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Rainy Daze Activity Sticks

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While on Pinterest the other day, I ran across some super cute color-coded chore sticks from Embellish. Loved the idea, but my daughter is only three and can’t help out too much around the house. So, I decided to alter the idea a bit and help cure boredom!

Here’s my Rainy Daze activity sticks!

rainy day activity sticksSo here’s the step by step instructions…

First I gathered all of my supplies:

  • White tin jar
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Wooden craft sticks
  • Spray adhesive
  • Elmer’s glue
  • Embellishments (I used Puffies)
  • Hot glue gun
  • Ribbon
  • Alphabet stickers
  • Print out of 30+ activities
First thing I did was spray 10 wooden craft sticks to three different colors of paper (30 sticks total) using spray adhesive.
While that was drying I started work on the tin jar. I added some ribbon to the top and bottom using my hot glue gun.
Then I used some scrap paper and the alphabet stickers to label my jar with “Rainy Daze” and added a little embellishment with a Puffie.
Now it’s time to finish the activity sticks that were set aside for drying. I used an exacto knife to trim out the straight sides and a pair of small scissors to cut the rounded edges.
 I then created a Word doc of 30 activities and printed it out in a cute font. I trimmed them out and used Elmer’s glue to adhere them to the ends of the activity sticks.
Here are all of the completed activity sticks!
Pretty cute, huh? Yeah, I’m figuring we’ll use these a lot more than just rainy days. When it’s over 100 degrees here, it’s hard to do anything outside! These will work great for winter time activities as well!

Total costs: $14 at Michael’s for the craft sticks, stickers, tin jar and scrapbook paper. I already had the ribbon, but did have to repurchase some spray adhesive since I was out! That cost me another $6. Oh well, I have plenty left for future projects!
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Also, here is a list of the 30 activities I used!
  • Playdoh
  • Barbies
  • Candyland
  • Chutes & Ladders
  • Glue & Tape
  • Paper Dolls
  • Baby Dolls
  • Watercolors
  • Crayons
  • Paper Bag Puppets
  • Sock Puppets
  • Paint Rocks
  • Build a Fort
  • Watch a Movie
  • Play the Piano
  • Tea Party
  • Dance
  • Play Restaurant
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Bake Something
  • Manicure/Pedicure
  • Look at Photo Albums
  • Dress Up
  • Read Nursery Rhymes
  • Indoor Picnic
  • Play Charades
  • Play School
  • Finger Painting
  • Make Paper Hats
  • Make Ornaments

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Comments

  1. An excellent idea! Since we’re heading for Spring/Summer in a few weeks I’ll be keeping this idea for next Autumn/Winter as it tends to rain a lot here in Melbourne, Aus.

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  4. Now that’s a clever idea :) Kids get bored very quickly but it looks like your three year old will be very active thanks to her mommy. I love the colors.

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  8. I really like this idea! Seems like it would be cute for teachers, Sunday School, etc, too. I am also always looking for ways to reuse formula cans and such- this is a great idea for that, as well!!

    I’d love for you to link any of your great kid or teen related ideas to our “Crafts for Under Twenty Something” Blog party this Thursday! I think this would be a hit! bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com

    Also your newest follower- hope you’ll visit, look around, and follow back! Thanks for sharing your freat ideas!

    Melanie
    bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com

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  14. I love using sticks for my printables I make for preschool children. Please check out my site for your little one. I buy my sticks from Joan’s Fabric store I get 80 colored ones for $2.00

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  21. This is such a wonderful idea and you took it to the next level with how adorable it looks! We live in Oregon so we would need a LOT of sticks in our Rainy Day can. LOL! Thanks so much for sharing this last weekend at Inspiration Friday!
    Vanessa

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