13 Rain Crafts For Kids

Get ready for spring showers with these fun and easy rain-themed crafts for kids.

These crafts are perfect for rainy days, or if you’re looking for ways to beat the heat.

Whether your kids love raindrops or seek out sunshine, these creative activities will keep them entertained (and learning) all summer long!

Counting Raindrops

Count the raindrops. As you walk outside, count each raindrop that hits your head.

Make a raindrop counting jar. Count the number of raindrops in the jar every 10 minutes or so, and make a graph to track the change over time!

Look for patterns on the ground and grass after it rains: Are there more or fewer droplets than usual? Can you draw any conclusions from this data?

Create an experiment by counting how many drops fall per second onto an object placed inside a cloud chamber (see also Cloud Chamber).

DIY Umbrella

Materials

1 PVC pipe for the stem (6” to 9” in length). A piece of cloth, about 2 yards long and a foot wide. You can use silk or cotton fabric but lighter-weight materials like muslin work best.

Sewing thread that matches the material you chose.

How to make it.

Cut the cloth into two equal pieces and fold each one in half lengthwise so they are folded in thirds with raw edges on either side.

Then sew along one long side with a ¼-inch seam allowance, leaving the other open at both ends so that you can turn them right side out later on when attaching them together as an umbrella sleeve;

this will also help prevent fraying later on if you are using cotton fabric instead of polyester or nylon taffeta which tends not to fray at all unless cut very carefully before sewing.

do not use polyester napkins because they tend to tear easily under stress, especially near hems where there is no stitching line present despite being sewn well enough elsewhere throughout its length – therefore avoid using this type of material altogether! (Tip If using silk then fold over hemline twice before sewing.)

2/3/4 Open out your finished tube-like sleeve after removing stitching lines from inside seam allowance “A” – lay flat onto table top like shown above; next, take another identical sized piece of material B by folding over one short side twice before laying flat onto table bottom side C forming two separate pieces A & B forming one complete circle shape D which will eventually become our new DIY umbrella handle once completed

Puffy Paint Raindrops

Using a large paper plate, have your preschooler cover the entire surface in puffy paint.

Make sure to use washable paint for this activity. Puffy paint is safe for kids and fun to play with, but it does not come out of clothes no matter what you do!

Once the plate is covered in puffy paint, set it on a table or other flat surface outside on a rainy day and let it rain!

Painting With Bubble Wrap Rain Drops

Use a balloon. Use bubble wrap. The bubbles act as an art surface, and the rubber material is easy to paint on and clean off by hand or with a paper towel.

Use a toothbrush or make-up brush to draw dots and lines with your paintbrush in any color you like! You can make raindrops on their own or use them as part of a larger painting project like clouds or leaves on trees.

A paint roller works well for kids who want to create large splashes of color without squeezing the tube hard enough to get it out fast (which would waste some of their precious supply).

It’s also great for using up small amounts of leftover paints from other projects since this method doesn’t require any brushes at all—just roll right over whatever surface you want painted (e.g., an old cardboard box lid), press down firmly but gently so that it sticks while rolling outwards (away from you),

then lift straight up again towards yourself until all excess liquid has been removed from each stroke before moving on to another one!

Paper Plate Holding Umbrella Kid Craft

Materials

Paper plate
Glue, tape, or straw to make the umbrella stick

Instructions

Cut out a paper plate so that it’s in the shape of an umbrella. If you’re using glue or tape, wait until after this step to apply them so they don’t get all over your fingers while you’re cutting the umbrella shape out of the paper plate.

Apply glue around one side of the paper plate (this will be your “handle”). Let dry completely before moving on to step 3!

Cut off the excess length from the bottom edge of the paper plate where you just applied glue/taped it down as needed (this will be used as your “handle”).

Then, cut another piece lengthwise for each side that sticks up higher than where we just cut off extra length from our previous step (these will go inside our “umbrella”).

Make sure not too many sticks up past what’s left at the top edge since we’ll need room for it when attaching to the stick later! You’ll also want these pieces longer than halfway down so when folded over there isn’t too much space left between sides which could cause problems later…just depends how big/small the child is making theirs though 🙂

Watercolor Resist Raindrop Art for Kids

Use a watercolor resist technique to create a raindrop art for kids.
You can use this technique to create a raindrop art for kids.
Use the watercolor resist technique to create a raindrop art for kids.

How to Make a Rainbow Milk Experiment for Kids

Materials

Milk (use a carton of your choice)
Food coloring

A small cup or bowl for each color (you can find these at craft stores, party stores, and online)

Instructions

Color the milk by adding food coloring to a small amount of water in a separate bowl and then mixing it into the milk. Use one drop per 4 oz until you get your desired shade. You’ll want to make sure that the colors are well mixed before pouring them into their cups or bowls because they may separate slightly when they sit after being dyed!

