To ask what 'active' activities you do with your family when the weather's bad?

[Satina]

I'm trying to get more fit and healthy and also trying to help the kids (4 and 7) to grow up active and healthy.

We had a fantastic time at an inflatables event yesterday.

I'm trying to plan some activities that we can all do as a family over the Easter hols.

If the weather's good, we'll get the bikes out or go for a walk.

I'm looking for suggestions of things we can do if the weather's terrible.

What are you favourite active things to do as a family in winter?

Thank you

We love a soft play a little journey from us, over 3 floors so it's huge. Hours of fun as we join the kids in there. Trampolining is also a go to activity for us if the weather is awful.

Ice skating, bowling, swimming, cinema, local aquarium, roller disco , jump giants family day

Walking in woods as it’s sheltered from wind and rain, up to a point. You can always try and find a geocache or walk to a certain point or something to make it interesting.

Waterproofs and exactly the same activities - or go swimming

our pool has an inflatable course that you can use.

We seem to sit round smoking Bensons, drinking Debowe Mocne and watching reruns of The Bill.

Trampoline park, swimming, a walk through the woods is still nice, even in dull weather.
Loads of indoor activities where I live, rock climbing, bungee trampolining, caving etc.
Cycling, metal detectoring, go carting.

Huddle watch long films and wait for nice weather when we are out all the time.

Indoor climbing wall. Swimming. Ice skating.

Visiting waterfalls is good to do when it’s been raining a lot, as they look much more impressive

Me and my nearly-4 year old walk in the rain and jump in puddles, go swimming, walk to the library, walk round shops, walk to council run places that aren't too expensive, basically walk everywhere!

Soft play and swimming. But neither are my favourites. Tbh, the weather has to be diabolical before I won’t wrap them up and brave it.

We used to (and still do) the same activities pretty much.
Walking. Lots of walking on hills, beaches, the Downs. If it’s chilly we’ll find somewhere for a hot chocolate at the end.
Swimming- outdoors. Preferably in the sea. From about March to December. Sea and river temperatures in January and February are a bit too cold. We sometimes go somewhere with warmer seas to tide us over but use lido’s as well. We’ve been swimming outside in a lovely pool last week.
Then badminton - hired a court at the local sports centre. Four might be a bit young. We did tennis as well - short tennis when they were tiny.
Ice skating occasionally.

They all had structured activities during term times plus summer schools, so it was mainly only holidays.

I never liked soft play areas and there weren’t trampoline centres then.

we just get wrapped up and go out anyway country parks, woods, national trust, theme parks (two near us are open all year) everywhere is so quiet in winter I love it! indoor options are usually swimming, ice skating, trampolining, bowling but I find indoor stuff costs as much for a couple of hours as outdoor stuff does for the full day!

Some great ideas. Thanks. Really want to brave ice skating, but a bit nervous about having enough arms to support DH, who's rubbish, and both kids.

if the weather is not too bad, we still do fair weather activities.
cycling and walking is still pleasant with a slight drizzle.

If it's just light showers we will go out in packable rain jackets (well I will, DC is usually just in a fleece) but head for woodland rather than open areas. We only stay in if it is 'proper' rain.

there is nothing nicer than coming inside to have a hot chocolate after a blustery and rainy walk.

Free indoor activities - treasure hunt around the house, building a tent with sheets/chairs and indoor picnic, active games -Twister, charades, hide and seek, exercise/dance dvd, dance contest, Simon says game etc

You won’t need to hold the children up on an ice rink. It would be the other way around usually!
You could do a dry ski slope or snow dome too, if funds allow.

Put on more layers and wet weather gear and go out walking, cycling, sailing...

And then look forward to hot coffee and hot chocolate at the end of it.