73651 Rain Art https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/26/rain-art/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/26/rain-art/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:57:37 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69853 When you live in Vancouver, you learn to make the most of the rain.  It simply rains too much not to.  Besides getting out and puddle jumping, one thing Miss G and I have always enjoyed doing on dreary wet days is creating rain art.  In the past, we’ve done a lot of rainy day… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/26/rain-art/feed/ 1 69853 Funny Face Gracen https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/16/reusable-dry-erase-funny-face-photo-drawings/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/16/reusable-dry-erase-funny-face-photo-drawings/#comments Sat, 17 Aug 2013 04:41:12 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=14387 I saw this awesome idea on one of my favourite play blogs, Play at Home Mom LLC, long ago and loved it at first sight.  At the time, Miss G wasn’t yet really into drawing, so I filed it away for sometime in the future.  Now, with an almost 3 year old who adores drawing and colouring… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/16/reusable-dry-erase-funny-face-photo-drawings/feed/ 4 14387 Table Top Washi Tape Roadway https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/09/table-top-washi-tape-roadway/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/09/table-top-washi-tape-roadway/#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2013 23:22:28 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=14279 Have I mentioned how much I love when fun, unplanned activities just come about naturally during the day?  I do!  In fact, I often find that they’re some of our very favourites.  That’s exactly what happened today with our super simple table top roadway. As Miss G and I were sitting outside at her miniature… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/09/table-top-washi-tape-roadway/feed/ 4 14279 Rainy Day Splatter Painting https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/29/rainy-day-splatter-painting/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/29/rainy-day-splatter-painting/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 06:20:43 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12311 While living in a city that gets as much rain as Vancouver does can be a little deflating some days, I know that we’ll miss it dearly once we’re back in the sandy desert.  So instead of letting the past week of rain keep us indoors today, we decided to get out and enjoy it.… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/29/rainy-day-splatter-painting/feed/ 4 12311 Kerrisdale Play Palace is Back! https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/14/kerrisdale-play-palace-is-back/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/14/kerrisdale-play-palace-is-back/#respond Wed, 15 May 2013 06:32:22 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12112 One of our very favourite rainy day spots, the Kerrisdale Play Palace, recently opened for another spring/summer season.  It seems to be a bit of a hidden gem because although it does get busy, it never seems busy enough for what it is – a very reasonably priced GIANT indoor play space filled with fun… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/14/kerrisdale-play-palace-is-back/feed/ 0 12112 Under the Table Fort https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/04/15/under-the-table-fort/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/04/15/under-the-table-fort/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:23:56 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=11457 Many days, Miss G wakes up from her nap (though it escaped us again today) with a clear plan for our afternoon.  Today’s request involved building an indoor tent.  No big deal, right?  With limited space, a non-existent wood stash to build a frame with, and an un-napped, slightly impatient toddler on my hands, I… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/04/15/under-the-table-fort/feed/ 2 11457 Face Painting Station https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/07/face-painting-station/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/07/face-painting-station/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:55:33 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=10734 I thought of putting this little station together for Gracen to explore months and months ago, but only got to it today.  Perhaps today just felt like a face painting sort of day?  I don’t know… Either way, I set out her step stool turned toddler bench in front of our closet mirror (of course… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/07/face-painting-station/feed/ 2 10734 Rough Days & Indoor Picnics https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/06/rough-days-indoor-picnics/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/06/rough-days-indoor-picnics/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:42:46 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=10638 Oy.  The last couple of weeks have been tough.  Until recently, Miss G has been a pretty happy-go-lucky, easy-to-please, easy to reason with little lady.  Even in moments of real frustration, getting down on her level and calmly talking out the problem was a sure fix.  Even when she was very little.  And don’t get… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/06/rough-days-indoor-picnics/feed/ 17 10638 Rainy Day Fun: A Visit to YVR Airport https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/11/30/rainy-day-fun-a-visit-to-yvr-airport/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/11/30/rainy-day-fun-a-visit-to-yvr-airport/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:25:54 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=8997 Visiting the airport {just for fun} has been on my mental rainy day to do list since last spring… And yet, somehow we only just made it there today.  It was well worth the wait though. We took the Canada Line over for few reasons…. Firstly, because Miss G loves it and thinks getting to… Read More

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