40+ Free Things to Do With Kids in the Summer When It Rains

Teenagers can be a challenge to keep engaged and off devices, but zoom in on whatever is of most interest to them, and you'll have a captive audience in no time.

• Watch a horror film together
• Have an all-day movie marathon
• Have a pillow fight
• Help reorganize their room
• Cook a new recipe together
• Introduce them to your '90s playlists
• Teach them to play poker
• Learn how to make origami
• Make s'mores by roasting marshmallows over the stove
• Read the Harry Potter books aloud