Great Family Days In - Over 75 Ideas for Rainy Days, School Holidays and Everything in Between

Wet weekend? Home for half-term? Great Family Days In has got you covered with over seventy-five tried and tested activities that make the most of spending quality time together.

From Achievable Art and Whizzy Easy Science to Screen-Free Game Time, chapters are organized to help you easily find inspiration for activities that will fill your day with fun. Whether you’re creating your very own melted-crayon masterpiece or blizzard bottle, or conducting your first FamFest or mini Olympics, Great Family Days In is a one-stop shop for ideas, showing that you don’t need fancy plans or money to keep your family entertained at home.

These beautifully illustrated activities do not require any specific skills or hard to get resources. From thirty-minute time-fillers to ideas to last the whole afternoon, activities can easily be adapted to suit any age, interest or timescale, making it easy to enjoy and relax into the process of creating and building memories together, whatever the outcome.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book is a must. It just oozes such a jolly, family vibe and the activities in it are brilliant. Really varied and easy to organise. You don't need to spend a lot or take hours over things, but each idea means that at least part of the day is spent in an exciting, interesting way as a family' - 5 Star Amazon Review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A really excellent book with fantastic, fun ideas to entertain my young children. Nicely laid out so is easy to follow and find a variety of different activities. Rainy days sorted!' - 5 Star Amazon Review

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