What to do when bad weather ruins outdoor holiday plans
Unexpected rain on Halloween stops kids from walking around the neighborhood to trick-or-treat in handmade costumes. During winter trips, low snow levels at resorts leave families unable to ski. This unusual weather forces parents to change their celebrations and leaves them feeling bummed for their children.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- This comes up 15.5× more often in r/Parenting than across the site as a whole.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Doing a makeshift indoor version of the activity at a relative's house.Did this help you?
- 2Stopping by a local preschool or daytime event instead of walking the neighborhood.Did this help you?
- 3Using clear disposable ponchos, raincoats, and clear rain covers for strollers.Did this help you?
- 4Relying on pistes covered by snow gunsDid this help you?
- 5Driving to different resorts nearby with better conditionsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Yeah, I made really good costumes this year and was bummed we didn't get to go walk around a neighborhood.”source ↗
“Also in SoCal. Definitely a bummer since rain is unusual for us on Halloween.”source ↗
“I’m so bummed for my kids this year. We are in SoCal and it decided to rain today. I have an 8 yo and a 4 month old so going trick o treating and celebrating Halloween had to look a little different due to it raining.”source ↗