I came across a fascinating Facebook post this week on one of my camping groups. A Girl Camper member stated she needed a rainy day hobby and invited others to share what they enjoyed doing. There are currently 687 responses, but for a rainy day wish, the feedback was phenomenal. I wanted to share the ideas that were posted as a list post today. I won’t name people, since the group is private, but these ideas are completely credited to the girl campers of the world, who are a creative and adventurous bunch!
- read
- crochet
- knit
- sew
- plan the next camping trip
- macro photography
- watercolours
- embroidery
- draw
- journal
- listen to the wind
- listen to music
- listen to audiobooks
- diamond painting
- nap
- make leather items
- play video games
- adult coloring books
- play the ukelele
- color with gel pens
- paint rocks to leave for the next camper
- scrapbooking
- sudoku
- crossword
- dot painting on rocks
- color by number
- paint by number
- quilting
- canning
- people watching
- jigsaw puzzles
- cross stitch
- make jewelry
- watch old movies
- plastic canvas stitching
- make knit hats to sell
- write your life story
- loom knit
- make wind/sun catchers
- sew towel golf cart seat covers
- Play Yahtzee, Uno, Scrabble Go
- Play guitar
- paint notecards
- needlepoint
- board games
- card games
- fish
- drink and collect wine corks
- word finds
- Chuzzle on my phone
- bedazzle my clothes
- paint scenes where we are camped
- Bead Christmas ornaments
- make car air fresheners
- make cups, tshirts, wooden signs
- singing
- study bird identification books
- study flower identification books
- study foreign language on Duolingo
- play solitaire
- plan menus
- reorganize the camper, clean cabinets
- make mosaics with old costume jewelry
- listen to podcasts
- work on Lego sets
- play cribbage
- watch a Netflix series
- make a camper or log cabin from wine corks
- shop at local thrift stores
- try new makeupn techniques
- plein air painting
- cook something new
- meditate
- yoga
- latch hook
- dance
- walk in the rain
- fire writing (pyrography)
- go out to eat
- make knee blankets to donate to the nursing home
- zentangling
- neurographic art to destress from andrea.nelson.art on TikTok
- play indoor bowling
- write letters to friends
- whittle/woodcarve
- organize digital photos
- spinning wheels (wool) with travel spinner
- train the dog
- macrame
- paper crafts (origami)
- make gel prints from leaves and flowers
- go to a local winery
- make cotton loop pot holders to give away to fellow campers
- catch up on work
- geocaching in the drizzle
- wire wrap stones
- make tinctures with essential oils
- Bible Study
- daydream
- pray
- song writing
- poetry writing
- surf the web
- work on Geneaolgy
- look for a dog to rescue
- English Paper Piecing
- Pedicure
- Manicure
- Facial
- stained glass
- make doll clothes
- make buntings
- bullet journaling
- rug matting
- clean a cupboard
- brush the cat or dog
- Tjhoko painting
- make tags with rubber stamps
- mandala painting on garden bricks
- update your blog
- visit a museum
- listen to the rain
- look at magazines
- crochet a temperature blanket
- make paper beads
- punch needle rugs
- put a wood model together
- brew a big pot of coffee and drink it
- weaving loom
- art abandonment – something for the next camper left behind
- make decals on the Silhouette machine
- press flowers
- make bookmarks
- call someone to talk
- text people to say you’re thinking of them
There’s simply no way to be bored when you’re camping in the rain!
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