This activity’s best when the rain is really heavy or where big droplets are falling onto the pans. Take some pots and pans outside and let the rain make some music. Sometimes you can be surprised at how warm the water is.
If it’s not a cold day but it’s raining, go for a swim. Drawing in the wet sand is glorious! The rain makes the whole beach your canvas. Go to the beach and draw in the wet sand.See how big your splashes get by starting to throw small objects in the puddle and then larger objects in the puddle. This is best done on days when it’s just spitting with rain. Which bubbles lasts the longest before it pops. Pull the tree, and wait for it… a tree shower! Crowd around under a tree that holds lots of leaves. I’d set up one just like these water walls. This is usually something we naturally do when we’re out in the rain anyway. Taste the water that’s come from the sky. Rolling down dry grassy hills is fun, can you imagine rolling down a wet grassy hill?! Play with sand. If you keep sand around your place, like a sand pit or in a nature craft play space, bring some sand outside in the rain and play with it on the pavement.Talk about why they look darker and more dense. This will be a lot different from watching the white fluffy clouds that make shapes. Add a little bit of rain and the use it to paint sidewalks. Collect some nature, like leaves or flowers, and squish it with rocks in a container. Twirling with an umbrella is invigorating! This is an excellent rain gauge to make yourself! Try using a rock to draw on a larger rock or boulder. Test some rocks to see if the rain helps them to become a tool you can use to write or draw pictures with. Place a water colouring book page outside and let the rain paint it for you. Rather than jumping in puddles, try to jump over them this time. Pump out some nice tunes through a window and do a rain dance. Collect some different shades of dirt or mud around your home and then paint with them. Imagine the beautiful images you would get in the wet! Cameras are just another way to help a child connect with the world around them. The colours are more vibrant and the chalk is easier to draw with too! It’s a different experience to draw with chalk on a wet surface. The bush changes when it rains, the greens are more vibrant and everything looks so much prettier. Take some bowls filled with different ingredients like flour, sugar, oats and salt out into the rain and see what happens to the material when they get droplets of water on them. Play games. Play games like relay races, stuck in the mud and red rover.Make nature boats and then float them in a creek or gutter. It’s really interesting to look at when you’ve seen it at its usual size. Who says they’re just for playing in the bath?! Play with bath toys out in the rain and in the mud puddles. Try Rain, Rain Go Away, I Can Sing a Rainbow or I’m Singing in the Rain! Songs with a rain theme are perfect for singing in the rain.
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