Pick from these 20 rainy-day ideas
- Draw a frog jumping into the world’s biggest puddle.
- Design an umbrella covered in repeating patterns.
- Draw what might be hiding inside a storm cloud.
- Create a bear wearing a very tiny raincoat.
- Draw the view through a rain-covered window.
- Invent a vehicle that can drive through deep puddles.
- Turn raindrops into faces, animals, or tiny houses.
- Draw a duckling leading a rainy-day parade.
- Create a map of an imaginary indoor treasure hunt.
- Design rain boots for a cat, dog, or penguin.
- Draw a before-and-after picture of a dry and rainy garden.
- Make a three-panel comic about a missing umbrella.
- Draw an underwater city that appears after heavy rain.
- Invent a cloud-making machine.
- Draw five indoor things that feel cozy.
- Create a rainbow using unusual colors and patterns.
- Draw an animal watching lightning from a safe indoor spot.
- Design a rainy-day café menu for imaginary creatures.
- Fill a page with different kinds of weather symbols.
- Choose a DooLuma animal and give it a rainy-day story.
How to use this activity
- Look outside together and name one visible weather detail.
- Choose one prompt that uses that detail.
- Draw the main character first, then add the weather.
- Finish with color, patterns, or a one-sentence story.
Easy variations
- Use blue or gray paper to change the mood of the page.
- Add cotton clouds or paper raindrops only if a slightly messier project fits the day.
- Combine three finished drawings into one family weather gallery.
Optional supplies for grown-ups
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