A Rainy Day in France

So what does one do with five children on a rainy day when no one is feeling very well and the weather is not looking like it will ever let up? There is always the normal stuff; draw, read, do puzzles, play Legos, make a zillion and one pom-poms with mama's pom-pom gadget and all of the yarn not attached to two needles. Then daddy gets really desperate for calm and turns on the t.v. (at least it IS in French!) To end the day; play silks to the rescue; play pirates!