Boat cruising does not always mean good weather. When you can't postpone your vacation and you're sailing with children, what can you do on bad weather days? Here are 5 activities to do with your children on board, when you can't put your nose outside.
Learning the nodes
When the weather doesn't allow you to go play at the beach with the kids, the opportunity arises to get out the garcettes to learn some sea knots. Indispensable, practical or aesthetic, the repertoire of knots is vast.
There is always something to learn for young and old alike: a useful and fun activity to be done in the dry square.
The creation of marine decorations
Often, the boat is full of the children's treasures collected on the beach: shells, pebbles, dried seaweed, cuttlebone or driftwood. Why not transform all these elements into decoration?
With driftwood, shells and a little string, you can make a beautiful mobile for the garden or the house. Pretty shells with holes in them make beads for necklaces and bracelets. The painted pebbles will also make souvenirs for your return from vacation.
However, you must be careful to respect the regulations concerning the collection of shells, sand and other elements of the beach. In some places, it is totally forbidden to collect pebbles and shells.
The naturalist drawing
Shells and seaweed are excellent models for practicing nature drawing. Take the time to observe nature and look up the names of the shells in the books on board. This allows you to better understand your environment and to better protect it.
Family cooking
When the weather is bad, it's time to start cooking. A good meal improves the mood on board considerably and provides an occupation for the whole family. You can try a more complicated dish, make a colorful icing, or take care of the decoration to make the meal even more appetizing.
Visits on land
Finally, when you are in port, cultural visits in museums, castles or aquariums on the seaside, also allow you to spend the rainy days pleasantly. Some even offer, during school vacations, specific workshops for children.
