my lil love bugs: Spring fun list

The past couple of days were super rainy and we were super bored. :) We decided to turn the gloomy day into some fun. A mini rain unit seemed appropriate! :)

We started with a little art project we called Raindrop Art! I had seen this idea here on a cute little blog I follow called Little Page Turners. We changed it up a little by adding a different saying and we also used a cutout from the link she had on her blog. I found a little boy body though and added in our little guys faces. They thought it was hilarious. So lots of little giggles while doing this fun project! :)

They started by adding food coloring drops on cardstock paper.

The food coloring can get messy and the paper is heavy once spotted so I would suggest using a pan or cardboard underneath.

Then you stick it under the sprinkles and wait patiently. :) The colors began to mix and the boys were so excited. :)

We did a few worksheets that had to do with weather!

R is for Rain dot painting from 2teachingmommies. ( I think :/ )

Rain cloud pre writing practice.

And an umbrella and rain cloud number dot to dot.

The boys were very proud of their rainbow sand art they made.

Just look at those faces.

Aren't they beautiful? :)

Again...another tip...use a tray to collect the sand. You could also use a funnel. We just didn't have one so the tray worked out great for little hands learning to pour. Look at that sweet little hand. :)

Isaiah had a pattern going. He loved this and asked to do more. Good news is, I bought the sand and the little containers ALL for .50 cents at a garage sale over the summer. What a steal. And since then I have saved small containers that are clear just for these type of projects. :)

Next up...rain cloud experiment.

Saw this idea on pinterest, had the materials, so we got to work. :)

Here they are waiting patiently for the rain to drop through the clouds. While we waited we talked about how the clouds get heavy then the rain drops through.