Pour each colored liquid into its own cup or bowl and let dry overnight on paper towels so any leftover dye is absorbed by them instead of sticking onto surfaces like counters tops where kids might accidentally touch it later on which could cause irritation if ingested orally as well as discoloration if placed directly onto the skin!

If this does happen though don’t worry too much about it because all those harmful chemicals will eventually dissipate with time ) Just make sure not to lick anything off surfaces yet.

Wind Spinners

Wind spinners are a great way to spend an afternoon with the kids! They require only a few supplies and can be made in no time.

Simple Wind Spinner: Gather your materials—windy day, paper plate, hole punch, yarn or string, and something heavy like a rock or small ball of clay—and set up your station outside. Cut a circle out of the center of the paper plate, then make four small holes in it with a hole punch.

Tie one end of your string through each hole so you have four strings hanging off the edge now. Next, cut lots of strips from colored paper (you can use crayons or markers if you want) using whatever shapes catch your fancy; these will be blades for your wind spinner. You can also add other decorative pieces like feathers or sequins if you want!

Once they’re cut out tie them onto each string so they fan out when spun around by air currents in front of them (see illustration). That’s it! Now all that’s left is getting some light breezes going so we can see how well our creations work!

Muddy Rain Boots

You will need

Scissors (to cut out the pattern) and tape (to tape it to a piece of paper so you can trace it)

Black construction paper (or any other color you want!)

Pencils or crayons to draw on the boot with!

Looking For Rainbows (Color Science)

Color science is all about the chemistry and physics of color. Color theory, on the other hand, is more of an art concept. The color theory looks at how the human eye perceives color,

for example, primary colors are red, yellow, and blue but no one in nature ever sees them without mixing them together first to create secondary colors such as orange or green.

There are three types of primary colors. red (the opposite side from violet on a spectrum), yellow (the opposite side from blue), and blue (the opposite side from orange). If you mix these colors together you get secondary colors like orange or green which are based on your original three primary colors.

Tertiary colors are created by combining one primary with another such as purple and pink combining red with violet to make magenta, or yellow mixing with cyan to create green-yellow – these combinations will give you either warm or cool tones depending on what type of combination you have made during your mixing process!

Cloud and Rainbow I Spy Bag

If you’ve ever played I Spy, then you know how much fun it is to spy on the world around us. An I-spy bag is a great way to encourage kids to be curious about nature and to have fun doing it!

Materials

1 paper lunch bag
Foam sheet in rainbow colors (you can also use construction paper, but foam sheets are sturdier)

Instructions

Cut out small pieces of each color in your rainbow. You’ll need one of each color for every child playing, so if there are 4 kids playing this game then each piece of foam should measure 2 inches by 6 inches (5 cm by 15 cm). We recommend cutting them all out individually before starting so that they’re all exactly the same size

try cutting with a rotary cutter or scissors instead of relying on a ruler because it’s easier than trying to maintain an exact measurement while cutting straight lines with something like an Exacto knife or razor blade.

In addition to using foam sheets which come pre-cut into squares and rectangles, we suggest using craft sticks since they’re sturdy enough for most kids’ hands but easier than regular popsicle sticks – plus they’re shaped like clouds anyway!* The craft stick arms might be too long for some people’s tastes; feel free to cut them shorter as needed until they fit comfortably without bending too much. You can also use construction paper instead – just make sure you have enough for everyone playing!

Sun and Rain Mobile – Writing Craftivity

What you need
A shoe box or other small box

Construction paper, poster board, or similar colorful paper for the sun and rain clouds.
Scissors to cut the paper into pieces.
Clear tape to glue the clouds to the box.

Pencil crayons or markers (optional)
You can make this craftivity with just one child at a time, but it’s great for whole-class writing activities as well!

Make It Rain With These Fun Crafts

If you’re stuck inside because it’s raining, let your child’s imagination run wild with these fun craft ideas. They’re easy to make and can keep them occupied for hours!

The best part? You don’t need any special supplies or equipment to get started on most of these crafts. And if you’ve got some recycled materials lying around, even better!

These rainy day activities are great for all ages—from preschoolers up through tweens—and they’ll help bring out the creative side in any kid who’s feeling restless indoors.

Plus, they’ll give parents a chance to spend some quality time with their kids while getting them involved in an activity that will keep them busy and engaged all afternoon long!

Conclusion

I hope you’ve enjoyed this list of rainy day crafts for kids. I know we did! My boys love to make rainbows and play with water, so pretty much all of these ideas are perfect for them. And if you have more than one kid? Well, then they can help each other out with their own raindrops or umbrellas.

13 Rain Crafts For Kids