May 17, 2006

Rainy Day Activities

Save a Raindrop!

Half fill a pie plate or shallow pan with flour. Place it out in the rain until you have collected several drops. Bring the pan in and wait several hours for the drops to dry. Pour everything into a colander and shake the loose flour out into th egarbage can. The larger rain pellets you see are formed closest to the earth. The smallest fell the farthest to reach the earth.

Make Rain Paintings!

You will need:
  • Poster or tempera paints
  • Paintbrushes
  • Watercolor paper (typing paper will work, too)

Paint shapes, scenes or rainbows on the paper with the paint. When finished, place the paintings outdoors on a rainy day. Then, watch it rain!

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