“There’s no one to touch Jane when you’re in a tight place”
(That quote is from Rudyard Kipling’s story “The Janeites,” by the way.)
The Miami Herald has some suggestions for entertaining bored kids during a hurricane, including reading a book together.
Do as they did in the Dark Ages (pre-1990s) and read a book together. Some titles on summer reading lists the world over: Kidnapped, Treasure Island, The Call of the Wild, The Swiss Family Robinson, The Hobbit, or, if you’ve got preteen girls, introduce them to the hilarity of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. For the thespian in you, pass around the book and let different family members read different characters. Heck, act out the whole thing as a play. You’ve got plenty of chances for rehearsal.
