Fun Rainy Day Activities for Kids, Couples & Groups

Build the most elaborate blanket fort you can, fill it with pillows, and binge your favorite series with hot chocolate and snacks.

Pick three recipes you've never tried — cookies, bread, a cake — and spend the whole afternoon in the kitchen. Messy is fine.

Pick one long strategy game and fully commit to it. Risk, Monopoly, Catan, or D&D. Order food delivery so you never have to stop.

Create clues that lead around the house. Great for kids, but adults can make it competitive with harder riddles and hidden prizes.

Break out paints, colored pencils, clay, or collage materials. Put on music and create with no pressure to make anything good.

Pick a skill from YouTube — origami, card tricks, calligraphy, a new language. Spend an hour learning and practicing together.

Lay out a blanket on the living room floor, make sandwiches and snacks, and eat like you're in a park. Sounds silly, feels fun.

Start a 1000-piece puzzle and put on a podcast series or audiobook. It's meditative and gives you hours of low-key activity.

Run a bath, do face masks, light candles, and take the day slow. Add a foot soak and relaxing music for the full experience.

Sometimes the best rainy day activity is leaning into it. Put on boots, grab an umbrella (or don't), and splash around like you're five.

Rainy days are perfect for recipes that take hours — homemade pasta, ramen from scratch, or a slow-roasted meal that fills the house with warmth.

If friends can't come over, play online games together — Jackbox, Codenames, skribbl.io. You still get the social time without the commute.