Rainy days don’t have to mean boredom—especially for curious preschoolers! Whether it’s drizzling outside or you just want to celebrate the wonders of weather, rain-themed activities and crafts are a great way to keep little ones engaged. These hands-on ideas encourage creativity, learning, and a love for nature.
So, grab your rain boots and get ready to explore the magic of rainy days with these fun and easy preschool activities! ☔🌧️🌈
Rain Light Table Activities
Draw clouds or umbrellas on transparency paper with a permanent marker, using acrylic teardrop gems as rain. Add numbers to the clouds for a fun math light table activity!
Rain in a Jar Experiment
Materials Needed:
- A clear jar
- Water
- Shaving cream (representing the cloud)
- Food coloring (liquid form works best)
- A dropper or spoon
- Water (for the colored rain)
Steps:
- Fill the jar with water: Fill your jar about three-quarters of the way with water. This represents the atmosphere.
- Add shaving cream: Spray a layer of shaving cream on top of the water to represent the cloud. You want it to be thick, so pile it up high!
- Prepare colored rain: Fill a separate container with water and add a few drops of food coloring. Mix it well. This will represent the rainwater.
- Create the rain: Using a dropper or spoon, slowly drop the colored water on top of the shaving cream.
- Watch it rain: As you add more colored water, the shaving cream “cloud” will eventually become saturated and allow the colored water to start dripping down into the jar. This simulates rain falling from the cloud when it gets too full.
This experiment is a fun and hands-on way to learn about weather patterns, especially how rain is formed!
Umbrella Craft
Cut out an umbrella and raindrops out of different patterned paper and make this cute rain paper craft!
Umbrella Letter Matching Game
I found these cute mini umbrellas and I had to use them in some spring rain activities! One game we played was called “under the umbrella”. I put letters under each umbrella and my students took turns looking at the letters under the umbrella, finding those letters on their worksheet, and then coloring in the matching raindrops.
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