WEATHER…umbrella craft
Did I just say umbrella craft. Â You read that right, this is a craft. Â Of course crafts are not the type of art you will usually find here at amomwithalessonplan. Â This fun activity came from Big M’s home-school work, and I thought it was so cute I just had to pass it on. Â So enjoy it, and we’ll get back to my kind of art next time! Â (PS… please let me know if you are confused about the difference between art and craft. Â Â That just might make for a great post!)
Umbrella Craft
what you need: Â cotton swabs ~ blue food coloring ~ water ~ paper plate ~ construction paper ~ markers ~ pipe cleaner ~ scissors ~ glue
Clip the ends of a handful of cotton swabs. Â (It was a little hard to do… so it’s probably best for an adult to cut them.) Â Soak them in a little bit of water and some blue food coloring in a cup. Â The longer they soak the brighter the blue RAIN DROPS will be.
Dry the rain drops on a paper towel while you make the umbrella.
For this craft I cut the Umbrella… but really I would normally ask the kids to cut an umbrella shape out of a paper plate. Â Then they were free to decorate the umbrella however they wanted.
Glue the umbrella top into place and then glue a pipe cleaner as the handle. Â All that’s left is to add in the rain!
We talked about where the rain would be on the picture. Â “Would you find rain next to the handle?” Â “How about above the umbrella?”
So there is my craft.  How did you like it?  You probably won’t see another one for quite some time. 😉
This post is a part of the Weather lesson plan
We just made this craft! The kids loved it! Thanks so much for sharing!
Yeah! So glad to hear it was a success.