Green Kid Fun for April Showers
April 14, 2009 by Jennifer
As April showers flow, your kiddos can still have some eco-fun. Below are some great green rainy day playtime ideas.
Get outside in spite of the rain…
Nature Experiment – Make Your Own Rain Bowl
Be a killer storm tracker. Have your kids track April showers and storms with these resources; kids can look up forecasts at Accuweather, build their own rain gauge, learn how to make their own weather station, or learn all about lightning. Really you don’t need any extra tools to track storms though. Kids can use the counting method and track a storm’s distance easily.
Learn to make a rain barrel - not something to do in the rain exactly, but not a long project, and after it’s built, kids can watch to see how quickly they can collect water for use at home.
If it’s warm enough, go for a walk and see which animals like to be outside in the rain. Notice which plants handle rain well, and which get weighed down. Stomp in puddles and look for worms. Don’t forget to be on the lookout for rainbows.
Stay dry, stay inside…
Try a fun experiment – Just How Strong Are Plants?
Use recycled scraps to build a rainy day rainbow.
Bake up some cloud cupcakes, rainbow cupcakes (super pretty!), or bird nest’s cupcakes. Don’t forget to use organic ingredients in place of conventional.
What do you and your littles like to do on rainy days?
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