Cause we have cats, and cats will eat everything.
Needless to say they are making crafting of any kind a little limited. I have to shut myself in the bedroom with a dvd and do things as opposed to doing things in the living room where they stake claim. I tried my hand at wrapping gifts in there once and found out they really like to eat paper and jumping into bags. I also once tried to decorate a picture frame which they rubbed against when it was wet, and smudged. Not giving the frame to my sister this weekend, but excited limitlessly because I get to see her. Which brings me to the fun part of today's blog, great 5 things to do on a foreseeably rainy weekend with your family.
1- Card games. All you need is a regular deck of cards and the internet. Things get fun really fast. For a touch of whimsy and intrigue, go to this site: http://www.talisman.net/tarot/regcard.html tells you how to read tarot with playing cards!
2- Homemade popcorn and movies. We steer away from home videos as ours tend to be somewhat boring to those not involved in our life, but netflix has come in handy, and will again this weekend. Also, it does not hurt that my mother is a librarian and we have to screen all the movies before they are lent out.
3- Board games and wine. Board games are fin, but they get ridiculous with wine,and since we have such a collection of both, time is never wasted when we play. If you are to invest in great games, board, cards or otherwise, I suggest the brand "Out of The Box." They have hands down the best games.
4- Memory books/Spoof Books. The idea behind this is that you have to have a digital camera and printer that works with the camera for home printing. If you don't have a printer, you can send your photos out for one hour photo printing. Then what you create is up to you. Take tons of photos of you and your family or friends, and make them as creative, silly, funny, or god forbid normal as you want. Print them off and arrange them in an album of your choosing. Smaller albums are usually better and you cna display them on a coffee table later for guests to flip through and admire, or laugh at.
5- Home made Charades. All you need are pens, paper, and imagination or inspiration. We did this a year or two ago, and still use our charade clues everytime the family comes together. The ides is to make up your own so that they are ones that you will be able to guess. Online clue sites are not always helpful, but you can make the clues and intellectual or idiotic as you feel appropriate as long as you stick to the five major clue groups. The clue groups best to stick to are: Books, Movies/Television, Famous People, Quotes, and Music. We find that most of the fun is in guessing who wrote it, and one of the best clue inspirations came from games we own (Apples to Apples, and Mad Gab) that have the same types of clues on their cards. Make sure you set of the rules and have a time limit, throw the clues in a bucket or bowl and just enjoy the laughs.
Hope you all have a nice weekend, and that it is not too rainy, cold or cloudy out!
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