One Rainy Day

Our house is officially under contract, which means we can once again pull out our messy paints! It's a mild, rainy spring day, so we decided to paint a picture of the rain.

Yes, we do own an easel but it - along with so much other "stuff" - was stored away when we listed the house. The fridge actually works quite well, and A enjoyed spreading the watered-down (washable) blue and green paint onto the paper.

She was also excited to discover the tiny raindrops I had applied ahead of time with a wax crayon. If I were to do it again, I'd fill in the raindrops with crayon as well.

One Rainy Day by Tammi Salzano

Duck loves the rain, because rain means red boots, an orange umbrella, yellow flowers, and so much more. Like any good board book, it's not the story that takes center stage, but the illustrations. Bright, cheerful drawings fill each page and tell the story through colorful and adorable characters. Accentuating the artwork are silver foil raindrops which not only fall from the sky, but drip and puddle on the illustrated leaves.

I thought this padded board book might be a little young for A, but she loved it from the start. It's her current favorite and our must-read before naptime.

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Rainy Day

It's raining, it's pouring, and everything's so boring! I did my best to beat the spring-rain-blues with a little twist on splatter painting yesterday. We dripped food coloring onto pages of cardstock.

Then I sent my cabin-feverish child out into the elements to watch it splatter. This took about 1.2 seconds. Seriously, if I do this again I'll wait until it's sprinkling. Our steady downpour turned the painting from perfect-splatters to a muddy mess in seconds.

After the painting dried it was begging for a little embellishment. I printed out this free printable from Sarah Jane Studios and cut out the pieces. Then E glued them onto her painting

I didn't have the paper doll the printable was designed for, so I printed out a picture of E and added her head to the picture.

Then I asked my little rhyme-time-lover to compose a poem for the occasion.

Not too shabby! Although in all fairness, my husband suggested "pet" as an appropriate rhyme. E had originally said something about "making you sweat". :)

Rainy Day Books

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema

I reviewed this book almost a year ago, and it's worth another mention. This was one of my favorites as a child and remains a popular one in our house. As a kid, I loved the language and repetition. As a mom, I love that it exposes my kids to places and people different from themselves. Check it out from the library and see if it isn't one you'd want to add to your home collection.



It's Mine! by Leo Lionni

This is a good one if your kids are starting to get cranky stuck inside together. Three quarrelsome frogs fight over everything, each claiming the earth, the water, the air for themselves. A large toad scolds them but with no effect until a huge rainstorm swallows up their little island. The three frogs cling to each other and a lone rock, surviving the storm. When the sky clears they realize the rock is actually that wise toad. Having learned their lesson, they enjoy the bounties of the pond together.




Raindrop, Plop! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

And for the toddlers out there, here's a rainy day themed counting book just right for little ones. I'm not usually a fan of most counting books, but this one really is adorable. The rhymes are sweet and the illustrations are so cheery, they almost make you glad it's raining outside! A cheered at nearly every page, which is high praise from a toddler.

BTW - I dare you to read this book and not want to buy your daughter her own pair of little froggy boots!



So what favorite rainy day books have I missed?