A couple days a week while the older kids are at school, I’ve try to find things for poppy and I to do that get us out of the house but that also keep us mostly dry and warm. Was feeling in a bit of a rut the last few weeks and having a hard time thinking of ideas so wound up making a list (is there any other way?) and thought it might be worth sharing. Plus I’d really (really!) like to know what you guys do so I can add them to our outing rotation!
(note to self: finger brush/fluff hair after it’s been tucked under my coat, lol!)
10 indoor places to take kids
- The library
- A children’s museum
- Visit a conservatory or local nursery (and a hot cocoa date afterwards)
- Open gym at a gymnastics place or ymca (although I usually avoid this and all the germs around the holidays)
- Sign up for a cooking class (we love FrogLegs!)
- Ikea or a shopping mall — especially if you only have a couple things on your list!
- The pet store (So many fun animals to look at! Grab a bag of birdseed while you’re there to make pinecone feeders when you get home)
- An aquarium
- Out for lunch (or just hot cocoa)
- Museum or exhibit — this gingerbread exhibit wasn’t worth all the chaos and 2 hour line in the evening last year, but would be perfect to visit during the day! Bonus, there’s a Starbucks in the lobby and westlake mall and park is just a few blocks away!
OUTFIT DETAILS (for anyone interested) | ribcage jeans (size up one — wearing 27), gray hat, ivory sweater (love this sweater!), snake skin boots (love this color — size up 1/2 if you don’t like shoes being super snug!)
Pics are from our visit to Union Station in Tacoma last week. Loved all the design inspiration — lights, arches, colors, railings, terrazzo flooring, windows and woodwork — so good!
Lots of cool/crazy art to look at too!
Where do you go when you need to get out of the house and the weather isn’t the best?
xo, Rae
Great idea and amazing photos!! I don’t blame you about avoiding the heavily germy places in the winter time haha, good call! Thank you for sharing your favorite spots :) I always enjoyed going to the coolest most quaint movie theater in our area growing up. Depending on the movies out in a season, it’s fun to see how many we can watch. Ya know, if it’s a reallyyy good line-up haha. Otherwise I also did enjoy going anywhere near a fun coffee shop. The Snowman drink was my fav this time of the year. It’s a white hot chocolate with peppermint syrup and whip cream :) Oh! How could I forget, art supply stores!!! I was a crafty kid and it’s a great winter time indoor home activity along with warm cookies. The little things are the big things, right?!